Public schools and districts in Illinois
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 1,030
- Regular districts
- 855
- Schools
- 4,494
- Students in regular districts
- 1,837,668
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
Browse Illinois agencies by name
Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Public Schools District 299 NCES 1709930 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Chicago | 641 | 324,130 | 13.8:1 |
| SD U-46 NCES 1713710 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Elgin | 56 | 34,036 | 14.4:1 |
| Rockford SD 205 NCES 1734510 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Rockford | 47 | 28,467 | 17.4:1 |
| Indian Prairie CUSD 204 NCES 1741690 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Aurora | 34 | 26,108 | 14.5:1 |
| Plainfield SD 202 NCES 1731740 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Plainfield | 31 | 24,556 | 14.5:1 |
| CUSD 300 NCES 1708550 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Algonquin | 29 | 20,705 | 14.2:1 |
| CUSD 308 NCES 1730270 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Oswego | 23 | 16,766 | 14.6:1 |
| Naperville CUSD 203 NCES 1727710 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Naperville | 22 | 16,047 | 13.5:1 |
| Schaumburg CCSD 54 NCES 1734740 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Schaumburg | 28 | 15,298 | 11.9:1 |
| Valley View CUSD 365U NCES 1740070 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Romeoville | 21 | 14,710 | 12.5:1 |
| Waukegan CUSD 60 NCES 1741250 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Waukegan | 22 | 13,640 | 12.6:1 |
| Springfield SD 186 NCES 1737080 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Springfield | 34 | 13,014 | 13:1 |
| Peoria SD 150 NCES 1731230 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Peoria | 31 | 12,913 | 15:1 |
| Township HSD 211 NCES 1730450 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Palatine | 10 | 12,458 | 14.8:1 |
| McLean County USD 5 NCES 1728620 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Normal | 26 | 12,407 | 14.4:1 |
| Aurora East USD 131 NCES 1704680 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Aurora | 20 | 12,187 | 15.7:1 |
| Township HSD 214 NCES 1704170 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Arlington Heights | 11 | 11,911 | 15.4:1 |
| St Charles CUSD 303 NCES 1737170 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Saint Charles | 18 | 11,731 | 13.3:1 |
| CUSD 200 NCES 1742180 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Wheaton | 20 | 11,639 | 13.3:1 |
| Palatine CCSD 15 NCES 1730420 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Palatine | 20 | 11,321 | 13.5:1 |
| Aurora West USD 129 NCES 1704710 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Aurora | 17 | 11,020 | 14.7:1 |
| Champaign CUSD 4 NCES 1709420 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Champaign | 21 | 10,598 | 13.9:1 |
| Joliet PSD 86 NCES 1720580 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Joliet | 22 | 9,333 | 14.2:1 |
| Cicero SD 99 NCES 1710200 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Cicero | 15 | 8,664 | 14.8:1 |
| Huntley Community School District 158 NCES 1719830 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Algonquin | 9 | 8,401 | 14.4:1 |
Large public high schools in Illinois
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
Adlai E Stevenson High School
Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125 · 09–12
Lane Technical High School
Chicago Public Schools District 299 · 07–12
Taft High School
Chicago Public Schools District 299 · 07–12
Waukegan High School
Waukegan CUSD 60 · 09–12
East High School
Aurora East USD 131 · 09–12
Lyons Twp High Sch
Lyons Twp HSD 204 · 09–12
Lockport Township High Sch East
Lockport Twp HSD 205 · 09–12
West Aurora High School
Aurora West USD 129 · 09–12
Evanston Twp High School
Evanston Twp HSD 202 · 09–12
Warren Township High School
Warren Twp HSD 121 · 09–12
Joliet West High School
Joliet Twp HSD 204 · 09–12
J Sterling Morton East High Sch
J S Morton HSD 201 · 10–12
J Sterling Morton West High Sch
J S Morton HSD 201 · 09–12
Oak Park & River Forest High Sch
Oak Park - River Forest SD 200 · 09–12
Bolingbrook High School
Valley View CUSD 365U · 09–12
Joliet Central High School
Joliet Twp HSD 204 · 09–12
Curie Metropolitan High School
Chicago Public Schools District 299 · 09–12
Neuqua Valley High School
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 · 09–12
Glenbrook South High School
Glenbrook HSD 225 · 09–12
Minooka Community High School
Minooka CHSD 111 · 09–12