Best High Schools in Illinois

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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
41	Tri-Valley High School	Public	9-12	503 E Washington St	Downs	61736	McLean County	Tri Valley CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 378-2911	329	25	13.4	9.4%	305 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$13,065			$255			$12,810	93.4	94.3	49	8		171392001736
42	Westmont High School	Public	9-12	909 Oakwood Dr	Westmont	60559	DuPage County	Cusd 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 468-8100	395	34	11.4	38.5%	194 (49.1%)	25 (6.3%)	124 (31.4%)	27 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$34,070			$848			$33,222	92.7	95.6	41	1		174198004202
43	Batavia Senior High School	Public	9-12	1201 Main St	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 937-8600	1,690	110	15.3		1,279 (75.7%)	66 (3.9%)	232 (13.7%)	49 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (3.6%)	$19,544			$536			$19,008	92.5	95.9	40	3		170522000202
44	Mahomet-Seymour High School	Public	9-12	302 W State St	Mahomet	61853	Champaign County	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 586-4962	1,050	64	16.5	23.0%	852 (81.1%)	19 (1.8%)	67 (6.4%)	41 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.5%)	$14,027			$600			$13,426	92.4	96.2	35	9		172406002627
45	Central High School	Public	9-12	44W625 Plato Rd	Burlington	60109	Kane County	Central CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 464-6030	1,575	85	18.4	17.1%	931 (59.1%)	37 (2.3%)	308 (19.6%)	233 (14.8%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (3.9%)	$16,169			$255			$15,915	92.2	77.8	125	80		170783000397
46	Hononegah CHD High School	Public	9-12	307 Salem St	Rockton	61072	Winnebago County	Hononegah CHD 207	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 624-5008	1,814	110	16.4	24.7%	1,427 (78.7%)	34 (1.9%)	210 (11.6%)	22 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (6.6%)	$16,660			$346			$16,314	92.2	94.6	48	2		171962002236
47	Wheaton North High School	Public	9-12	701 W Thomas Rd	Wheaton	60187	DuPage County	Cusd 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 784-7300	1,863	128	14.5	29.4%	1,120 (60.1%)	128 (6.9%)	373 (20.0%)	146 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (5.0%)	$18,356			$244			$18,112	92.1	93.3	56	9		174218004223
48	Lisle High School	Public	9-12	1800 Short St	Lisle	60532	DuPage County	Lisle CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 493-8300	447	40	11.1	35.1%	243 (54.4%)	44 (9.8%)	102 (22.8%)	25 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.9%)	$31,557			$472			$31,085	92	88.1	77	29		172320002553
49	Triad High School	Public	9-12	703 E US Highway 40	Troy	62294	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 667-5409	1,218	75	16.2	16.2%	1,094 (89.8%)	27 (2.2%)	37 (3.0%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (3.8%)	$12,235			$428			$11,807	92	86.8	81	32		173735003870
50	Lincoln-Way Central High School	Public	9-12	1801 E Lincoln Hwy	New Lenox	60451	Will County	Lincoln Way CHSD 210	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 462-2172	1,991	131	15.1		1,593 (80.0%)	52 (2.6%)	240 (12.1%)	36 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (3.3%)	$17,444			$609			$16,835	91.5	97	31	19		172307002543

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.