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Best High Schools in Union County, IL

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Schools

745

Students

Districts

Top rankedCobden High School426^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Shawnee High School up 101 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Dongola High School

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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
Anna-Jonesboro High School	Public	9-12	608 S Main St	Anna	62906	Union County	Anna Jonesboro CHSD 81	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 833-8502	476	35	13.6	50.6%	424 (89.1%)	10 (2.1%)	30 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	39.8	445^th of 698 public high schools	36.2%		27	498^th of 697 public high schools	28.6%	53	52.6	41.7	18.1	13.0	28.4	30.6	59.1	36.4	45.5	99.6	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.6	99.0	99.6	98.1	$15,459	$881	$14,578
Cobden High School	Public	9-12	413 N Appleknocker St	Cobden	62920	Union County	Cobden SUD 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 893-4031	135	14	9.8	95.6%	76 (56.3%)	1 (0.7%)	51 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	41.5	426^th of 698 public high schools	39.0%		53.8	273^rd of 697 public high schools	60.8%	153	47.2	46.7	22.2	20.0	38.9	33.3	57.1	25.7	42.9	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	$17,537	$1,306	$16,230
Dongola High School	Public	9-12	1000 High St	Dongola	62926	Union County	Dongola Unified School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 827-3524	62	0	20.0	98.4%	58 (93.5%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	27.4	520^th of 698 public high schools	25.5%					(n/a)	52.9	52.9	5.9	17.6	29.4	23.5	27.3	9.1	36.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,031	$2,450	$20,580
Shawnee High School	Public	9-12	3365 State Hwy 3 N	Wolf Lake	62998	Union County	Shawnee CUSD 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 833-5307	72	9	8.4	52.8%	68 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	36.9	471^st of 698 public high schools	32.5%		17.9	572^nd of 697 public high schools	17.9%	101	65.2	61.1	0.0	5.6	39.1	55.6	45.5	0.0	9.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	95.7	$22,516	$1,662	$20,854

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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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