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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 698)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
211	River Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4141 IL Route 84 S	Hanover	61041	Jo Daviess County	River Ridge CUSD 210	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 858-9005	128	15	8.4	36.7%	114 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$30,776			$814			$29,962	64.9	73.9	143	68		170000105115
212	Romeoville High School	Public	9-12	100 N Independence Blvd	Romeoville	60446	Will County	Valley View CUSD 365U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 886-1800	1,848	137	13.5	50.7%	445 (24.1%)	295 (16.0%)	946 (51.2%)	78 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (4.4%)	$21,812			$1,102			$20,711	64.9	56.4	248	36		174007004035
213	Ashton-Franklin Center High School	Public	7-12	611 Western Ave	Ashton	61006	Lee County	Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 453-7461	216	17	12.7	51.9%	191 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$17,474			$710			$16,764	64.9	73.1	147	66		170438000127
214	Manteno High School	Public	8-12	443 N Maple St	Manteno	60950	Kankakee County	Manteno CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 928-7100	587	38	15.3	34.6%	463 (78.9%)	31 (5.3%)	64 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.3%)	$16,280			$485			$15,794	64.5	54.7	264	50		172439002647
215	Warsaw Senior High School	Public	9-12	340 S 11th St	Warsaw	62379	Hancock County	Warsaw CUSD 316	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 256-4281	185	15	12	36.2%	168 (90.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$23,218			$1,407			$21,811	63.9	61.1	217	2		174089004102
216	Steeleville High School	Public	9-12	701 S Sparta St	Steeleville	62288	Randolph County	Steeleville CUSD 138	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 965-3432	148	12	12.8	36.5%	133 (89.9%)	5 (3.4%)	4 (2.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$13,011			$137			$12,874	63.9	36.7	423	207		173765003879
217	Effingham High School	Public	9-12	1301 W Grove Ave	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Effingham CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 540-1100	712	50	14.2	36.5%	608 (85.4%)	14 (2.0%)	66 (9.3%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$14,945			$324			$14,621	63.8	72.1	155	62		171356001648
218	Plainfield High School	Public	9-12	24120 W Fort Beggs Dr	Plainfield	60544	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 436-3200	1,800	114	15.7	34.7%	873 (48.5%)	224 (12.4%)	550 (30.6%)	61 (3.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (4.7%)	$16,002			$576			$15,425	63.7	66.5	182	36		173174003339
219	Bluffs High School	Public	9-12	100 W Rockwood St	Bluffs	62621	Scott County	Scott-Morgan CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 754-3815	51	6	7.9	31.4%	50 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$19,613			$221			$19,392	63.7	37.8	413	194		170660000348
220	Normal Community West High School	Public	9-12	501 N Parkside Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4402	1,590	105	15.1	38.6%	1,003 (63.1%)	252 (15.8%)	200 (12.6%)	25 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (6.9%)	$14,423			$424			$13,999	63.7	54.3	269	49		172862001386

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PreACT Secure English Language Arts, PreACT Secure Mathematics, PreACT Secure Science, ACT English Language Arts, ACT Mathematics, ACT Science test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2025, 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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.