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The highest-poverty public high schools in Illinois

Across Illinois, 582 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. North Chicago Community High Sch leads the list at 99.8%, against a median of 50.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
582
Illinois
Top % FRL
99.8%
Median % FRL
50.9%
HIGHEST POVERTY · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1North Chicago Community High SchNorth Chicago, ILNorth Chicago SD 187High89899.8%
2Madison Senior High SchoolMadison, ILMadison CUSD 12High15299.3%
3East St Louis Senior High SchoolEast Saint Louis, ILEast St Louis SD 189High1,28899.3%
4North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High25899.2%
5YCCS-CCA Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High12499.2%
6Meridian High SchoolMounds, ILMeridian CUSD 101High20698.5%
7Acero Chtr Sch Netwrk- VictoriaChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High56198.4%
8YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28198.2%
9Legal Prep Academy Charter HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High21097.6%
10Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High22897.4%
11Murphysboro High SchoolMurphysboro, ILMurphysboro CUSD 186High56597.3%
12Richards Career Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High34897.1%
13YCCS Chtr - ChathamChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High10497.1%
14Cairo Jr/Sr High SchoolCairo, ILCairo USD 1High13096.9%
15Dunbar Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High35596.9%
16Hyde Park Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High83896.8%
17Cobden High SchoolCobden, ILCobden SUD 17High13595.6%
18Hubbard High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,71095.1%
19YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High10395.1%
20Perspectives Chtr - HS of TechChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High32095.0%
21Noble St Chtr-Rowe-Clark MS AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High32095.0%
22YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High20095.0%
23North Lawndale Prep Chtr-CollinsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High27694.9%
24ACE Amandla Charter SchoolChicago, ILACE Amandla Charter SchoolHigh13794.9%
25Raby High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High12894.5%
26Chicago Excel Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High26694.4%
27EPIC Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High25594.1%
28Noble St Chtr-Pritzker Col PrepChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High99394.1%
29School of Social Justice HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High26994.1%
30Perspectives Chtr - Leadership AcChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High83894.0%
31Thomas Kelly College PreparatoryChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,76293.9%
32Gage Park High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High39293.9%
33Marshall Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High23993.7%
34Noble St Chtr-Baker CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28593.7%
35Farragut Career Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High49093.7%
36Multicultural Arts High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28393.6%
37World Language High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High38993.6%
38Perspectives Chtr - IIT CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High41393.2%
39YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High11793.2%
40YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High17493.1%
41Back of The Yards IB HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,03993.0%
42Perspectives Chtr - Joslin CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High31393.0%
43Chicago Technology Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High31592.7%
44J Sterling Morton Freshman CntrCicero, ILJ S Morton HSD 201High94192.5%
45Bowen High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High27892.4%
46YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto RicanChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High18492.4%
47YCCS-Association HouseChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High10592.4%
48ASPIRA Charter - Early College PrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High28592.3%
49IHSCA Charter High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High56792.2%
50Infinity Math Science & Tech HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High42792.0%
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