Best High Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PreACT Secure and ACT test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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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
321	Richwoods High School	Public	9-12	6301 N University St	Peoria	61614	Peoria County	Peoria School District 150	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 693-4400	1,685	80	21.1	53.2%	571 (33.9%)	581 (34.5%)	257 (15.3%)	47 (2.8%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	221 (13.1%)	$13,473			$1,280			$12,193	52.4	55.7	255	66		173123003280
322	Herrin High School	Public	9-12	700 N 10th St	Herrin	62948	Williamson County	Herrin CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 942-6606	662	52	12.8	58.6%	555 (83.8%)	31 (4.7%)	20 (3.0%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.1%)	$16,337			$937			$15,400	52.2	71	161	161		171881002161
323	Tuscola High School	Public	9-12	500 S Prairie St	Tuscola	61953	Douglas County	Tuscola CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 253-2377	299	24	12.5	38.1%	269 (90.0%)	4 (1.3%)	16 (5.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	$14,432			$00			$14,432	52.1	53.5	279	44		173960004001
324	Porta High School	Public	7-12	17651 Bluejay Rd	Petersburg	62675	Menard County	Porta CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 632-3216	411	32	12.8	47.0%	381 (92.7%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$16,151			$739			$15,412	52.1	49.3	315	9		173141003313
325	Hutsonville High School	Public	9-12	500 W Clover St	Hutsonville	62433	Crawford County	Hutsonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 563-4913	77	12	6.4	49.4%	72 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$22,830			$152			$22,677	52	28.2	487	162		171992002249
326	Fenton High School	Public	9-12	1000 W Green St	Bensenville	60106	DuPage County	Fenton CHSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 860-6259	1,396	92	15.1	42.7%	330 (23.6%)	38 (2.7%)	956 (68.5%)	36 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.2%)	$27,405			$231			$27,174	52	43.4	369	43		171503001832
327	Central A & M High School	Public	9-12	229 E Pine St	Moweaqua	62550	Shelby County	Central A & M CUD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 768-3866	215	23	9.3	38.6%	203 (94.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$15,448			$693			$14,755	51.8	29.8	473	146		170910002875
328	Northwestern High School	Public	9-12	30889 Route 111	Palmyra	62674	Macoupin County	Northwestern CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 436-2011	94	12	7.9	39.4%	91 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$22,037			$1,663			$20,374	51.7	45.9	343	15		173054003174
329	AlWood Middle/High School	Public	6-12	301 E 5th Ave	Woodhull	61490	Henry County	AlWood CUSD 225	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 334-2102	184	20	9.3	33.7%	169 (91.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	$19,173			$631			$18,542	51.6	38.3	407	78		170366000058
330	Hinckley-Big Rock High School	Public	9-12	700 E Lincoln Ave	Hinckley	60520	DeKalb County	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 286-7501	217	19	11.5	25.8%	172 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (16.6%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$19,540			$168			$19,372	51.6	55	260	70		171926002213

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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.
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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.