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Best Schools · Illinois · Lowest student-teacher ratio

Illinois schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios

Illinois public schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual schools.

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ILLINOIS · LOWEST STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
601Ardmore Elementary SchoolAddisonAddison SD 4Elementary23011.5:1
602Mason/Clark Middle SchoolEast Saint LouisEast St Louis SD 189Middle54011.5:1
603Edison Park Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary41111.5:1
604Hoyne Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary23011.5:1
605Cumberland Elementary SchoolToledoCumberland CUSD 77Elementary38711.5:1
606Vick Early Childhood & Family CenterChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary41711.5:1
607Central Elementary SchoolDes PlainesCCSD 62Elementary32211.5:1
608Mattoon Middle SchoolMattoonMattoon CUSD 2Middle61011.5:1
609Hinckley-Big Rock High SchoolHinckleyHinckley Big Rock CUSD 429High21711.5:1
610Indian Creek Middle SchoolWatermanIndian Creek CUSD 425Middle21311.5:1
611Jefferson Primary SchoolBellwoodBerkeley SD 87Elementary38011.5:1
612Ellsworth Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 203Elementary22711.5:1
613Hamline Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary58211.5:1
614Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High SchoolPaxtonPaxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10Middle28811.5:1
615Shepherd Middle SchoolOttawaOttawa ESD 141Middle35311.5:1
616Noble St Chtr-DRW Trading ColChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High32311.5:1
617Ivy Hall Elementary SchoolBuffalo GroveKildeer Countryside CCSD 96Elementary48211.5:1
618Winston Churchill Elementary SchoolSchaumburgSchaumburg CCSD 54Elementary57211.5:1
619Scott Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 203Elementary43511.5:1
620Madison Elementary SchoolWheatonCUSD 200Elementary36011.5:1
621LeRoy Elementary SchoolLe RoyLeRoy CUSD 2Elementary40511.5:1
622Emerson Middle SchoolNilesPark Ridge CCSD 64Middle89011.6:1
623Intrinsic 2 Charter High SchoolChicagoIntrinsic 2 Charter High SchoolHigh73411.6:1
624N B Galloway Elementary SchoolChannahonChannahon SD 17Elementary36411.6:1
625Congress Park Elementary SchoolBrookfieldLa Grange SD 102Elementary41911.6:1
626Du Quoin High SchoolDu QuoinDu Quoin CUSD 300High39711.6:1
627Elden D Finley Jr High SchoolChicago RidgeChicago Ridge SD 127-5Middle40511.6:1
628Riverton Middle SchoolRivertonRiverton CUSD 14Middle34711.6:1
629Tanner Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary27211.6:1
630Westchester Middle SchoolWestchesterWestchester SD 92-5Middle32411.6:1
631Jane Addams Elementary SchoolSpringfieldSpringfield SD 186Elementary24311.6:1
632Marissa Elementary SchoolMarissaMarissa CUSD 40Elementary26611.6:1
633John Jay Elementary SchoolMount ProspectComm Cons SD 59Elementary38911.6:1
634Riverview Elementary SchoolEast PeoriaRiverview CCSD 2Elementary22011.6:1
635Cuffe Math-Sci Tech Elementary AcademyChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary24911.6:1
636Libby Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary27511.6:1
637Hillside Elementary SchoolHillsideHillside SD 93Elementary44011.6:1
638Roslyn Road Elementary SchoolBarringtonBarrington CUSD 220Elementary44711.6:1
639Madison Elementary SchoolSkokieSkokie SD 69Elementary60911.6:1
640Cossitt Ave Elementary SchoolLa GrangeLa Grange SD 102Elementary47211.6:1
641Niles North High SchoolSkokieNiles Twp HSD 219High1,99911.6:1
642McPherson Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary79411.6:1
643EPIC Academy High SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High25511.6:1
644Woodland Middle SchoolGurneeWoodland CCSD 50Middle1,54111.6:1
645Centralia Jr High SchoolCentraliaCentralia SD 135Middle55911.6:1
646Lincoln Prairie SchoolHoffman EstatesSchaumburg CCSD 54Elementary34811.6:1
647Ruggles Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary29011.6:1
648Gale Elementary Community AcademyChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary34511.6:1
649Greenfield Elementary SchoolGreenfieldGreenfield CUSD 10Elementary30911.6:1
650Hickory Point Elementary SchoolNorthbrookNorthbrook ESD 27Elementary42511.6:1
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