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The highest-poverty public high schools in Illinois · page 4

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HIGHEST POVERTY · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
151Dundee-Crown High SchoolCarpentersville, ILCUSD 300High2,57371.9%
152Rockford East High SchoolRockford, ILRockford SD 205High1,71971.6%
153Phillips Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High46771.5%
154Simeon Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,09571.0%
155Jefferson High SchoolRockford, ILRockford SD 205High2,17370.0%
156Galesburg Senior High SchoolGalesburg, ILGalesburg CUSD 205High1,15869.9%
157Devry Advantage Academy High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High15269.1%
158Brownstown High SchoolBrownstown, ILBrownstown CUSD 201High10268.6%
159East Alton-Wood River High SchWood River, ILEast Alton-Wood River CHSD 14High53968.5%
160St Anne Comm High SchoolSaint Anne, ILSt Anne CHSD 302High20668.4%
161Chicago Military Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High20968.4%
162A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)Palos Heights, ILCHSD 218High1,91667.7%
163Dupo High SchoolDupo, ILComm Unit School District No 196High25967.2%
164Auburn High SchoolRockford, ILRockford SD 205High1,95767.1%
165Ramsey High SchoolRamsey, ILRamsey CUSD 204High18166.9%
166Peoria Heights High SchoolPeoria Heights, ILPeoria Heights CUSD 325High21566.5%
167Collinsville High SchoolCollinsville, ILCollinsville CUSD 10High1,95666.3%
168Springfield Southeast High SchSpringfield, ILSpringfield SD 186High1,22966.2%
169Sangamon Valley High SchoolNiantic, ILSangamon Valley CUSD 9High20466.2%
170Ogden Int High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High51966.1%
171Georgetown-Ridge Farm High SchoolGeorgetown, ILGeorgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4High24365.8%
172Kennedy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,64765.8%
173Thornton Fractnl So High SchoolLansing, ILThornton Fractional Twp HSD 215High1,80365.8%
174Reavis High SchoolBurbank, ILReavis Twp HSD 220High1,93065.5%
175Urbana High SchoolUrbana, ILUrbana SD 116High1,17665.2%
176Larkin High SchoolElgin, ILSD U-46High2,17465.0%
177Rickover Naval Academy High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High52764.7%
178Hancock College Preparatory HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High1,05064.7%
179Argo Community High SchoolSummit, ILArgo CHSD 217High1,81764.6%
180Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High SchoolCowden, ILCowden-Herrick CUSD 3AHigh16864.3%
181Centralia High SchoolCentralia, ILCentralia HSD 200High88764.1%
182Waukegan High SchoolWaukegan, ILWaukegan CUSD 60High4,18664.0%
183Elverado High SchoolElkville, ILElverado CUSD 196High10263.7%
184East High SchoolAurora, ILAurora East USD 131High4,02063.6%
185Elgin High SchoolElgin, ILSD U-46High2,57663.1%
186Eldorado High SchoolEldorado, ILEldorado CUSD 4High30963.1%
187Sparta High SchoolSparta, ILSparta CUSD 140High30963.1%
188Oak Lawn Comm High SchoolOak Lawn, ILOak Lawn CHSD 229High1,86763.0%
189Addison Trail High SchoolAddison, ILDuPage HSD 88High1,84762.9%
190Granite City High SchoolGranite City, ILGranite City CUSD 9High1,75562.8%
191Momence High SchoolMomence, ILMomence CUSD 1High31562.5%
192West Central High SchoolBiggsville, ILWest Central CUSD 235High21262.3%
193Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi SchZion, ILZion-Benton Twp HSD 126High2,11462.0%
194Palatine High SchoolPalatine, ILTownship HSD 211High2,53562.0%
195H L Richards High Sch(Campus)Oak Lawn, ILCHSD 218High1,70261.9%
196Milford High School CampusMilford, ILMilford Area PSD 124High14961.7%
197Western High SchoolBarry, ILWestern CUSD 12High14161.7%
198Century Jr/Sr High SchoolUllin, ILCentury CUSD 100High14661.6%
199DeKalb High SchoolDekalb, ILDeKalb CUSD 428High2,13461.3%
200Belvidere High SchoolBelvidere, ILBelvidere CUSD 100High1,16761.3%
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