Notable School Districts in Illinois

This directory-style guide highlights 50 school districts in Illinois. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

City of Chicago SD 299 — Chicago, Illinois. Public school district.
SD U-46 — Elgin, Illinois. Public school district.
Rockford SD 205 — Rockford, Illinois. Public school district.
Indian Prairie CUSD 204 — Aurora, Illinois. Public school district.
Plainfield SD 202 — Plainfield, Illinois. Public school district.
CUSD 300 — Algonquin, Illinois. Public school district.
CUSD 308 — Oswego, Illinois. Public school district.
Naperville CUSD 203 — Naperville, Illinois. Public school district.
Valley View CUSD 365U — Romeoville, Illinois. Public school district.
Schaumburg CCSD 54 — Schaumburg, Illinois. Public school district.
Waukegan CUSD 60 — Waukegan, Illinois. Public school district.
Springfield SD 186 — Springfield, Illinois. Public school district.
Peoria SD 150 — Peoria, Illinois. Public school district.
Aurora East USD 131 — Aurora, Illinois. Public school district.
McLean County USD 5 — Normal, Illinois. Public school district.
Township HSD 211 — Palatine, Illinois. Public school district.
Township HSD 214 — Arlington Heights, Illinois. Public school district.
St Charles CUSD 303 — Saint Charles, Illinois. Public school district.
CUSD 200 — Wheaton, Illinois. Public school district.
Aurora West USD 129 — Aurora, Illinois. Public school district.
Palatine CCSD 15 — Palatine, Illinois. Public school district.
Champaign CUSD 4 — Champaign, Illinois. Public school district.
Joliet PSD 86 — Joliet, Illinois. Public school district.
Cicero SD 99 — Cicero, Illinois. Public school district.
Huntley Comm Sch Dist 158 — Algonquin, Illinois. Public school district.
Elmhurst SD 205 — Elmhurst, Illinois. Public school district.
Barrington CUSD 220 — Barrington, Illinois. Public school district.
J S Morton HSD 201 — Cicero, Illinois. Public school district.
Decatur SD 61 — Decatur, Illinois. Public school district.
Glenbard Twp HSD 87 — Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Public school district.
Cons HSD 230 — Orland Park, Illinois. Public school district.
Belvidere CUSD 100 — Belvidere, Illinois. Public school district.
Edwardsville CUSD 7 — Edwardsville, Illinois. Public school district.
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40 — Moline, Illinois. Public school district.
Crystal Lake CCSD 47 — Crystal Lake, Illinois. Public school district.
Yorkville CUSD 115 — Yorkville, Illinois. Public school district.
Joliet Twp HSD 204 — Joliet, Illinois. Public school district.
DeKalb CUSD 428 — Dekalb, Illinois. Public school district.
Lincoln Way CHSD 210 — New Lenox, Illinois. Public school district.
Evanston CCSD 65 — Evanston, Illinois. Public school district.
Quincy SD 172 — Quincy, Illinois. Public school district.
Round Lake CUSD 116 — Round Lake, Illinois. Public school district.
Rock Island SD 41 — Rock Island, Illinois. Public school district.
Maine Township HSD 207 — Park Ridge, Illinois. Public school district.
Harlem UD 122 — Machesney Park, Illinois. Public school district.
Woodstock CUSD 200 — Woodstock, Illinois. Public school district.
Collinsville CUSD 10 — Collinsville, Illinois. Public school district.
Wheeling CCSD 21 — Wheeling, Illinois. Public school district.
Granite City CUSD 9 — Granite City, Illinois. Public school district.
Alton CUSD 11 — Alton, Illinois. Public school district.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source years range from 2017 to 2024. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.