Wednesday, September 3, 2014

25 of Illinois' Top School Districts

Kids all across Illinois are headed back to school, but some students will be enrolled in schools that are in school districts that are considered better than others.



School Digger provided rankings for 774 of the state's school districts, which were determined by averaging the rank percentile of the schools within each district.



While there are 886 public school districts in Illinois, you'll only find 25 of the top below, plus the top 25 at Reboot Illinois. Look to see if yours made the cut!



50. Libertyville SD 70 (Libertville, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 5

Elementary: 4

Middle: 1

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 2,486

Teachers: 158

Low-income students: 6 percent

Instructional spending: $5,934

Operational spending: $10,777

ISAT scores: 84 percent





49. O Fallon Township Hsd 203 (O Fallon, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 1

Elementary: 0

Middle: 0

High school: 1

Total enrollment: 2,535

Teachers: 134

Low-income students: 20 percent

Instructional spending: $5,266

Operational spending: $10,868

PSAE scores: 72 percent

Graduation percentage within four years: 92 percent

Percent ready for college: 70 percent





48. Golf Education Service District 67 (Morton Grove, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 2

Elementary: 1

Middle: 1

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 575

Teachers: 40

Low-income students: 25 percent

Instructional spending: $7,872

Operational spending: $14,095

ISAT scores: 80 percent





47. Lemont Township Hsd 210 (Lemont, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 1

Elementary: 0

Middle: 0

High school: 1

Total enrollment: 1,473

Teachers: 91

Low-income students: 9 percent

Instructional spending: $8,959

Operational spending: $15,494

PSAE scores: 73 percent

Graduation percentage within four years: 96 percent

Percent ready for college: 63 percent





46. Tremont CUSD 702 (Tremont, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 3

Elementary: 1

Middle: 1

High school: 1

Total enrollment: 965

Teachers: 67

Low-income students: N/A

Instructional spending: $6,184

Operational spending: $9,608

ISAT scores: 81 percent

PSAE scores: 74 percent

Graduation percentage within four years: 85 percent

Percent ready for college: 56 percent





45. Germantown Hills SD 69 (Germantown Hills, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 2

Elementary: 1

Middle: 0

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 868

Teachers: 61

Low-income students: 10 percent

Instructional spending: $4,784

Operational spending: $7,418

ISAT scores: 82 percent





44. Cass School District 63 (Darien, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 2

Elementary: 1

Middle: 1

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 768

Teachers: 58

Low-income students: 12 percent

Instructional spending: $7,335

Operational spending: $11,999

ISAT scores: 79 percent





43. Lincoln Way Chsd 210 (New Lenox, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 4

Elementary: 0

Middle: 0

High school: 4

Total enrollment: 7,346

Teachers: 416

Low-income students: 12 percent

Instructional spending: $6,467

Operational spending: $11,231

PSAE scores: 74 percent

Graduation percentage within four years: 96 percent

Percent ready for college: 65 percent





42. Aptakisic-Tripp Ccsd 102 (Buffalo Grove, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 4

Elementary: 2

Middle: 1

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 2,044

Teachers: 152

Low-income students: 10 percent

Instructional spending: $8,966

Operational spending: $15,201

ISAT scores: 83 percent





41. Dunlap CUSD 323 (Peoria, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 8

Elementary: 4

Middle: 2

High school: 1

Total enrollment: 4,109

Teachers: 192

Low-income students: N/A

Instructional spending: $4,799

Operational spending: $8,947

ISAT scores: 83 percent

PSAE scores: 80 percent

Graduation percentage within four years: 90 percent

Percent ready for college: 71 percent





40. Northbrook Education Service District 27 (Northbrook, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 3

Elementary: 1

Middle: 1

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 1,227

Teachers: 92

Low-income students: 3 percent

Instructional spending: $11,723

Operational spending: $19,113

ISAT scores: 84 percent





39. Park Ridge Ccsd 64 (Park Ridge, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 7

Elementary: 5

Middle: 2

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 4,300

Teachers: 330

