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Illinois: the counties with the highest-performing public schools

88 counties

Illinois public school districts ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Monroe CountyIL125,00662.0%
2Clinton CountyIL195,27859.2%
3Woodford CountyIL206,33858.9%
4Jo Daviess CountyIL163,01257.4%
5DuPage CountyIL239138,55756.6%
6Effingham CountyIL155,06353.6%
7Massac CountyIL92,02651.2%
8Shelby CountyIL132,92250.1%
9Ogle CountyIL228,26950.0%
10Piatt CountyIL143,08649.5%
11Williamson CountyIL219,70049.4%
12McHenry CountyIL8350,12348.6%
13Wayne CountyIL122,40448.2%
14Tazewell CountyIL5218,58147.9%
15Grundy CountyIL2212,07047.8%
16Will CountyIL177113,00847.8%
17Henry CountyIL257,72346.7%
18Jersey CountyIL62,37746.7%
19Washington CountyIL71,73946.3%
20Jasper CountyIL41,19745.8%
21Carroll CountyIL71,94545.7%
22Ford CountyIL82,45045.5%
23Richland CountyIL42,14545.4%
24Bond CountyIL81,85245.3%
25McLean CountyIL5423,75945.2%
26Montgomery CountyIL153,83545.2%
27Kendall CountyIL4129,77344.9%
28Logan CountyIL143,44844.9%
29Hamilton CountyIL41,09144.7%
30White CountyIL102,16844.4%
31Clark CountyIL82,45643.7%
32Iroquois CountyIL233,90943.5%
33Macoupin CountyIL267,22143.4%
34Clay CountyIL82,13042.3%
35Edgar CountyIL152,65041.7%
36Douglas CountyIL102,78041.4%
37Perry CountyIL82,54541.3%
38Moultrie CountyIL61,62841.2%
39St. Clair CountyIL8540,87941.2%
40Whiteside CountyIL288,44541.1%
41Madison CountyIL7135,25340.9%
42Union CountyIL152,47840.7%
43Wabash CountyIL51,51340.5%
44Johnson CountyIL71,74340.4%
45Marshall CountyIL71,57640.3%
46Bureau CountyIL214,54740.2%
47Mercer CountyIL81,94139.9%
48Menard CountyIL71,70139.6%
49Fayette CountyIL122,85839.3%
50Cumberland CountyIL51,49339.0%

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