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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)
171728002028	531	Granite City High School	Public	9-12	3148 Fehling Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 451-5808	1,785	97	18.4	55.9%	1,082 (60.6%)	340 (19.0%)	230 (12.9%)	12 (0.7%)	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	106 (5.9%)	$16,063			$1,390			$14,673	21.8	34.8	471	60
171185001411	532	MacArthur High School	Public	9-12	300 E Eldorado St	Decatur	62523	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 362-3152	1,042	53	19.6	55.5%	292 (28.0%)	533 (51.2%)	64 (6.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	145 (13.9%)	$14,990			$507			$14,483	21.6	21.5	557	25
173714003850	533	St Anne Community High School	Public	9-12	650 W Guertin St	Saint Anne	60964	Kankakee County	St Anne CHSD 302	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 427-8145	206	19	10.8	68.4%	71 (34.5%)	48 (23.3%)	71 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	$23,125			$1,243			$21,881	21.3	37.8	445	88
170423000119	534	Armstrong High School	Public	9-12	30474 Smith	Armstrong	61812	Vermilion County	Armstrong Township HSD 225	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 569-2122	114	14	8.1	36.0%	104 (91.2%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	$41,630			$757			$40,873	21.3	53.1	292	242
170141306274	535	Abingdon-Avon High School	Public	9-12	600 W Martin St	Abingdon	61410	Knox County	Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 462-2338	277	21	12.9	47.7%	246 (88.8%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$11,873			$892			$10,981	21.2	33.6	479	56
173127003300	536	Peoria Heights High School	Public	9-12	508 E Glen Ave	Peoria Heights	61616	Peoria County	Peoria Heights CUSD 325	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 686-8803	203	20	10.3	65.0%	114 (56.2%)	37 (18.2%)	16 (7.9%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	30 (14.8%)	$13,833			$514			$13,319	21.2	32	489	47
174125004141	537	Waukegan High School	Public	9-12	1011 Washington St	Waukegan	60085	Lake County	Waukegan CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(224) 303-3000	4,325	304	14.2	68.1%	108 (2.5%)	501 (11.6%)	3,551 (82.1%)	74 (1.7%)	30 (0.7%)	5 (0.1%)	56 (1.3%)	$24,531			$2,026			$22,504	21.2	21.1	560	23
171281001536	538	Durand High School	Public	9-12	200 W South St	Durand	61024	Winnebago County	Durand CUSD 322	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 248-2171	174	19	9.1	31.6%	151 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	$22,069			$800			$21,269	21.1	30.7	494	44
170858000498	539	Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School	Public	9-12	7071 Us 45 S	Carrier Mills	62917	Saline County	Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 994-2392	109	10	10.6	58.7%	86 (78.9%)	13 (11.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	$17,287			$2,905			$14,382	21.1	31.8	490	49
174065004087	540	Waltonville High School	Public	9-12	804 W Knob St	Waltonville	62894	Jefferson County	Waltonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 279-7211	99	10	10.4	49.5%	97 (98.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$16,365			$923			$15,442	21.1	59.8	245	295

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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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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.