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
301	Sandwich Community High School	Public	9-12	515 Lions Rd	Sandwich	60548	DeKalb County	Sandwich CUSD 430	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 786-2157	560	42	13.2	46.1%	408 (72.9%)	4 (0.7%)	123 (22.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	$17,701			$669			$17,032	55	51.3	294	7		173537003693
302	Benton Cons High School	Public	9-12	511 E Main St	Benton	62812	Franklin County	Benton Cons HSD 103	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 439-3103	604	45	13.5	51.2%	544 (90.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	$16,602			$1,033			$15,569	54.8	56.4	249	53		170597000278
303	Massac County High School	Public	9-12	2841 Old Marion Rd	Metropolis	62960	Massac County	Massac UD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 524-3440	512	46	11.2	60.5%	400 (78.1%)	41 (8.0%)	19 (3.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	$14,815			$980			$13,834	54.8	54.4	267	36		172500002713
304	Villa Grove High School	Public	9-12	400 N Sycamore St	Villa Grove	61956	Douglas County	Villa Grove CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 832-2321	194	16	11.8	47.9%	180 (92.8%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,723			$127			$12,596	54.7	65.5	192	112		174032004051
305	Milford High School Campus	Public	9-12	200 S Chicago St	Milford	60953	Iroquois County	Milford Area PSD 124	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 889-4184	149	18	8.1	61.7%	122 (81.9%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	$20,860			$01			$20,859	54.5	59.3	226	79		170141602790
306	Carlinville High School	Public	9-12	829 W Main St	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 854-3104	353	33	10.5	40.8%	331 (93.8%)	5 (1.4%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$14,851			$644			$14,207	54.5	61.3	215	91		170843000461
307	Tinley Park High School	Public	9-12	6111 175th St	Tinley Park	60477	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 532-1900	1,042	56	18.7		447 (42.9%)	255 (24.5%)	279 (26.8%)	35 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.3%)	$24,265			$544			$23,721	54.3	52.6	284	23		170705000367
308	Cisne High School	Public	9-12	1456 US Highway 45	Cisne	62823	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 673-2154	104	14	7.2	44.2%	104 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,216			$263			$18,953	54.3	44.2	362	54		171024001246
309	Pinckneyville Community High School	Public	9-12	600 E Water St	Pinckneyville	62274	Perry County	Pinckneyville CHSD 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 357-5013	403	29	13.7	43.4%	370 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$14,279			$1,087			$13,192	54.2	37.1	420	111		173162003326
310	Quincy Senior High School	Public	9-12	3322 Maine St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 224-3770	1,847	99	18.7	55.1%	1,410 (76.3%)	134 (7.3%)	88 (4.8%)	25 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	181 (9.8%)	$12,177			$867			$11,311	54.1	46.5	340	30		173300005053

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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:

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

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.