Highland Park High School Ranked No. 27 In Chicago Area

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Highland Park High School is the 27th-best high school in the Chicago metro area, according to new rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The publication released its rankings of best high schools by metropolitan area Wednesday. Though they are separate from the publication's annual ranking of the nation's top high schools, the latest list was compiled using the same methodology.

The five top-ranked high schools in the area are selective enrollment Chicago Public Schools, each of which made the top 100 schools nationwide.

Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Libertyville was the highest ranking suburban high school in the rankings, with HPHS ranked 18th in the area among high schools outside of the city of Chicago.

1. Stevenson High School — $19,653 per student
2. Proviso Math and Science Academy (Selective enrollment) — $17,694 per student
3. Libertyville High School — $14,081 per student
4. Hinsdale Central High School — $20,497 per student
5. Hersey High School —$19,921 per student
6. Deerfield High School — $25,520 per student
7. New Trier Township High School —$25,665 per student
8. Glenbrook North High School —$23,141 per student
9. Prospect High School — $19,921 per student
10. Neuqua Valley High School — $11,848 per student
11. Munster High School — n/a
12. Buffalo Grove High School — $19,921 per student
13. Glenbard West High School —$17,156 per student
14. Fremd High School —$18,721 per student
15. Vernon Hills High School —$23,079 per student
16. Glenbrook South High School —$23,141 per student
17. Lake Forest High School — $24,786 per student
18. Highland Park High School — $25,520 per student

Annual 2018 per pupil spending numbers for each district come from the Illinois State Board of Education, which reports a state average of about $13,337 in operational spending per student every year.

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U.S. News said it matched metro areas with corresponding core-based statistical areas, which include both metropolitan and micropolitan areas (with populations of 10,000 and 50,000) They can include portions of multiple states, and the Chicago area includes schools in Indiana and Wisconsin.

“We’ve heard from students, parents and school officials that they’re interested in seeing how their school compares with others in the community,” Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News, said in a news release. “With these new rankings, residents in more than 900 metro areas nationwide can see which local schools are succeeding at educating and graduating their students.”

Here are the schools in the Chicago metro area that rank among the top 100 nationally:

• Payton College Preparatory High School — No. 9
• Northside College Preparatory High School — No. 23
• Lane Technical High School — No. 69
• Young Magnet High School — No. 71
• Jones College Prep High School — No. 91

These are the top 100 among 327 schools ranked in the Chicago metro area:

1. Payton College Preparatory High School
2. Northside College Preparatory High School
3. Lane Technical High School
4. Young Magnet High School
5. Jones College Prep High School
6. Adlai E Stevenson High School
7. Proviso Math and Science Academy
8. Brooks College Prep Academy High School
9. Phoenix Military Academy High School
10. Libertyville High School
11. Lindblom Math and Science Academy
12. Hinsdale Central High School
13. John Hersey High School
14. Deerfield High School
15. New Trier Township H S Winnetka
16. Glenbrook North High School
17. Lincoln Park High School
18. Prospect High School
19. Neuqua Valley High School
20. Munster High School
21. Buffalo Grove High School
22. Glenbard West High School
23. Wm Fremd High School
24. Vernon Hills High School
25. Glenbrook South High School
26. Lake Forest High School
27. Highland Park High School
28. Evanston Twp High School
29. Lakeview Technology Academy
30. Westinghouse High School
31. Metea Valley High School
32. York Community High School
33. Naperville Central High School
34. Naperville North High School
35. DeVry Advantage Academy High School
36. St Charles North High School
37. Barrington High School
38. Maine South High School
39. Oak Park and River Forest High School
40. Lyons Twp High School
41. Waubonsie Valley High School
42. Westmont High School
43. Cary-Grove Community High School
44. Comm High School Dist. 99 - Downers Grove North High School
45. James B. Conant High School
46. Lake Zurich High School
47. Grayslake Central High School
48. Wheaton North High School
49. Riverside Brookfield Twp High School
50. King College Prep High School
51. Niles North High School
52. Niles West High School
53. Hinsdale South High School
54. Lemont Twp High School
55. St. Charles East High School
56. Von Steuben Metro Science High School
57. Glenbard South High School
58. Prairie Ridge High School
59. Hoffman Estates High School
60. Lincoln-Way East High School
61. Crystal Lake South High School
62. Solorio Academy High School
63. Wheaton Warrenville South High School
64. Schaumburg High School
65. Rolling Meadows High School
66. Geneva Community High School
67. Back Of the Yards Ib High School
68. Lake Park High School
69. Crystal Lake Central High School
70. Harry D. Jacobs High School
71. Lincoln-Way Central High School
72. Lakes Community High School
73. Elk Grove High School
74. Crown Point High School
75. Huntley High School
76. Woodstock High School
77. Batavia Sr High School
78. Richmond-Burton High School
79. Chicago Math and Sci Elem Charter
80. Downers Grove South High School
81. Grayslake North High School
82. Washington Township High School
83. Warren Township High School
84. Intrinsic Charter High School
85. Antioch Comm High School
86. Bartlett High School
87. Oswego East High School
88. Valparaiso High School
89. Wheeling High School
90. Carl Sandburg High School
91. Kenwood Academy High School
92. Mundelein Cons High School
93. Central High School
94. Ogden Int High School
95. Plainfield North High School
96. Alan B. Shepard High School
97. Infinity Math Science and Tech High School
98. Maine East High School
99. Lincoln Way West
100. Maine West High School

Find complete Chicago metro area rankings and methodology from U.S. News & World Report