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)
171899002179	111	Highland High School	Public	9-12	400 Broadway	Highland	62249	Madison County	Highland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 654-7131	847	54	15.6	26.9%	767 (90.6%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.4%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.7%)	$12,450			$734			$11,717	80.4	76.3	135	24
171806002084	112	Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	1100 Keokuk St	Hamilton	62341	Hancock County	Hamilton CCSD 328	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(866) 332-3880	177	14	12.4	45.8%	163 (92.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	$18,136			$6,002			$12,134	80.4	49	344	232
171257001519	113	Community H S District 99 - South High School	Public	9-12	1436 Norfolk St	Downers Grove	60516	DuPage County	Chsd 99	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 795-8501	2,604	179	14.5		1,438 (55.2%)	298 (11.4%)	575 (22.1%)	188 (7.2%)	1 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	92 (3.5%)	$23,665			$581			$23,084	79.9	86.3	77	36
173741003874	114	St Joseph-Ogden High School	Public	9-12	301 N Main St	Saint Joseph	61873	Champaign County	St Joseph Ogden CHSD 305	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 469-2332	442	34	13.1		401 (90.7%)	7 (1.6%)	17 (3.8%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,211			$223			$12,989	79.9	83.1	94	20
172862003002	115	Normal Community High School	Public	9-12	3900 E Raab Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 557-4401	2,111	133	15.8	34.2%	1,198 (56.8%)	316 (15.0%)	232 (11.0%)	229 (10.8%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	126 (6.0%)	$12,618			$420			$12,198	79.1	85.1	84	31
171137001367	116	Crystal Lake Central High School	Public	9-12	45 W Franklin Ave	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 459-2505	1,498	84	17.9	35.8%	997 (66.6%)	28 (1.9%)	409 (27.3%)	44 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (1.0%)	$18,933			$506			$18,428	79	71.5	155	39
173609003740	117	Shelbyville High School	Public	9-12	1001 W North 6th St	Shelbyville	62565	Shelby County	Shelbyville CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 774-3926	345	27	12.7	42.3%	322 (93.3%)	7 (2.0%)	10 (2.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,898			$1,089			$10,809	78.7	77.1	131	14
173174006027	118	Plainfield East High School	Public	9-12	12001 Naperville Rd	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 577-0324	1,868	113	16.5	40.7%	662 (35.4%)	361 (19.3%)	494 (26.4%)	226 (12.1%)	11 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (5.8%)	$14,007			$534			$13,473	78.6	67.3	183	65
173351003463	119	Richmond-Burton High School	Public	9-12	8311 IL Route 31	Richmond	60071	McHenry County	Richmond-Burton CHSD 157	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 678-4242	534	43	12.4		442 (82.8%)	5 (0.9%)	64 (12.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$27,018			$564			$26,454	78.6	83.2	92	27
171773002067	120	Bond City Community Unit 2 High School	Public	9-12	1000 E State Route 140	Greenville	62246	Bond County	Bond County CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 664-1370	486	36	13.6	45.9%	430 (88.5%)	9 (1.9%)	11 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$14,104			$705			$13,398	78.5	59.7	246	126

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.