Best High Schools in Illinois

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 697)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
172870003013	291	North Boone High School	Public	9-12	17823 Poplar Grove Rd	Poplar Grove	61065	Boone County	North Boone CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 765-3311	493	32	15.2	51.7%	287 (58.2%)	8 (1.6%)	165 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$15,225			$721			$14,504	51.5	30	498	207
171080001317	292	Oakwood High School	Public	9-12	5870 US Route 150	Fithian	61844	Vermilion County	Oakwood CUSD 76	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 354-2358	278	18	15.2	44.2%	254 (91.4%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$13,413			$564			$12,850	51.3	54.2	283	9
173618003747	293	Sherrard High School	Public	9-12	4701 176th Ave	Sherrard	61281	Mercer County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 593-2175	456	34	13.5	30.0%	396 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	$15,684			$480			$15,203	51.3	59.9	244	49
173537003693	294	Sandwich Community High School	Public	9-12	515 Lions Rd	Sandwich	60548	DeKalb County	Sandwich CUSD 430	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 786-2157	549	45	12.3	42.1%	412 (75.0%)	4 (0.7%)	106 (19.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	$17,426			$1,180			$16,246	51.3	49.3	339	45
170360000035	295	Alton High School	Public	9-12	4200 Humbert Rd	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 474-2700	1,909	109	17.5	47.7%	1,042 (54.6%)	548 (28.7%)	102 (5.3%)	10 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	205 (10.7%)	$15,506			$1,913			$13,593	51.3	54.3	281	14
170816000429	296	Cambridge Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	300 S West St	Cambridge	61238	Henry County	Cambridge CUSD 227	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 937-2051	235	21	11.3	47.2%	232 (98.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,012			$2,081			$12,932	51.2	55	276	20
172460002666	297	Marion High School	Public	9-12	1501 S Carbon St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Marion CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 993-8196	1,105	84	13.1	50.0%	841 (76.1%)	110 (10.0%)	56 (5.1%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (7.7%)	$14,170			$1,845			$12,325	51.1	48.6	353	56
170993006058	298	Chicago High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	2714 W Augusta Blvd	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-9710	608	35	17.3	54.9%	115 (18.9%)	217 (35.7%)	247 (40.6%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	$24,866			$1,185			$23,681	51.1	62	229	69
170696000360	299	Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School	Public	9-12	700 W North St	Bradley	60915	Kankakee County	Bradley Bourbonnais CHSD 307	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 937-3707	1,913	126	15.1	49.2%	1,225 (64.0%)	218 (11.4%)	321 (16.8%)	33 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (5.9%)	$15,066			$652			$14,414	51	48.6	351	52
174014004044	300	Vandalia Community High School	Public	9-12	1109 N 8th St	Vandalia	62471	Fayette County	Vandalia CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 283-5155	380	42	9	57.4%	353 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.2%)	$17,634			$1,056			$16,578	51	26.2	520	220

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Illinois State Board of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.