Low-income students: 4 percent

Instructional spending: $9,495

Operational spending: $14,745

ISAT scores: 82 percent





38. Newark Chsd 18 (Newark, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 1

Elementary: 0

Middle: 0

High school: 1

Total enrollment: 182

Teachers: 16

Low-income students: 14 percent

Instructional spending: $7,037

Operational spending: $13,174

PSAE scores: 73 percent

Graduation percentage within four years: 95 percent

Percent ready for college: 50 percent





37. Hononegah Chd 207 (Rockton, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 1

Elementary: 0

Middle: 0

High school: 1

Total enrollment: 2,142

Teachers: 120

Low-income students: 21 percent

Instructional spending: $6,401

Operational spending: $10,514

PSAE scores: 73 percent

Graduation percentage within four years: 90 percent

Percent ready for college: 66 percent





36. Arlington Heights SD 25 (Arlington Heights, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 9

Elementary: 7

Middle: 2

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 5,252

Teachers: 343

Low-income students: 6 percent

Instructional spending: $7,061

Operational spending: $11,999

ISAT scores: 84 percent





35. Kildeer Countryside Ccsd 96 (Buffalo Grove, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 7

Elementary: 4

Middle: 2

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 3,054

Teachers: 227

Low-income students: 11 percent

Instructional spending: $7,901

Operational spending: $13,173

ISAT scores: 87 percent





34. Lyons Township Hsd 204 (La Grange, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 1

Elementary: 0

Middle: 0

High school: 1

Total enrollment: 4,039

Teachers: 241

Low-income students: 14 percent

Instructional spending: $9,978

Operational spending: $15,881

PSAE scores: 75 percent

Graduation percentage within four years: 93 percent

Percent ready for college: 71 percent





33. Lagrange Highlands SD 106 (La Grange Highland, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 2

Elementary: 1

Middle: 1

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 870

Teachers: 71

Low-income students: 4 percent

Instructional spending: $9,685

Operational spending: $13,848

ISAT scores: 83 percent





32. Albers SD 63 (Albers, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 1

Elementary: 1

Middle: 0

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 184

Teachers: 15

Low-income students: 18 percent

Instructional spending: $4,620

Operational spending: $7,265

ISAT scores: 83 percent





31. Cissna Park CUSD 6 (Cissna Park, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 3

Elementary: 1

Middle: 1

High school: 1

Total enrollment: 284

Teachers: 23

Low-income students: N/A

Instructional spending: $6,081

Operational spending: $10,397

ISAT scores: 83 percent

PSAE scores: 73 percent

Graduation percentage within four years: 97 percent

Percent ready for college: 57 percent





30. Lisbon Ccsd 90 (Newark, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 1

Elementary: 1

Middle: 0

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 119

Teachers: 11

Low-income students: 24 percent

Instructional spending: $4,199

Operational spending: $7,880

ISAT scores: 85 percent





29. Prairie Crossing Charter School (Grayslake, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 1

Elementary: 1

Middle: 0

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 390

Teachers: 24

Low-income students: 2 percent

Instructional spending: $4,246

Operational spending: $0

ISAT scores: 83 percent





28. Deerfield SD 109 (Deerfield, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 6

Elementary: 4

Middle: 2

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 3,085

Teachers: 230

Low-income students: 1 percent

Instructional spending: $9,030

Operational spending: $14,051

ISAT scores: 86 percent





27. Lake Forest SD 67 (Lake Forest, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 5

Elementary: 3

Middle: 1

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 1,945

Teachers: 166

Low-income students: 2 percent

Instructional spending: $8,220

Operational spending: $14,516

ISAT scores: 85 percent





26. River Forest SD 90 (River Forest, Ill.)

Number of ranked schools: 3

Elementary: 2

Middle: 1

High school: 0

Total enrollment: 1,342

Teachers: 104

Low-income students: 6 percent

Instructional spending: $8,572

Operational spending: $13,639

ISAT scores: 86 percent



See the top 25 school districts in Illinois at Reboot Illinois, plus information about their spending, enrollment and test scores.







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