Illinois · NCES CCD 2022-23

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Illinois

The 50 public schools in Illinois with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.

4.6:1
Best ratio
14.6:1
State average
15.7:1
National average
50
Schools listed

The ranking in one line

Ogden Int High School runs Illinois's smallest classes at 4.6:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 14.6:1.

4.6:1
smallest classes (Ogden Int High School)
50
listed schools below the state average
14.6:1
Illinois average
15.7:1
national average
# School EnrollmentStudent:Teacher
1 Ogden Int High School Chicago 519 4.6:1
2 Alcott College Prep Chicago 373 4.6:1
3 Beard Elem School Chicago 327 4.6:1
4 Delacey Family Educ Ctr Carpentersville 210 5:1
5 Uplift Community High School Chicago 224 5.6:1
6 Lozano Elem Bilingual & Intl Ctr Chicago 256 5.7:1
7 Blair Early Childhood Center Chicago 164 6:1
8 Marycrest Early Childhood Center Joliet 142 6.6:1
9 Bronzeville Scholastic Hs Chicago 119 6.8:1
10 Edison Elem School Elmhurst 318 7:1
11 Dr Ml King Jr Literary&Fine Arts Evanston 421 7.1:1
12 Hodgkins Elem School Hodgkins 165 7.3:1
13 Butler Junior High School Oak Brook 163 7.3:1
14 Courtenay Elem Language Arts Ctr Chicago 266 7.4:1
15 Finkl Elem School Chicago 240 7.4:1
16 Flanagan-Cornell High School Flanagan 106 7.4:1
17 Signal Hill Elem School Belleville 291 7.5:1
18 Dr Bessie Rhodes-Global Studies Skokie 254 7.5:1
19 Harriet Tubman Elem School Chicago 308 7.6:1
20 Rosemont Elem School Rosemont 221 7.6:1
21 Franklin Elem School Belleville 172 7.6:1
22 Air Force Acad High School Chicago 131 7.6:1
23 Zeigler-Royalton High School Zeigler 131 7.6:1
24 Erie High School Erie 190 7.7:1
25 Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S Gardner 154 7.7:1
26 Geff Elem School Geff 100 7.7:1
27 Sunset Ridge Elem School Northfield 274 7.8:1
28 Schmid Elem School Chicago 195 7.8:1
29 Holmes Elem School Chicago 166 7.8:1
30 Thomas Early Childhood Center Chicago 123 7.8:1
31 Meredosia-Chambersburg Elem Sch Meredosia 116 7.8:1
32 Saunemin Elem School Saunemin 102 7.8:1
33 Joseph E Hill Education Center Evanston 258 7.9:1
34 Whittier Elem School Chicago 221 7.9:1
35 Raby High School Chicago 128 7.9:1
36 Rhodes Elem School River Grove 499 8:1
37 Yates Elem School Chicago 268 8:1
38 Earl H Hanson Elem School Rock Island 201 8:1
39 Roy De Shane Elementary School Carol Stream 185 8:1
40 Madison Senior High School Madison 152 8:1
41 Elsie C Johnson Elem Sch Hanover Park 253 8.1:1
42 Riverdale School Riverdale 137 8.1:1
43 Cisne High School Cisne 104 8.1:1
44 Hammond Elem School Chicago 259 8.2:1
45 Greenview Jr/Sr High School Greenview 107 8.2:1
46 Morton Elem Career Academy Chicago 268 8.3:1
47 Meridian High School Mounds 206 8.3:1
48 Anne Fox Elem School Hanover Park 324 8.4:1
49 Cumberland Elem School Des Plaines 279 8.4:1
50 Orchard Place Elem School Des Plaines 258 8.4:1
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2022-23 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.
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