Illinois School Districts Take Top Spots On Best Districts List

NAPERVILLE, IL — A new ranking by the the National Council for Home Safety and Security put two Illinois school districts at the top of the list of the Top 500 School Districts In America for 2018. Naperville Community Unit School District 203 and Morton Community Unit School District 709 were ranked at No. 1 and 2, respectively, and numerous other Illinois districts also snagged spots on the list.

The list, published on Alarms.org, ranks districts based on factors including school funding, student performance, dropout rate and poverty rate.

Naperville's District 203 has "a high amount of revenue, stellar test scores, and a near nonexistent dropout rate," and is consistently ranked among the best in the country, according to the council.

Morton, on the other hand, has "has low poverty and dropout rates, excellent funding and test scores only slightly below that of Naperville CUSD 203," according to the rankings.

Other Illinois districts to make the list:

7. Wauconda Community United School District 118

168. Dunlap Community United School District 323

247. Barrington Community United School District 220

283. Elmhurst School District 205

342. Indian Prairie Community United School District 204

386. Geneva Community United School District 304

418. St. Charles Community United School District 303

478. Huntley Consolidated School District 158

481. Lake Zurich Community United School District 95

Find the full list of rankings here.

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