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)
172799002960	211	New Berlin High School	Public	9-12	300 W Ellis St	New Berlin	62670	Sangamon County	New Berlin CUSD 16	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 488-6012	246	20	12.4	28.5%	235 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$16,755			$629			$16,125	62.2	66.9	187	24
170000705083	212	Eastland Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	500 S School Dr	Lanark	61046	Carroll County	Eastland CUSD 308	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 493-6341	350	25	14	47.1%	309 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$16,450			$1,178			$15,272	61.9	88.6	65	147
174119004119	213	Wauconda High School	Public	9-12	555 N Main St	Wauconda	60084	Lake County	Wauconda CUSD 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 526-6611	1,480	91	16.2	38.6%	854 (57.7%)	26 (1.8%)	503 (34.0%)	56 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (2.7%)	$17,506			$722			$16,785	61.5	71.8	153	60
172409005032	214	Maine West High School	Public	9-12	1755 S Wolf Rd	Des Plaines	60018	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 827-6176	1,886	121	15.5		707 (37.5%)	47 (2.5%)	872 (46.2%)	191 (10.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (3.2%)	$24,915			$1,802			$23,113	61.4	66.7	188	26
170843000461	215	Carlinville High School	Public	9-12	829 W Main St	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 854-3104	361	33	11	47.4%	338 (93.6%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	$12,727			$1,331			$11,396	61.3	74.4	144	71
173372003469	216	Ridgewood Community High School	Public	9-12	7500 W Montrose Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Ridgewood CHSD 234	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 456-4242	943	57	16.4		571 (60.6%)	3 (0.3%)	266 (28.2%)	89 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	$21,733			$500			$21,233	61.1	65.8	194	22
174089004102	217	Warsaw Senior High School	Public	9-12	340 S 11th St	Warsaw	62379	Hancock County	Warsaw CUSD 316	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 256-4281	175	16	10.6	22.9%	164 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$20,461			$723			$19,738	61.1	43.1	400	183
173519003681	218	Salem Community High School	Public	9-12	1200 N Broadway Ave	Salem	62881	Marion County	Salem CHSD 600	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 548-0727	714	45	15.9	47.9%	680 (95.2%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	$13,358			$628			$12,730	60.9	62	230	12
173585003728	219	Seneca High School	Public	9-12	307 E Scott St	Seneca	61360	LaSalle County	Seneca Township HSD 160	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 357-5000	361	36	10	34.9%	313 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$37,488			$2,833			$34,655	60.7	62.8	225	6
171887002174	220	Heyworth Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	308 W Cleveland St	Heyworth	61745	McLean County	Heyworth CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 473-2322	406	28	14.3	22.4%	369 (90.9%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$15,020			$482			$14,538	60.4	68	179	41

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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.