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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	Zion-Benton East High School	Zion, IL	Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126	High	419	60.6%
202	Massac County High School	Metropolis, IL	Massac UD 1	High	512	60.5%
203	Harrisburg High School	Harrisburg, IL	Harrisburg CUSD 3	High	491	60.5%
204	Rock Falls Township High School	Rock Falls, IL	Rock Falls Twp HSD 301	High	530	60.4%
205	Bloomington High School	Bloomington, IL	Bloomington SD 87	High	1,369	60.3%
206	Westinghouse High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	1,230	60.2%
207	Belleville High School-West	Belleville, IL	Belleville Twp HSD 201	High	2,118	59.9%
208	Marissa Jr & Sr High School	Marissa, IL	Marissa CUSD 40	High	226	59.7%
209	Virginia Jr/ Sr High School	Virginia, IL	Virginia CUSD 64	High	156	59.6%
210	Joliet West High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	High	3,451	59.5%
211	Elmwood Park High School	Elmwood Park, IL	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	High	1,015	59.4%
212	Christopher High	Christopher, IL	Christopher USD 99	High	206	59.2%
213	Brooks College Prep Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	1,007	58.8%
214	Guilford High School	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	High	2,216	58.7%
215	Herrin High School	Herrin, IL	Herrin CUSD 4	High	662	58.6%
216	West Leyden High School	Northlake, IL	Leyden CHSD 212	High	1,687	58.6%
217	Pope Co High School	Golconda, IL	Pope Co CUD 1	High	142	58.5%
218	Chicago HS for the Arts	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	578	58.3%
219	United Twp High School	East Moline, IL	United Twp HSD 30	High	1,862	58.3%
220	Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	827	58.2%
221	Red Hill Jr/Sr High School	Bridgeport, IL	Red Hill CUSD 10	High	396	57.8%
222	Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	1,316	57.8%
223	Prophetstown High School	Prophetstown, IL	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	High	205	57.6%
224	Hoopeston Area High School	Hoopeston, IL	Hoopeston Area CUSD 11	High	307	57.3%
225	Zeigler-Royalton High School	Mulkeytown, IL	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	High	131	57.3%
226	Arcola High School	Arcola, IL	Arcola CUSD 306	High	299	57.2%
227	Crete-Monee High School	Crete, IL	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	High	1,480	57.0%
228	Lawrenceville High School	Lawrenceville, IL	Lawrence County CUD 20	High	298	56.7%
229	Gillespie High School	Gillespie, IL	Gillespie CUSD 7	High	328	56.7%
230	Hall High School	Spring Valley, IL	Hall HSD 502	High	388	56.7%
231	Bushnell-Prairie City High Sch	Bushnell, IL	Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170	High	175	56.6%
232	Mount Vernon High School	Mount Vernon, IL	Mt Vernon Twp HSD 201	High	1,233	56.4%
233	East Peoria High School	East Peoria, IL	East Peoria CHSD 309	High	823	56.3%
234	Freeport High School	Freeport, IL	Freeport SD 145	High	1,165	56.2%
235	Mendota Twp High School	Mendota, IL	Mendota Twp HSD 280	High	493	56.2%
236	Argenta-Oreana High School	Argenta, IL	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	High	268	56.0%
237	Trico Senior High School	Campbell Hill, IL	Trico CUSD 176	High	220	55.9%
238	Norris City-Omaha-Enfield H S	Norris City, IL	Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3	High	195	55.9%
239	Belleville High School-East	Belleville, IL	Belleville Twp HSD 201	High	2,600	55.6%
240	Moline Sr High School	Moline, IL	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	High	2,195	55.4%
241	West Prairie Senior High School	Colchester, IL	West Prairie CUSD 103	High	170	55.3%
242	Quincy Sr High School	Quincy, IL	Quincy SD 172	High	1,847	55.1%
243	Harlem High School	Machesney Park, IL	Harlem UD 122	High	1,884	54.7%
244	Streator Twp High School	Streator, IL	Streator Twp HSD 40	High	764	54.6%
245	Iroquois West High School	Gilman, IL	Iroquois West CUSD 10	High	284	54.6%
246	Watseka Comm High School	Watseka, IL	Iroquois County CUSD 9	High	294	54.4%
247	Southeastern Jr/Sr High School	Augusta, IL	Southeastern CUSD 337	High	182	54.4%
248	Fieldcrest High School	Minonk, IL	Fieldcrest CUSD 6	High	254	54.3%
249	Jacksonville High School	Jacksonville, IL	Jacksonville SD 117	High	890	54.3%
250	Sterling High School	Sterling, IL	Sterling CUSD 5	High	999	54.1%

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