This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Adams County

  • Central High School, Camp Point
  • Liberty High School, Liberty
  • Payson-Seymour High School, Payson
  • Unity High School, Mendon

Quincy

  • Quincy Notre Dame High School
  • Quincy Senior High School

Alexander County

  • Cairo Junior/Senior High School, Cairo
  • Egyptian Senior High School, Tamms

Bond County

  • Greenville High School, Greenville
  • Mulberry Grove High School, Mulberry Grove

Boone County

  • North Boone High School, Poplar Grove

Belvidere

  • Belvidere High School
  • Belvidere North High School

Brown County

  • Brown County High School, Mount Sterling

Bureau County

  • Bureau Valley High School, Manlius
  • DePue High School, DePue
  • Hall High School, Spring Valley
  • La Moille High School, La Moille
  • Ohio High School, Ohio
  • Princeton High School, Princeton

Calhoun County

  • Brussels High School, Brussels
  • Calhoun High School, Hardin

Carroll County

  • Eastland High School, Lanark
  • Milledgeville High School, Milledgeville
  • West Carroll High School, Savanna

Cass County

  • A-C Central High School, Ashland
  • Beardstown High School, Beardstown
  • Virginia Senior High School, Virginia

Champaign County

  • Fisher Junior/Senior High School, Fisher
  • Heritage High School, Broadlands
  • Mahomet-Seymour High School, Mahomet
  • Rantoul Township High School, Rantoul
  • St. Joseph-Ogden High School, St. Joseph
  • Unity High School, Tolono

Champaign

  • Centennial High School
  • Champaign Central High School
  • Judah Christian School
  • St. Thomas More High School

Urbana

  • University Laboratory High School
  • Urbana High School

Christian County

  • Edinburg High School, Edinburg
  • Morrisonville High School, Morrisonville
  • Pana Senior High School, Pana
  • South Fork Jr/Sr High School (6–12), Kincaid
  • Taylorville High School, Taylorville

Clark County

  • Casey-Westfield High School, Casey
  • Marshall High School, Marshall
  • Martinsville High School, Martinsville

Clay County

  • Clay City High School, Clay City
  • Flora High School, Flora
  • North Clay High School, Louisville

Clinton County

  • Carlyle High School, Carlyle
  • Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School, Centralia
  • Wesclin Senior High School, Trenton

Breese

  • Central Community High School
  • Mater Dei High School

Coles County

  • Charleston High School, Charleston
  • Mattoon High School, Mattoon
  • Oakland High School, Oakland

Cook County

Arlington Heights

Chicago Public Schools

Chicago Independent Schools

Archdiocese of Chicago (Chicago/Cook County)

Chicago Heights

Defunct

Crawford County

Cumberland County

  • Cumberland High School, Toledo
  • Neoga Junior-Senior High School, Neoga

DeKalb County

DeWitt County

  • Blue Ridge High School, Farmer City
  • Clinton High School, Clinton

Douglas County

DuPage County

Aurora

  • Metea Valley High School
  • Waubonsie Valley High School

Downers Grove

  • Downers Grove North High School
  • Downers Grove South High School

Elmhurst

  • IC Catholic Prep
  • Timothy Christian School
  • York Community High School

Glen Ellyn

  • Glenbard South High School
  • Glenbard West High School

Lisle

  • Benet Academy
  • Lisle High School

Lombard

  • College Preparatory School of America
  • Glenbard East High School
  • Montini Catholic High School

Naperville

  • Naperville Central High School
  • Naperville North High School

Villa Park

  • Islamic Foundation School
  • Willowbrook High School

Wheaton

  • St. Francis High School
  • Wheaton North High School
  • Wheaton Warrenville South High School

West Chicago

  • West Chicago Community High School
  • Wheaton Academy

Defunct

  • Driscoll Catholic High School, Addison (1966–2009)
  • Indian Plains Alternative High School, Aurora (closed 2018)
  • Midwest Military Academy, Wheaton (1931-1988)

Edgar County

Edwards County

  • Edwards County High School, Albion

Effingham County

Effingham

  • Effingham High School
  • St. Anthony High School

Fayette County

Ford County

  • Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School, Gibson City
  • Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School, Paxton

Franklin County

Fulton County

Gallatin County

  • Gallatin High School, Junction

Greene County

  • Carrollton High School, Carrollton
  • Greenfield High School, Greenfield
  • North Greene High School, White Hall

Grundy County

Hamilton County

  • Hamilton County Jr/Sr High School, McLeansboro

Hancock County

Hardin County

  • Hardin County High School, Elizabethtown

Henderson County

  • West Central High School, Biggsville

Henry County

Kewanee

  • Kewanee High School
  • Wethersfield High School

Iroquois County

Defunct

  • Crescent-Iroquois High School, Crescent City (1940–2009)

Jackson County

  • Elverado High School, Elkville
  • Murphysboro High School, Murphysboro
  • Trico High School, Campbell Hill

Carbondale

  • Brehm Preparatory School
  • Carbondale Community High School

Jasper County

  • Newton Community High School, Newton

Jefferson County

Jersey County

  • Jersey Community High School, Jerseyville

Jo Daviess County

Johnson County

  • Goreville High School, Goreville
  • Vienna High School, Vienna

Kane County

Aurora

Elgin

St. Charles

Defunct

  • Academy of the Cross, St. Charles (never opened, property sold in 2015)
  • Broadview Academy, La Fox (1909–May 2007)

