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Best High Schools in Jefferson County, IL

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Schools

1,639

Students

Districts

Top rankedWoodlawn High School242^nd of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Waltonville High School up 113 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Woodlawn High School 12.4 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mt Vernon Alternative School	Public	7-12	2300 Benton Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 316-7071	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Safe School Program	Public	6-12	2300 Benton Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 316-7071	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mt Vernon Area Career Center	Public	11-12	11101 N Wells Bypass Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Clintn/Jeffrsn/Marin/Washngtn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 244-3700	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Webber High School	Public	9-12	901 6Th St	Bluford	62814	Jefferson County	Bluford Unit School District 318	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 732-6121	134	11	12.6	34.3%	128 (95.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	16	580^th of 698 public high schools	16.9%		14.7	602^nd of 697 public high schools	13.6%	22	41.4	22.9	20.7	8.6	24.1	20.0	22.2	16.7	16.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.0	$14,016	$1,081	$12,935
Woodlawn High School	Public	9-12	300 N Central St	Woodlawn	62898	Jefferson County	Woodlawn Unit School District 209	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 735-2631	174	14	12.4	36.2%	158 (90.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.9%)	61.2	242^nd of 698 public high schools	65.3%		56.1	250^th of 697 public high schools	64.1%	8	70.8	52.8	37.5	30.2	45.8	50.9	40.0	40.0	51.4	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	94.9	$13,748	$456	$13,292
Mount Vernon High School	Public	9-12	11101 N Wells Bypass Rd	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mt Vernon Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 246-1750	1,233	86	14.3	56.4%	865 (70.2%)	196 (15.9%)	49 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	114 (9.2%)	37	470^th of 698 public high schools	32.7%		36.1	427^th of 697 public high schools	38.7%	43	60.0	32.0	27.5	19.8	46.7	29.9	36.6	21.7	33.9	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.0	$18,114	$880	$17,235
MVTHS East Campus	Public	9-12	716 Casey Ave	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mt Vernon Township HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 246-2740	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Waltonville High School	Public	9-12	804 W Knob St	Waltonville	62894	Jefferson County	Waltonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 279-7211	98	9	10.8	46.9%	95 (96.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	41.4	427^th of 698 public high schools	38.8%		21.1	540^th of 697 public high schools	22.5%	113	57.9	42.4	15.8	6.1	42.1	39.4	68.2	4.5	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	$13,970	$652	$13,318

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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.

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