Best High Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

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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)
170009904506	11	University High School	Public	9-12	Isu Campus Box 5300	Normal	61790	McLean County	ISU Laboratory Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 438-8994	629	44	14.2		431 (68.5%)	37 (5.9%)	53 (8.4%)	57 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.1%)								99.8	97.8	10	1
172178002452	12	Lake Forest High School	Public	9-12	1285 N McKinley Rd	Lake Forest	60045	Lake County	Lake Forest CHSD 115	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 234-3600	1,375	124	11		1,054 (76.7%)	18 (1.3%)	155 (11.3%)	74 (5.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (5.0%)	$35,119			$381			$34,738	99.7	97.5	12
172901003042	13	Glenbrook North High School	Public	9-12	2300 Shermer Rd	Northbrook	60062	Cook County	Glenbrook HSD 225	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 272-6400	2,077	163	12.7		1,387 (66.8%)	17 (0.8%)	106 (5.1%)	451 (21.7%)	1 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	110 (5.3%)	$30,748			$272			$30,476	99.7	83.4	90	77
174169002092	14	Neuqua Valley High School	Public	9-12	2360 95th St	Naperville	60564	Will County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 428-6000	3,008	201	15	11.6%	1,274 (42.4%)	166 (5.5%)	241 (8.0%)	1,197 (39.8%)	4 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (4.1%)	$16,159			$423			$15,736	99.7	96.9	15	1
172283002531	15	Libertyville High School	Public	9-12	708 W Park Ave	Libertyville	60048	Lake County	Chsd 128	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 327-7000	1,805	131	13.7		1,288 (71.4%)	32 (1.8%)	179 (9.9%)	197 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (6.0%)	$28,633			$490			$28,143	99.3	95.5	24	9
173045003168	16	Wm Fremd High School	Public	9-12	1000 S Quentin Rd	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 755-2610	2,657	163	16.2	23.3%	1,204 (45.3%)	125 (4.7%)	372 (14.0%)	840 (31.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	109 (4.1%)	$20,469			$697			$19,772	99.1	96.7	16
172283004092	17	Vernon Hills High School	Public	9-12	145 Lakeview Pkwy	Vernon Hills	60061	Lake County	Chsd 128	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 932-2000	1,480	118	12.4		744 (50.3%)	38 (2.6%)	245 (16.6%)	341 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	109 (7.4%)	$30,471			$543			$29,927	99	97.4	13	4
172928003070	18	Oak Park & River Forest High School	Public	9-12	201 N Scoville Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park - River Forest School District 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 383-0700	3,256	236	13.8	19.9%	1,634 (50.2%)	616 (18.9%)	492 (15.1%)	103 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	334 (10.3%)	$25,390			$807			$24,583	98.9	95.1	30	12
172771002939	19	Naperville Central High School	Public	9-12	440 Aurora Ave	Naperville	60540	DuPage County	Naperville CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 420-6422	2,519	179	14	17.3%	1,570 (62.3%)	112 (4.4%)	242 (9.6%)	445 (17.7%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	132 (5.2%)	$20,871			$320			$20,551	98.8	97	14	5
172307002544	20	Lincoln-Way East High School	Public	9-12	201 Colorado Ave	Frankfort	60423	Will County	Lincoln Way CHSD 210	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 464-4130	2,728	148	18.4		1,895 (69.5%)	299 (11.0%)	324 (11.9%)	100 (3.7%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	104 (3.8%)	$13,729			$551			$13,178	98.7	95.1	29	9

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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.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.