Kankakee County

Kankakee

Kendall County

Oswego

  • Oswego East High School
  • Oswego High School

Knox County

LaSalle County

Ottawa

  • Marquette Academy
  • Ottawa Township High School

Lake County

Grayslake

  • Grayslake Central High School
  • Grayslake North High School

Lake Forest

  • Lake Forest Academy
  • Lake Forest High School
  • Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart

Mundelein

  • Carmel High School
  • Mundelein High School

Waukegan

  • Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep
  • Waukegan High School

Zion

  • New Tech High at Zion-Benton East
  • Zion-Benton Township High School

Defunct

  • Ferry Hall School, Lake Forest (1869–1974)

Lawrence County

  • Lawrenceville High School, Lawrenceville
  • Red Hill High School, Bridgeport

Lee County

Livingston County

Logan County

  • Lincoln Community High School, Lincoln
  • Hartsburg-Embden Jr/Sr High School, Hartsburg
  • Mount Pulaski High School, Mount Pulaski

Macon County

Decatur

Defunct

  • Stephen Decatur High School, Decatur (1911–2000)

Macoupin County

Madison County

Alton

  • Alton Senior High School
  • Marquette Catholic High School

Edwardsville

  • Edwardsville High School
  • Metro-East Lutheran High School

Defunct

  • Livingston High School, Livingston (Late 1800s–2004)
  • Venice High School, Venice (1917–2004)

Marion County

Marshall County

  • Henry-Senachwine High School, Henry
  • Midland High School, Varna

Mason County

  • Havana High School, Havana
  • Illini Central High School, Mason City
  • Midwest Central High School, Manito

Massac County

  • Joppa-Maple Grove High School, Joppa
  • Massac County High School, Metropolis

McDonough County

  • Bushnell-Prairie City High School, Bushnell
  • Macomb High School, Macomb
  • West Prairie High School, Sciota

McHenry County

Crystal Lake

Woodstock

McLean County

Bloomington

Normal

Menard County

  • Athens Senior High School, Athens
  • Greenview High School, Greenview
  • Porta High School, Petersburg

Mercer County

  • Mercer County High School, Aledo

Monroe County

  • Columbia High School, Columbia
  • Valmeyer High School, Valmeyer

Waterloo

  • Gibault Catholic High School
  • Waterloo High School

Montgomery County

Morgan County

Jacksonville

Moultrie County

  • Arthur Christian School, Arthur
  • Okaw Valley High School, Bethany
  • Sullivan High School, Sullivan

Ogle County

Peoria County

Peoria

Defunct

  • Academy of Our Lady/Spalding Institute, Peoria (1863–1988)
  • Bergan High School, Peoria (1964–1988)

Perry County

  • DuQuoin High School, Du Quoin
  • Pinckneyville Community High School, Pinckneyville

Piatt County

Pike County

Pope County

  • Pope County High School, Golconda

Pulaski County

  • Century High School, Ullin
  • Meridian High School, Mounds

Putnam County

  • Putnam County High School, Granville

Randolph County

Richland County

  • Richland County High School, Olney

Rock Island County

St. Clair County

Belleville

East St. Louis

Saline County

Sangamon County

Springfield

Defunct

  • Divernon High School, Divernon (c. 1900–2007)
  • Ursuline Academy, Springfield (1857–2007)

Schuyler County

  • Rushville-Industry High School, Rushville

Scott County

  • Bluffs High School, Bluffs
  • Winchester High School, Winchester

Shelby County

Stark County

  • Stark County High School, Toulon

Stephenson County

Freeport

  • Aquin Central Catholic High School
  • Freeport High School

Tazewell County

Union County

Vermilion County

Danville

Defunct

Wabash County

  • Mount Carmel High School, Mount Carmel

Warren County

  • Monmouth-Roseville High School, Monmouth
  • United Senior High School, Monmouth

Washington County

  • Nashville Community High School, Nashville
  • Okawville High School, Okawville

Wayne County

  • Fairfield Community High School, Fairfield
  • Wayne City High School, Wayne City

White County

  • Carmi-White County High School, Carmi
  • Grayville Jr/Sr High School, Grayville
  • Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School, Norris City

Whiteside County

Will County

Crete

Joliet

New Lenox

Plainfield

Defunct

  • Christ Lutheran Academy (Plainfield, Illinois) (2001-2010)
  • Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort (Closed in 2016)

Williamson County

  • Carterville High School, Carterville
  • Herrin High School, Herrin

Johnston City

  • Project E.C.H.O. Alternative School
  • Johnston City High School

Marion

  • Crab Orchard High School
  • Marion High School

Winnebago County

Rockford

Defunct

  • Rockford Central High School, Rockford (1885–1940)
  • St. Thomas Catholic High School for Boys, Rockford (1929-1963)

Woodford County

See also

  • List of high schools in Greater St. Louis
  • List of school districts in Illinois

References

External links

  • List of high schools in Illinois from SchoolTree.org
  • List of schools in Illinois from Illinois State Board of Education

Best High Schools in Illinois US News

25 Best Illinois High Schools U.S. News Rankings 2016 Chicago, IL Patch

10 Illinois High Schools On List Of 50 Best High Schools In U.S.

Best High Schools In Illinois 2024 Tandy Florence

The best public high schools in Illinois — see the full list Chicago