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)
172989003096	341	Olympia High School	Public	9-12	7832 N 100 East Rd	Stanford	61774	McLean County	Olympia CUSD 16	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 379-5911	493	36	13.6	35.7%	459 (93.1%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$25,501			$688			$24,813	46.4	51.4	315	26
170011405391	342	South Central High School	Public	9-12	800 W Washington St	Farina	62838	Fayette County	South Central CUD 401	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 245-3363	195	18	10.7	54.9%	189 (96.9%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,951			$856			$14,095	46.2	23.7	542	200
173054003174	343	Northwestern High School	Public	9-12	30889 Route 111	Palmyra	62674	Macoupin County	Northwestern CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 436-2011	84	13	6.4	57.1%	83 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$21,655			$1,688			$19,967	45.9	49.8	335	8
171394001737	344	Addison Trail High School	Public	9-12	213 N Lombard Rd	Addison	60101	DuPage County	DuPage HSD 88	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 628-3302	1,904	119	16	66.9%	424 (22.3%)	38 (2.0%)	1,333 (70.0%)	73 (3.8%)	13 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	19 (1.0%)	$21,410			$617			$20,793	45.9	43.7	392	48
172061002352	345	Joliet West High School	Public	9-12	401 N Larkin Ave	Joliet	60435	Will County	Joliet Township HSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 727-6940	3,436	178	19.3	58.8%	898 (26.1%)	723 (21.0%)	1,623 (47.2%)	51 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (4.0%)	$16,710			$1,334			$15,376	45.9	44.4	389	44
170012200702	346	Shiloh High School	Public	9-12	21751 N 575th St	Hume	61932	Edgar County	Shiloh CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 531-1850	114	13	8.9	43.0%	103 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	$21,183			$393			$20,791	45.9	37.5	447	101
173870003938	347	Taylorville Senior High School	Public	9-12	815 W Springfield Rd	Taylorville	62568	Christian County	Taylorville CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 824-2268	783	52	14.9	39.5%	713 (91.1%)	9 (1.1%)	26 (3.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)	$14,614			$719			$13,896	45.5	60.3	239	108
173395003488	348	Fulton High School	Public	9-12	1207 12th St	Fulton	61252	Whiteside County	River Bend CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 589-3511	275	23	12.2	39.3%	252 (91.6%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$12,981			$1,656			$11,324	45.3	68.6	174	174
173338003456	349	Reed-Custer High School	Public	9-12	249 Comet Dr	Braidwood	60408	Will County	Reed Custer CUSD 255U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 458-2166	397	36	11.1	43.1%	334 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	$21,206			$246			$20,960	45.3	55.1	274	75
172325002560	350	Litchfield Senior High School	Public	9-12	1705 N State St	Litchfield	62056	Montgomery County	Litchfield CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 324-3955	393	30	13.2	51.4%	353 (89.8%)	6 (1.5%)	16 (4.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.1%)	$15,977			$1,576			$14,401	45.2	49.3	340	10

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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.
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