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
181	Ridgewood Community High School	Public	9-12	7500 W Montrose Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Ridgewood CHSD 234	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 456-4242	988	60	16.4		615 (62.2%)	2 (0.2%)	272 (27.5%)	81 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.4%)	$22,463			$355			$22,108	68.8	61.1	216	35		173372003469
182	Rockridge High School	Public	9-12	14110 134th Ave W	Taylor Ridge	61284	Rock Island County	Rockridge CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 793-8020	330	26	12.8	20.6%	313 (94.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$13,788			$400			$13,388	68.6	66.3	183	1		173444003549
183	Bartlett High School	Public	9-12	701 W Schick Rd	Bartlett	60103	DuPage County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 372-4700	2,037	143	14.2	39.1%	764 (37.5%)	66 (3.2%)	805 (39.5%)	321 (15.8%)	10 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	69 (3.4%)	$20,216			$1,143			$19,073	68.5	63.5	205	22		171371002108
184	Stewardson-Strasburg High School	Public	9-12	2806 E 600 North Rd	Strasburg	62465	Shelby County	Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 682-3355	143	11	12.5	36.4%	140 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$11,639			$748			$10,891	68.4	62.8	209	25		173783003887
185	Wesclin Senior High School	Public	9-12	699 Wesclin Rd	Trenton	62293	Clinton County	Wesclin CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 224-7341	343	28	12.3	33.5%	298 (86.9%)	5 (1.5%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$13,594			$879			$12,715	68.1	59.8	223	38		173942003990
186	Illini Bluffs High School	Public	9-12	9611 S Hanna City Glasford Rd	Glasford	61533	Peoria County	Illini Bluffs CUSD 327	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 389-2231	249	23	10.7	24.1%	226 (90.8%)	4 (1.6%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$17,614			$37			$17,577	67.9	68.7	170	16		171996002250
187	Hampshire High School	Public	9-12	1600 Big Timber Rd	Hampshire	60140	Kane County	Cusd 300	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 792-3500	2,046	121	16.8	32.1%	1,137 (55.6%)	96 (4.7%)	584 (28.5%)	137 (6.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	86 (4.2%)	$15,670			$386			$15,285	67.8	72.9	148	39		170855000485
188	Highland High School	Public	9-12	400 Broadway	Highland	62249	Madison County	Highland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 654-7131	844	56	15	25.2%	759 (89.9%)	8 (0.9%)	39 (4.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.8%)	$12,426			$602			$11,824	67.8	80.4	111	77		171899002179
189	Beecher High School	Public	9-12	538 Miller St	Beecher	60401	Will County	Beecher CUSD 200U	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 946-2266	343	24	14.1	27.7%	232 (67.6%)	20 (5.8%)	80 (23.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,119			$1,905			$13,214	67.6	53.2	280	91		170543000223
190	Fieldcrest High School	Public	9-12	1 Dornbush Dr	Minonk	61760	Woodford County	Fieldcrest CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 432-2529	254	26	9.5	54.3%	222 (87.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$21,056			$969			$20,086	67.5	37.1	422	232		171510000013

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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

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.