Hearth Record

Public schools in Illinois

All 4,494 in one list

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4,494 public schools in 862 cities and towns and 102 counties. From NCES’s yearly directory of Jul 1, 2026.

The biggest cities and towns

By how many public schools each holds
  1. Chicago 650 Cook County
  2. Aurora 54 Kane County
  3. Peoria 47 Peoria County
  4. Rockford 47 Winnebago County
  5. Naperville 44 DuPage County
  6. Joliet 42 Will County
  7. Springfield 40 Sangamon County
  8. Belleville 31 St. Clair County
  9. Elgin 30 Kane County

The biggest counties

By how many public schools each holds
  1. Cook County 1,379
  2. DuPage County 272
  3. Lake County 210
  4. Will County 206
  5. Kane County 162
  6. St. Clair County 96
  7. Winnebago County 92
  8. McHenry County 88
  9. Madison County 82

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NCES, school directory, 2025-26 (preliminary). Released Jul 1, 2026. Updated yearly.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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