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The largest public high schools in Illinois

713 public high schools in Illinois appear in this ranking of the largest public high schools, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Adlai E Stevenson High School leads the list at 4,758, against a median of 426 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

713

Illinois

Top Students

4,758

Median Students

426

LARGEST · ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Adlai E Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire, IL	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	High	4,758
2	Lane Technical High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	4,604
3	Taft High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	4,487
4	Waukegan High School	Waukegan, IL	Waukegan CUSD 60	High	4,186
5	East High School	Aurora, IL	Aurora East USD 131	High	4,020
6	Lyons Twp High Sch	La Grange, IL	Lyons Twp HSD 204	High	3,706
7	Lockport Township High Sch East	Lockport, IL	Lockport Twp HSD 205	High	3,678
8	West Aurora High School	Aurora, IL	Aurora West USD 129	High	3,641
9	Evanston Twp High School	Evanston, IL	Evanston Twp HSD 202	High	3,560
10	Warren Township High School	Gurnee, IL	Warren Twp HSD 121	High	3,537
11	Joliet West High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	High	3,451
12	J Sterling Morton East High Sch	Cicero, IL	J S Morton HSD 201	High	3,394
13	J Sterling Morton West High Sch	Berwyn, IL	J S Morton HSD 201	High	3,374
14	Oak Park & River Forest High Sch	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park - River Forest SD 200	High	3,307
15	Bolingbrook High School	Bolingbrook, IL	Valley View CUSD 365U	High	3,298
16	Joliet Central High School	Joliet, IL	Joliet Twp HSD 204	High	3,295
17	Curie Metropolitan High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	3,099
18	Neuqua Valley High School	Naperville, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	High	3,018
19	Glenbrook South High School	Glenview, IL	Glenbrook HSD 225	High	2,923
20	Minooka Community High School	Channahon, IL	Minooka CHSD 111	High	2,918
21	Oswego High School	Oswego, IL	CUSD 308	High	2,870
22	Waubonsie Valley High School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	High	2,849
23	Carl Sandburg High School	Orland Park, IL	Cons HSD 230	High	2,840
24	Huntley High School	Huntley, IL	Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158	High	2,804
25	New Trier Township H S Winnetka	Winnetka, IL	New Trier Twp HSD 203	High	2,770
26	Metea Valley High School	Aurora, IL	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	High	2,766
27	Oswego East High School	Oswego, IL	CUSD 308	High	2,758
28	Barrington High School	Barrington, IL	Barrington CUSD 220	High	2,718
29	Homewood-Flossmoor High School	Flossmoor, IL	Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233	High	2,707
30	Lincoln-Way East High School	Frankfort, IL	Lincoln Way CHSD 210	High	2,696
31	Wm Fremd High School	Palatine, IL	Township HSD 211	High	2,689
32	South Elgin High School	South Elgin, IL	SD U-46	High	2,665
33	Niles West High School	Skokie, IL	Niles Twp HSD 219	High	2,646
34	J B Conant High School	Hoffman Estates, IL	Township HSD 211	High	2,633
35	Belleville High School-East	Belleville, IL	Belleville Twp HSD 201	High	2,600
36	Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch	Downers Grove, IL	CHSD 99	High	2,591
37	York Comm High School	Elmhurst, IL	Elmhurst SD 205	High	2,590
38	Naperville Central High School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	High	2,589
39	Elgin High School	Elgin, IL	SD U-46	High	2,576
40	Dundee-Crown High School	Carpentersville, IL	CUSD 300	High	2,573
41	Amos Alonzo Stagg High School	Palos Hills, IL	Cons HSD 230	High	2,560
42	O Fallon High School	O Fallon, IL	O Fallon Twp HSD 203	High	2,540
43	Palatine High School	Palatine, IL	Township HSD 211	High	2,535
44	Lake Park High School	Roselle, IL	Lake Park CHSD 108	High	2,522
45	Maine South High School	Park Ridge, IL	Maine Township HSD 207	High	2,494
46	Naperville North High School	Naperville, IL	Naperville CUSD 203	High	2,467
47	Hinsdale Central High School	Hinsdale, IL	Hinsdale Twp HSD 86	High	2,445
48	Rich Township High School	Olympia Fields, IL	Rich Twp HSD 227	High	2,433
49	Schaumburg High School	Schaumburg, IL	Township HSD 211	High	2,416
50	Plainfield North High School	Plainfield, IL	Plainfield SD 202	High	2,399

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