Top Suburban Cook County High Schools

Top Suburban Cook County Schools

			Enrollment	Spending per pupil	SAT reading attainment %	SAT math attainment %	Graduation rate
1	New Trier Township High School	Winnetka/Northfield	3,736	$19,083	80	71	97
2	Glenbrook North High School	Northbrook	2,026	$15,041	75	75	97
3	John Hersey High School	Arlington Heights	2,018	$14,101	67	61	96
4	William Fremd High School	Palatine	2,632	$13,750	63	64	94
5	Glenbrook South High School	Glenview	2,977	$15,041	61	59	96
6	James B. Conant High School	Hoffman Estates	2,449	$13,750	54	57	97
7	Oak Park and River Forest High School	Oak Park	3,259	$13,930	61	50	95
8	Prospect High School	Mount Prospect	2,188	$14,101	58	52	94
9	Evanston Township High School	Evanston	3,579	$14,373	53	44	93
10	Maine South High School	Park Ridge	2,459	$15,826	56	50	95
11	Lyons Township High School	La Grange/Western Springs	3,787	$13,039	55	54	96
12	Schaumburg High School	Schaumburg	2,274	$13,750	42	50	92
13	Niles North High School	Skokie	1,948	$17,594	44	41	91
14	Lemont High School	Lemont	1,317	$11,735	54	48	96
15	Niles West High School	Skokie	2,524	$17,594	42	35	92
16	Hoffman Estates High School	Hoffman Estates	2,015	$13,750	36	37	92
17	Buffalo Grove High School	Buffalo Grove	1,855	$14,101	43	44	91
18	Riverside Brookfield High School	Riverside	1,647	$11,766	49	45	94
19	Rolling Meadows High School	Rolling Meadows	1,908	$14,101	38	35	92
20	Carl Sandburg High School	Orland Park	2,839	$11,454	43	37	93
21	Palatine High School	Palatine	2,608	$13,750	27	27	90
22	Amos Alonzo Stagg High School	Palos Hills	2,499	$11,454	38	36	90
23	Proviso Mathematics & Science Academy	Forest Park	899	$9,654	50	38	96
24	Maine East High School	Park Ridge	1,816	$15,826	30	23	89
25	Victor J. Andrew High School	Tinley Park	2,257	$11,454	36	26	94

Top DuPage County Schools

			Enrollment	Spending per pupil	SAT reading attainment %	SAT math attainment %	Graduation rate
1	Hinsdale Central High School	Hinsdale	2,419	$16,153	76	70	96
2	Westmont High School	Westmont	372	$14,257	56	55	96
3	Lisle High School	Lisle	407	$14,456	51	48	94
4	Naperville Central High School	Naperville	2,511	$11,227	62	57	97
5	Glenbard West High School	Glen Ellyn	2,298	$13,167	53	52	94
6	Naperville North High School	Naperville	2,526	$11,227	60	52	95
7	Wheaton North High School	Wheaton	1,838	$10,726	52	46	96
8	Glenbard South High School	Glen Ellyn	1,081	$13,167	47	47	94
9	Wheaton Warrenville South High School	Wheaton	1,802	$10,726	45	41	95
10	Downers Grove North High School	Downers Grove	2,105	$14,383	52	49	94

Top Lake County Schools

			Enrollment	Spending per pupil	SAT reading attainment %	SAT math attainment %	Graduation rate
1	Lake Forest High School	Lake Forest	1,429	$19,367	64	62	98
2	Deerfield High School	Deerfield	1,454	$19,902	71	67	96
3	Adlai E. Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire	4,431	$13,903	72	73	95
4	Vernon Hills High School	Vernon Hills	1,467	$16,802	60	62	96
5	Libertyville High School	Libertyville	1,767	$16,802	68	58	95
6	Highland Park High School	Highland Park	1,691	$19,902	56	50	95
7	Barrington High School	Barrington	2,765	$12,026	57	56	95
8	Lake Zurich High School	Lake Zurich	1,782	$9,960	58	56	96
9	Grayslake Central High School	Grayslake	1,372	$13,383	48	29	97
10	Warren Township High School	Gurnee	3,608	$11,279	34	29	95

Top Kane County Schools

			Enrollment	Spending per pupil	SAT reading attainment %	SAT math attainment %	Graduation rate
1	Geneva Community High School	Geneva	1,613	$10,017	60	47	97
2	St. Charles North High School	St. Charles	1,835	$10,835	50	52	93
3	Batavia High School	Batavia	1,768	$10,321	48	42	95
4	St. Charles East High School	St. Charles	1,982	$10,835	45	44	91
5	Dundee-Crown High School	Carpentersville	2,470	$8,965	21	14	95

Top McHenry County Schools

			Enrollment	Spending per pupil	SAT reading attainment %	SAT math attainment %	Graduation rate
1	Cary-Grove High School	Cary	1,444	$11,612	46	40	96
2	Prairie Ridge High School	Crystal Lake	1,151	$11,612	46	41	95
3	Richmond-Burton Community High School	Richmond	546	$12,730	40	43	98
4	Harry D. Jacobs High School	Algonquin	2,080	$8,965	44	35	97
5	Crystal Lake Central High School	Crystal Lake	1,446	$11,612	36	31	96

Top Will County Schools

			Enrollment	Spending per pupil	SAT reading attainment %	SAT math attainment %	Graduation rate
1	Neuqua Valley High School	Naperville	3,199	$9,464	67	66	96
2	Lincoln-Way East High School	Frankfort	2,727	$8,934	57	55	95
3	Lincoln-Way Central High School	New Lenox	1,941	$8,934	56	50	96
4	Lincoln-Way West High School	New Lenox	1,948	$8,934	52	46	99
5	Lockport Township High School	Lockport	3,834	$9,733	35	35	93

How We Ranked the Schools

The performance measures were based on data obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education for the 2022–23 school year, the most recent available. Calculations were done by the research nonprofit RTI International, based on weighting instructions provided by Chicago. Note that not all the measures used appear in the rankings tables.

The Measures We Used

Spending per pupil is the instructional expenditure reported by the district.
SAT attainment rate is the percentage of students meeting or exceeding state standards on the SAT reading and math exams. Separately factored in: SAT attainment figures adjusted for the school’s percentage of low-income students. Income-adjusted figures are widely used to evaluate how a school’s performance compares with predicted levels.
Attendance is a school’s average daily rate, an indicator of the learning environment.
Graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within four years of entering high school.

How We Weighted the Measures

SAT reading attainment rate: 12.5%
SAT math attainment rate: 12.5%
SAT reading attainment rate, income-adjusted: 12.5%
SAT math attainment rate, income-adjusted: 12.5%
Instructional spending per pupil: 15%
Attendance: 15%
Graduation rate: 20%

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