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The highest-poverty public high schools in Illinois · page 5

Ranks 201–250 of the highest-poverty public schools in Illinois. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
201	Von Steuben Metro Science HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	1,698	61.2%
202	Carbondale Comm H S	Carbondale, IL	Carbondale CHSD 165	High	1,023	61.1%
203	Kewanee High School	Kewanee, IL	Kewanee CUSD 229	High	582	60.8%
204	South Beloit Sr High School	South Beloit, IL	County of Winnebago SD 320	High	254	60.6%
205	Zion-Benton East High School	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	419	60.6%
206	Massac County High School	Metropolis, IL	Massac UD 1	High	512	60.5%
207	Harrisburg High School	Harrisburg, IL	Harrisburg CUSD 3	High	491	60.5%
208	Rock Falls Township High School	Rock Falls, IL	Rock Falls Twp HSD 301	High	530	60.4%
209	Bloomington High School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	High	1,369	60.3%
210	Westinghouse High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	1,230	60.2%
211	Belleville High School-West	Belleville, IL	Belleville Twp HSD 201	High	2,118	59.9%
212	Marissa Jr & Sr High School	Marissa, IL	Marissa CUSD 40	High	226	59.7%
213	Virginia Jr/ Sr High School	Virginia, IL	Virginia CUSD 64	High	156	59.6%
214	Joliet West High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	High	3,451	59.5%
215	Elmwood Park High School	Elmwood Park, IL	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	High	1,015	59.4%
216	Christopher High	Christopher, IL	Christopher USD 99	High	206	59.2%
217	Brooks College Prep Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	1,007	58.8%
218	Guilford High School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	High	2,216	58.7%
219	Herrin High School	Herrin, IL	Herrin CUSD 4	High	662	58.6%
220	West Leyden High School	Northlake, IL	Leyden CHSD 212	High	1,687	58.6%
221	Pope Co High School	Golconda, IL	Pope Co CUD 1	High	142	58.5%
222	Chicago HS for the Arts	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	578	58.3%
223	United Twp High School	East Moline, IL	United Twp HSD 30	High	1,862	58.3%
224	Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	827	58.2%
225	Red Hill Jr/Sr High School	Bridgeport, IL	Red Hill CUSD 10	High	396	57.8%
226	Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	1,316	57.8%
227	Prophetstown High School	Prophetstown, IL	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	High	205	57.6%
228	Hoopeston Area High School	Hoopeston, IL	Hoopeston Area CUSD 11	High	307	57.3%
229	Zeigler-Royalton High School	Mulkeytown, IL	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	High	131	57.3%
230	Arcola High School	Arcola, IL	Arcola CUSD 306	High	299	57.2%
231	Crete-Monee High School	Crete, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	High	1,480	57.0%
232	Lawrenceville High School	Lawrenceville, IL	Lawrence County CUD 20	High	298	56.7%
233	Gillespie High School	Gillespie, IL	Gillespie CUSD 7	High	328	56.7%
234	Hall High School	Spring Valley, IL	Hall HSD 502	High	388	56.7%
235	Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch	Bushnell, IL	Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170	High	175	56.6%
236	Mount Vernon High School	Mount Vernon, IL	Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201	High	1,233	56.4%
237	East Peoria High School	East Peoria, IL	East Peoria CHSD 309	High	823	56.3%
238	Freeport High School	Freeport, IL	Freeport SD 145	High	1,165	56.2%
239	Mendota Twp High School	Mendota, IL	Mendota Twp HSD 280	High	493	56.2%
240	Argenta-Oreana High School	Argenta, IL	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	High	268	56.0%
241	Trico Senior High School	Campbell Hill, IL	Trico CUSD 176	High	220	55.9%
242	Norris City-Omaha-Enfield H S	Norris City, IL	Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3	High	195	55.9%
243	Belleville High School-East	Belleville, IL	Belleville Twp HSD 201	High	2,600	55.6%
244	Moline Sr High School	Moline, IL	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	High	2,195	55.4%
245	West Prairie Senior High School	Colchester, IL	West Prairie CUSD 103	High	170	55.3%
246	Quincy Sr High School	Quincy, IL	Quincy SD 172	High	1,847	55.1%
247	Harlem High School	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	High	1,884	54.7%
248	Streator Twp High School	Streator, IL	Streator Twp HSD 40	High	764	54.6%
249	Iroquois West High School	Gilman, IL	Iroquois West CUSD 10	High	284	54.6%
250	Watseka Comm High School	Watseka, IL	Iroquois County CUSD 9	High	294	54.4%

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