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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
311	Robinson High School	Public	9-12	2000 N Cross St	Robinson	62454	Crawford County	Robinson CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 544-9510	447	32	14.1	44.5%	411 (91.9%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$15,180			$26			$15,155	53.7	50.1	310	1		173423003508
312	Roxana Senior High School	Public	9-12	401 Chaffer Ave	Roxana	62084	Madison County	Roxana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 254-7553	500	35	14	44.2%	425 (85.0%)	18 (3.6%)	26 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.8%)	$17,370			$232			$17,137	53.7	50.3	306	6		173501003674
313	Marshall High School	Public	9-12	806 N 6th St	Marshall	62441	Clark County	Marshall CUSD 2C	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 826-2395	350	32	10.9	36.0%	326 (93.1%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$14,547			$705			$13,842	53.6	66	187	126		172487002695
314	Watseka Community High School	Public	9-12	138 S Belmont Ave	Watseka	60970	Iroquois County	Iroquois County CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 432-2486	294	24	12.4	54.4%	233 (79.3%)	6 (2.0%)	45 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$17,228			$286			$16,942	53.5	72.3	152	162		172017002269
315	Kansas High School	Public	7-12	310 S Front	Kansas	61933	Edgar County	Kansas CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 948-5175	73	13	5.5	63.0%	66 (90.4%)	5 (6.8%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,978			$748			$21,230	53.4	14.9	599	284		172079002371
316	Cuba Senior High School	Public	9-12	20325 N State Route 97	Cuba	61427	Fulton County	CUSD 3 Fulton County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 785-7122	118	10	11.5	38.1%	108 (91.5%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$19,932			$588			$19,344	52.9	35	435	119		171140001370
317	Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Public	9-12	999 Kedzie Ave	Flossmoor	60422	Cook County	Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 799-3000	2,707	189	14.3		313 (11.6%)	1,998 (73.8%)	266 (9.8%)	11 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (4.2%)	$25,220			$434			$24,786	52.8	50.3	305	12		171956002235
318	Murphysboro High School	Public	9-12	50 Blackwood Dr	Murphysboro	62966	Jackson County	Murphysboro CUSD 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 687-2336	565	45	12.4	97.3%	397 (70.3%)	78 (13.8%)	46 (8.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	$16,635			$1,010			$15,625	52.7	32.8	455	137		172761002925
319	Central High School	Public	9-12	1134 E 3100 North Rd	Clifton	60927	Iroquois County	Central CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 694-2321	298	25	11.9	37.9%	250 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	$19,955			$438			$19,517	52.6	56.8	244	75		171041001256
320	Chicago High School for Agricult Sciences	Public	9-12	3857 W 111th St	Chicago	60655	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 535-2500	827	54	15.3	58.2%	175 (21.2%)	428 (51.8%)	205 (24.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	$22,633			$1,510			$21,123	52.4	47.1	331	11		170993005147

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.