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Largest Illinois public schools by enrollment

Illinois public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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ILLINOIS · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
851Lee Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary581
852Forest Glen Elem SchoolGlen EllynGlen Ellyn SD 41Elementary581
853Swan Hillman Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 205Elementary581
854Abraham Lincoln Elem SchoolOak ParkOak Park ESD 97Elementary580
855Chicago Academy High SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High580
856Cotton Creek SchoolIsland LakeWauconda CUSD 118Elementary580
857Prairie View Middle SchoolTinley ParkKirby SD 140Middle579
858Dennis Lab SchoolDecaturDecatur SD 61Elementary579
859Clay Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary578
860Chicago HS for the ArtsChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High578
861Glenwood Elementary SchoolWaukeganWaukegan CUSD 60Elementary577
862Fox Meadow Elementary SchoolSouth ElginSD U-46Elementary577
863Kelvyn Park High SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High577
864Owen Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary577
865Jefferson Middle SchoolAuroraAurora West USD 129Middle577
866Huff Elem SchoolElginSD U-46Elementary577
867Black Hawk Elem SchoolGlendale HtsMarquardt SD 15Elementary576
868Arlene Welch Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary576
869Galena Elementary and Middle SchGalenaGalena USD 120Elementary576
870Northwood Middle SchoolWoodstockWoodstock CUSD 200Middle576
871Little Village Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary575
872Clinton Rosette Middle SchoolDeKalbDeKalb CUSD 428Middle575
873Nancy Young Elementary SchoolAuroraIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary574
874Liberty Junior High SchoolNew LenoxNew Lenox SD 122Middle573
875Geneseo Middle SchoolGeneseoGeneseo CUSD 228Middle573
876Thomas Jefferson Jr High SchoolWoodridgeWoodridge SD 68Middle573
877Glenwood Elementary SchoolChathamBall Chatham CUSD 5Elementary573
878Oakwood Grade SchoolOakwoodOakwood CUSD 76Elementary573
879Lincoln Elem SchoolBelvidereBelvidere CUSD 100Elementary573
880Oliver Julian Kendall Elem SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary572
881Jay Stream Middle SchoolCarol StreamCCSD 93Middle572
882OKeeffe Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary572
883Winston Churchill Elem SchoolSchaumburgSchaumburg CCSD 54Elementary572
884Ridge Lawn Elementary SchoolChicago RidgeChicago Ridge SD 127-5Elementary572
885Lake Bluff Elem SchLake BluffLake Bluff ESD 65Elementary572
886Winston Churchill SchoolHomewoodHomewood SD 153Elementary572
887Benton Grade Sch K-4BentonBenton CCSD 47Elementary571
888Wirth/Parks Middle SchoolCahokiaCahokia CUSD 187Middle571
889Washington G Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary571
890Hoover Elem SchoolCalumet CityHoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157Elementary571
891Donald C Parker Early Educ CenterMachesney ParkHarlem UD 122Elementary571
892Danielle-Joy Peterson Elem SchNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary570
893Larsen Middle SchoolElginSD U-46Middle570
894Komarek Elem SchoolNorth RiversideKomarek SD 94Elementary570
895Spring Brook Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary569
896Farragut Elem SchoolJolietJoliet PSD 86Elementary568
897Butterfield SchoolLibertyvilleLibertyville SD 70Elementary568
898Schubert Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary568
899Hawthorne Elem SchoolElmhurstElmhurst SD 205Elementary568
900Alcott Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary567
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