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The highest-poverty public high schools in Will County, Illinois

13 public high schools in Will County, Illinois appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Joliet Central High School leads the list at 77.7%, against a median of 41.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Will County, Illinois

Top % FRL

77.7%

Median % FRL

41.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Joliet Central High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	High	3,295	77.7%
2	Joliet West High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	High	3,451	59.5%
3	Crete-Monee High School	Crete, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	High	1,480	57.0%
4	Bolingbrook High School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	High	3,298	53.3%
5	Romeoville High School	Romeoville, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	High	1,848	50.7%
6	Wilmington High School	Wilmington, IL	Wilmington CUSD 209U	High	432	43.8%
7	Reed-Custer High School	Braidwood, IL	Reed Custer CUSD 255U	High	397	41.8%
8	Plainfield East High School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	High	1,825	39.7%
9	Plainfield High School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	High	1,800	34.7%
10	Beecher High School	Beecher, IL	Beecher CUSD 200U	High	343	27.7%
11	Peotone High School	Peotone, IL	Peotone CUSD 207U	High	420	27.6%
12	Plainfield North High School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	High	2,399	20.8%
13	Neuqua Valley High School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	High	3,018	9.8%

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