City | Population | Overall Score | Student-Teacher Ratio Rank | Money Spent Per Student Rank | High School Grad Rate Rank | GreatSchool Score RAnk | Big Deal Score |
Glencoe | 8,766 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
Winnetka | 12,273 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5.00 |
Northfield | 5,161 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5.00 |
Wilmette | 27,268 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6.25 |
River Forest | 11,183 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 9.25 |
Lincolnshire | 7,254 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 9.25 |
Arlington Heights | 75,492 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 11.00 |
Lake Forest | 19,044 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 11.75 |
Oak Brook | 7,956 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 14.00 |
Park Ridge | 37,421 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 15.50 |
La Grange | 15,618 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 17.75 |
Glenview | 44,863 | 12 | 40 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 18.75 |
Glen Ellyn | 27,493 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 21.00 |
Morton Grove | 23,341 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 12 | 21.00 |
Burr Ridge | 10,615 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 13 | 12 | 21.00 |
Wheaton | 53,245 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 21.25 |
Riverside | 8,913 | 17 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 12 | 24.00 |
Buffalo Grove | 41,663 | 18 | 51 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 25.00 |
Oak Park | 51,902 | 19 | 21 | 57 | 13 | 12 | 25.75 |
Highland Park | 29,864 | 19 | 10 | 53 | 8 | 32 | 25.75 |
Homewood | 20,012 | 21 | 10 | 31 | 21 | 45 | 26.75 |
Darien | 22,206 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 27.00 |
Evanston | 74,937 | 23 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 27.25 |
Winfield | 9,280 | 24 | 40 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 27.75 |
Lisle | 22,557 | 25 | 51 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 28.25 |
Western Springs | 13,008 | 26 | 51 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 29.00 |
Itasca | 8,442 | 27 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 12 | 29.50 |
Lincolnwood | 12,611 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 49 | 32 | 30.50 |
Downers Grove | 48,964 | 29 | 66 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 31.50 |
Lake Villa | 8,873 | 30 | 2 | 63 | 33 | 32 | 32.50 |
Westmont | 24,943 | 31 | 40 | 8 | 46 | 45 | 34.75 |
Palatine | 68,738 | 32 | 51 | 15 | 49 | 32 | 36.75 |
Skokie | 64,885 | 33 | 10 | 54 | 53 | 32 | 37.25 |
Elmhurst | 44,745 | 33 | 51 | 76 | 21 | 1 | 37.25 |
Palos Hills | 17,544 | 35 | 21 | 40 | 57 | 32 | 37.50 |
Cary | 18,165 | 36 | 51 | 55 | 33 | 12 | 37.75 |
Homer Glen | 24,309 | 37 | 66 | 18 | 37 | 32 | 38.25 |
Villa Park | 22,023 | 38 | 40 | 5 | 57 | 53 | 38.75 |
La Grange Park | 13,602 | 38 | 21 | 65 | 37 | 32 | 38.75 |
Clarendon Hills | 8,498 | 40 | 66 | 90 | 8 | 1 | 41.25 |
Barrington | 10,662 | 41 | 66 | 92 | 8 | 1 | 41.75 |
Woodridge | 33,119 | 42 | 51 | 36 | 37 | 45 | 42.25 |
Westchester | 16,742 | 43 | 21 | 44 | 53 | 53 | 42.75 |
Harwood Heights | 8,624 | 44 | 2 | 85 | 79 | 12 | 44.50 |
Algonquin | 30,078 | 45 | 86 | 42 | 21 | 32 | 45.25 |
FRankfort | 17,958 | 46 | 76 | 86 | 8 | 12 | 45.50 |
Plainfield | 39,952 | 47 | 92 | 39 | 8 | 45 | 46.00 |
Des Plaines | 58,569 | 48 | 21 | 51 | 60 | 53 | 46.25 |
Steger | 9,583 | 49 | 21 | 4 | 83 | 78 | 46.50 |
Wheeling | 37,764 | 50 | 40 | 33 | 65 | 53 | 47.75 |