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Best School Counties in Illinois 2026

Ranked by graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and educational attainment.

Top 10 — Schools in Illinois

Score reflects schools only — not overall county quality.

1Douglas County, IL
89.3
2DuPage County, IL
89.3
3Edwards County, IL
89
4Livingston County, IL
88.5
5Johnson County, IL
88
6Hardin County, IL
87.6
7Brown County, IL
84.2
8McHenry County, IL
83.8
9Ogle County, IL
83.3
10Hamilton County, IL
82.4

All Illinois Counties — Schools Rankings

102 counties ranked by schools score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Douglas County, IL
89.3
55.6
2DuPage County, IL
89.3
54
3Edwards County, IL
89
66.7
4Livingston County, IL
88.5
51.6
5Johnson County, IL
88
67.7
6Hardin County, IL
87.6
70.7
7Brown County, IL
84.2
69.5
8McHenry County, IL
83.8
52.3
9Ogle County, IL
83.3
38.7
10Hamilton County, IL
82.4
68.6
11Gallatin County, IL
81.9
67.6
12Kendall County, IL
81.4
38.6
13Carroll County, IL
81.3
60.6
14Pulaski County, IL
80.9
62.9
15Boone County, IL
80
43.7
16Jo Daviess County, IL
79.3
60.8
17Coles County, IL
78.2
57.4
18Woodford County, IL
77.2
58.8
19Iroquois County, IL
77
50.3
20McLean County, IL
76
48.1
21Lake County, IL
75.9
47.2
22Jasper County, IL
75.7
59.7
23Mercer County, IL
75.7
63.1
24Greene County, IL
75.5
60.2
25Will County, IL
74.7
50.3
26Bond County, IL
74.6
55.2
27Warren County, IL
74.6
52.4
28Washington County, IL
74.6
63.7
29Moultrie County, IL
74.3
58.4
30White County, IL
73.7
62.5
31Perry County, IL
72.1
59.8
32Kankakee County, IL
71.9
48
33Stark County, IL
71.2
61.1
34Grundy County, IL
70.5
44.8
35Scott County, IL
70.3
68
36Alexander County, IL
70
62.2
37Schuyler County, IL
66.5
58.3
38Christian County, IL
66
55.3
39Piatt County, IL
66
54.9
40Union County, IL
65.7
57.4
41DeKalb County, IL
65.5
37
42Edgar County, IL
65.5
59.8
43Monroe County, IL
65.5
58.5
44Ford County, IL
65.3
53.8
45Shelby County, IL
65.1
60.9
46McDonough County, IL
64.7
56.3
47Jackson County, IL
64
36
48Tazewell County, IL
63.5
42.5
49Henry County, IL
63.3
50.3
50Putnam County, IL
62.7
59.3
51Rock Island County, IL
62.7
36.7
52Whiteside County, IL
62.6
46.2
53Clark County, IL
62.3
55.5
54Montgomery County, IL
62.2
45.9
55St. Clair County, IL
61.1
41.3
56Macoupin County, IL
61
52.5
57Jefferson County, IL
60.4
51.7
58Kane County, IL
60.1
47.1
59Randolph County, IL
59.1
58.7
60De Witt County, IL
59
47.8
61LaSalle County, IL
59
40.6
62Richland County, IL
58.6
51.4
63Massac County, IL
58.1
43.2
64Cook County, IL
58
30.3
65Bureau County, IL
57.9
45.7
66Champaign County, IL
57.7
34.4
67Mason County, IL
57.5
52.8
68Knox County, IL
57.4
56
69Marshall County, IL
56.8
54.9
70Cumberland County, IL
56.5
62
71Saline County, IL
56.3
56.8
72Clinton County, IL
55.8
52
73Fulton County, IL
55.2
53.9
74Effingham County, IL
55
49.7
75Adams County, IL
54.1
54.7
76Crawford County, IL
54.1
52.5
77Fayette County, IL
54.1
53.8
78Franklin County, IL
53.4
55.9
79Logan County, IL
51.5
51.6
80Pike County, IL
50.9
55.6
81Lee County, IL
50.6
51.7
82Menard County, IL
49.4
59.2
83Henderson County, IL
49
61.7
84Calhoun County, IL
48.8
63
85Cass County, IL
48.6
57.4
86Vermilion County, IL
48.6
35.5
87Sangamon County, IL
48.1
33.4
88Jersey County, IL
47.5
53.4
89Peoria County, IL
47.2
31
90Pope County, IL
46.5
67.4
91Madison County, IL
46.3
38.1
92Winnebago County, IL
45.3
42.4
93Stephenson County, IL
45.1
45.6
94Hancock County, IL
45
58.6
95Marion County, IL
42.9
46.7
96Morgan County, IL
42.5
43.1
97Wabash County, IL
40.5
55.3
98Williamson County, IL
37.1
49.9
99Wayne County, IL
36.6
52.6
100Macon County, IL
35.6
34.6
101Lawrence County, IL
32.4
55.7
102Clay County, IL
18.1
55.8

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