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