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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
501	J Sterling Morton West High School	Public	9-12	2400 Home Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	J S Morton HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-4100	3,374	218	15.4	78.2%	203 (6.0%)	233 (6.9%)	2,853 (84.6%)	41 (1.2%)	6 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	37 (1.1%)	$18,611			$886			$17,725	31.6	27.4	493	8		172688002872
502	Joppa Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	911 Joppa North Ave	Joppa	62953	Massac County	Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 543-7589	78	10	8	61.5%	73 (93.6%)	3 (3.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$24,850			$2,061			$22,788	31.5	24.1	511	9		170001505226
503	Westville High School	Public	9-12	918 N State St	Westville	61883	Vermilion County	Westville CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 267-2183	334	20	16.7	52.4%	299 (89.5%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$14,662			$1,224			$13,438	31.4	41.2	382	121		171082001320
504	Streator Township High School	Public	9-12	202 W Lincoln Ave	Streator	61364	LaSalle County	Streator Township HSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 672-0545	764	56	13.7	54.6%	473 (61.9%)	31 (4.1%)	184 (24.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.9%)	$17,883			$1,029			$16,854	31	33.3	447	57		173810003903
505	Noble St Charter-UIC College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1231 S Damen Ave	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 768-4858	957	58	16.5	84.5%	14 (1.5%)	449 (46.9%)	434 (45.4%)	49 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	$19,226			$1,951			$17,275	30.5	28.5	484	21		170993006515
506	Dundee-Crown High School	Public	9-12	1500 Kings Rd	Carpentersville	60110	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 484-5000	2,573	166	15.4	71.9%	575 (22.3%)	105 (4.1%)	1,787 (69.5%)	43 (1.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	58 (2.3%)	$16,676			$452			$16,224	30.3	38.5	403	103		170855000487
507	Kewanee High School	Public	9-12	1101 E 3rd St	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 853-3328	582	38	15.1	60.8%	353 (60.7%)	31 (5.3%)	158 (27.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	$16,022			$229			$15,793	30	26.7	501	6		172100002383
508	Thornton Fractnl So High School	Public	9-12	18500 Burnham Ave	Lansing	60438	Cook County	Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 585-2000	1,803	107	16.9	65.8%	101 (5.6%)	1,231 (68.3%)	443 (24.6%)	10 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	$20,813			$1,216			$19,596	29.9	30.4	468	40		173894003953
509	Dupo High School	Public	9-12	600 Louisa Ave	Dupo	62239	St. Clair County	Community Unit School District No 196	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 286-3214	259	24	10.8	67.2%	212 (81.9%)	9 (3.5%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	$18,277			$345			$17,932	29.6	28.7	483	26		171272001527
510	Thompsonville High School	Public	9-12	21191 Shawneetown Rd	Thompsonville	62890	Franklin County	Thompsonville CUSD 174	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 627-2446	90	11	8.2	52.2%	90 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,022			$2,155			$14,868	29.2	19.2	556	46		170138205940

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.