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The fastest-growing public high schools in Illinois

Across Illinois, 192 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Rich Township High School leads the list at 133%, against a median of 7.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

192

Illinois

Top Enrollment growth

133%

Median Enrollment growth

7.0%

FASTEST GROWING · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Rich Township High School	Olympia Fields, IL	Rich Twp HSD 227	1,045	2,433	133%
2	Noble St Chtr - Mansueto	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	525	1,106	111%
3	Perspectives Chtr - Leadership Ac	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	436	838	92.2%
4	Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	328	538	64.0%
5	Richards Career Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	217	348	60.4%
6	United Jr./Sr. High School	Monmouth, IL	United CUSD 304	282	445	57.8%
7	Oregon Jr/Sr High School	Oregon, IL	Oregon CUSD 220	422	627	48.6%
8	Central High School	Burilngton, IL	Central CUSD 301	1,078	1,575	46.1%
9	Corliss High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	308	430	39.6%
10	Richwoods High School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	1,225	1,685	37.6%
11	King College Prep High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	599	819	36.7%
12	Taft High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	3,371	4,487	33.1%
13	Orr Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	276	361	30.8%
14	Chicago Technology Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	241	315	30.7%
15	Central High School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	1,282	1,666	30.0%
16	Jefferson High School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	1,680	2,173	29.3%
17	Kenwood Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,756	2,268	29.2%
18	Fenger Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	244	312	27.9%
19	Yorkville High School	Yorkville, IL	Yorkville CUSD 115	1,781	2,266	27.2%
20	Guilford High School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	1,744	2,216	27.1%
21	Indian Creek High School	Shabbona, IL	Indian Creek CUSD 425	211	268	27.0%
22	Multicultural Arts High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	223	283	26.9%
23	Kelvyn Park High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	459	577	25.7%
24	Hampshire High School	Hampshire, IL	CUSD 300	1,636	2,046	25.1%
25	Carmi-White County High School	Carmi, IL	Carmi-White County CUSD 5	340	419	23.2%
26	Harlem High School	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	1,529	1,884	23.2%
27	Zion-Benton East High School	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	341	419	22.9%
28	Amundsen High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,227	1,507	22.8%
29	Mather High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,451	1,777	22.5%
30	Pecatonica High School	Pecatonica, IL	Pecatonica CUSD 321	256	313	22.3%
31	Rantoul Twp High School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul Township HSD 193	738	901	22.1%
32	North Chicago Community High Sch	North Chicago, IL	North Chicago SD 187	741	898	21.2%
33	Alcott College Prep	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	311	373	19.9%
34	Gage Park High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	330	392	18.8%
35	Payton College Preparatory HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	1,073	1,260	17.4%
36	Proviso Math and Science Academy	Forest Park, IL	Proviso Twp HSD 209	792	925	16.8%
37	DeKalb High School	Dekalb, IL	DeKalb CUSD 428	1,840	2,134	16.0%
38	Tilden Career Communty Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	249	288	15.7%
39	Mundelein Cons High School	Mundelein, IL	Mundelein Cons HSD 120	1,978	2,282	15.4%
40	Mascoutah High School	Mascoutah, IL	Mascoutah CUD 19	1,078	1,243	15.3%
41	Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	718	827	15.2%
42	Morton High School	Morton, IL	Morton CUSD 709	923	1,061	15.0%
43	Ridgewood Comm High School	Norridge, IL	Ridgewood CHSD 234	860	988	14.9%
44	Hoffman Estates High School	Hoffman Estates, IL	Township HSD 211	1,907	2,185	14.6%
45	Cambridge Jr/Sr High School	Cambridge, IL	Cambridge CUSD 227	207	237	14.5%
46	Mahomet-Seymour High School	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	919	1,050	14.3%
47	Evergreen Park High School	Evergreen Park, IL	Evergreen Park CHSD 231	824	941	14.2%
48	Schaumburg High School	Schaumburg, IL	Township HSD 211	2,116	2,416	14.2%
49	Adlai E Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	4,185	4,758	13.7%
50	Peoria High School	Peoria, IL	Peoria SD 150	1,357	1,541	13.6%

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