Best High Schools in Illinois for Homeless Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Illinois!

Every year, the Illinois State Board of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Homeless students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! Illinois SAT test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Illinois test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (Homeless vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 125)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Homeless)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Homeless)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
171397001755	1	York Community High School	Public	9-12	355 W Saint Charles Rd	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 617-2400	2,707	178	15.2	17.8%	1,860 (68.7%)	43 (1.6%)	534 (19.7%)	173 (6.4%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	93 (3.4%)	$18,596			$435			$18,160	99.2%	94.0%	5.23%
174014004044	2	Vandalia Community High School	Public	9-12	1109 N 8th St	Vandalia	62471	Fayette County	Vandalia CUSD 203	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 283-5155	408	43	9.5	59.1%	383 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	$17,634			$1,056			$16,578	98.4%	57.0%	41.44%
172901003043	3	Glenbrook South High School	Public	9-12	4000 W Lake Ave	Glenview	60026	Cook County	Glenbrook HSD 225	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 729-2000	3,030	222	13.6		1,714 (56.6%)	50 (1.7%)	478 (15.8%)	652 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (4.5%)	$27,346			$357			$26,989	97.6%	96.3%	1.33%
171881002161	4	Herrin High School	Public	9-12	700 N 10th St	Herrin	62948	Williamson County	Herrin CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 942-6606	686	48	14.1	52.2%	586 (85.4%)	32 (4.7%)	26 (3.8%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	$13,289			$572			$12,717	96.8%	76.9%	19.90%
170417000117	5	Wheeling High School	Public	9-12	900 S Elmhurst Rd	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 718-7000	1,760	110	15.9		419 (23.8%)	46 (2.6%)	1,171 (66.5%)	98 (5.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.4%)	$26,823			$1,176			$25,648	96.0%	70.3%	25.70%
174158004168	6	Frankfort Community High School	Public	9-12	601 E Main St	West Frankfort	62896	Franklin County	Frankfort CUSD 168	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 932-3126	434	38	11.4	51.8%	407 (93.8%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$19,254			$1,906			$17,348	95.2%	45.1%	50.15%
172409005032	7	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	1,880	121	15.5		716 (38.1%)	50 (2.7%)	859 (45.7%)	190 (10.1%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (3.1%)	$24,915			$1,802			$23,113	94.4%	69.3%	25.10%
171827002113	8	Harrisburg High School	Public	9-12	333 W College St	Harrisburg	62946	Saline County	Harrisburg CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 253-7637	544	43	12.5	56.6%	446 (82.0%)	29 (5.3%)	20 (3.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	$14,871			$798			$14,073	93.6%	28.7%	64.91%
171065001278	9	Collinsville High School	Public	9-12	2201 S Morrison Ave	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 343-6140	1,978	122	16.2	57.8%	1,078 (54.5%)	281 (14.2%)	516 (26.1%)	10 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	89 (4.5%)	$13,285			$1,131			$12,154	92.8%	41.5%	51.34%
171299001547	10	East Alton-Wood River High School	Public	9-12	777 N Wood River Ave	Wood River	62095	Madison County	East Alton-Wood River CHSD 14	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 254-3151	537	34	15.7	62.0%	440 (81.9%)	44 (8.2%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.1%)	$18,952			$1,633			$17,320	92.0%	40.2%	51.83%

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.