Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Illinois.

Cities in Illinois with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in public schools.

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#	City	Population	Student-Teacher Ratio	Public Schools
1	Burr Ridge	11,141	10.3:1	4
2	Lake Forest	19,416	10.5:1	6
3	Deerfield	19,518	10.9:1	7
4	Lincolnwood	13,112	10.9:1	4
5	Winnetka	12,484	11.0:1	6
6	Evanston	76,340	11.1:1	18
7	Northbrook	34,585	11.1:1	13
8	Vernon Hills	26,876	11.2:1	13
9	River Forest	11,992	11.2:1	3
10	Lyons	10,339	11.2:1	3
11	Bridgeview	16,849	11.3:1	3
12	Warrenville	14,718	11.3:1	4
13	Des Plaines	59,156	11.4:1	19
14	Hanover Park	36,732	11.4:1	11
15	Wood Dale	13,933	11.4:1	5
16	Wilmette	27,503	11.5:1	7
17	Bloomingdale	22,457	11.6:1	9
18	Brookfield	19,331	11.7:1	4
19	Glenview	47,752	11.8:1	14
20	Gurnee	30,510	11.8:1	5
21	Homewood	19,294	11.8:1	3
22	Shorewood	18,343	11.8:1	4
23	Fairview Heights	16,745	11.8:1	4
24	Western Springs	13,446	11.8:1	4
25	Highland Park	30,398	12.0:1	11
26	West Chicago	25,395	12.0:1	10
27	Skokie	66,219	12.1:1	16
28	Glendale Heights	32,808	12.1:1	8
29	Rantoul	12,421	12.1:1	8
30	Schiller Park	11,393	12.2:1	3
31	Romeoville	41,152	12.3:1	9
32	Crest Hill	20,628	12.3:1	4
33	Richton Park	12,521	12.3:1	5
34	River Grove	10,451	12.3:1	4
35	Riverdale	10,340	12.3:1	6
36	Hinsdale	17,175	12.4:1	6
37	Justice	12,324	12.4:1	4
38	Bensenville	18,603	12.5:1	9
39	Niles	30,064	12.6:1	6
40	Lisle	23,407	12.6:1	8
41	East Peoria	22,324	12.6:1	9
42	Darien	21,879	12.6:1	9
43	North Aurora	18,696	12.6:1	4
44	Lincoln	13,281	12.6:1	9
45	Bolingbrook	74,096	12.7:1	14
46	Woodridge	33,941	12.7:1	7
47	Melrose Park	24,549	12.7:1	4
48	Maywood	23,201	12.7:1	10
49	Centralia	11,856	12.7:1	7
50	Worth	10,700	12.7:1	5
51	Oak Park	53,292	12.8:1	11
52	Round Lake Beach	27,079	12.8:1	3
53	Geneva	21,258	12.8:1	8
54	Libertyville	20,525	12.8:1	7
55	Round Lake	18,628	12.8:1	8
56	East St. Louis	17,999	12.8:1	10
57	Northlake	12,513	12.8:1	7
58	Addison	35,489	12.9:1	13
59	Evergreen Park	19,420	12.9:1	6
60	Swansea	14,710	12.9:1	3
61	Pontiac	11,294	12.9:1	6
62	McHenry	28,074	13.0:1	10
63	Macomb	14,894	13.0:1	10
64	Fox Lake	11,131	13.0:1	3
65	Elk Grove Village	31,987	13.1:1	10
66	Westmont	23,724	13.1:1	7
67	Freeport	23,505	13.1:1	11
68	Blue Island	21,741	13.1:1	8
69	La Grange Park	13,447	13.1:1	5
70	Canton	13,144	13.1:1	7
71	Belvidere	24,752	13.2:1	6
72	Matteson	18,645	13.2:1	6
73	Ottawa	18,447	13.2:1	9
74	Mount Vernon	14,090	13.2:1	13
75	Summit	10,846	13.2:1	5
76	Tinley Park	54,842	13.3:1	13
77	North Chicago	30,643	13.3:1	8
78	Elmwood Park	23,868	13.3:1	3
79	Loves Park	23,502	13.3:1	6
80	Park Forest	21,156	13.3:1	8
81	Westchester	16,436	13.3:1	4
82	La Grange	15,998	13.3:1	13
83	Prospect Heights	15,618	13.3:1	5
84	Wood River	10,279	13.3:1	5
85	Bloomington	78,907	13.4:1	19
86	Schaumburg	76,868	13.4:1	15
87	Jacksonville	18,014	13.4:1	15
88	Bradley	15,325	13.4:1	4
89	Channahon	13,927	13.4:1	8
90	Crestwood	10,579	13.4:1	5
91	Champaign	89,996	13.5:1	22
92	Carol Stream	39,460	13.5:1	9
93	Wheeling	38,433	13.5:1	8
94	St. Charles	32,854	13.5:1	19
95	Algonquin	30,067	13.5:1	12
96	Morton Grove	24,619	13.5:1	7
97	Grayslake	20,929	13.5:1	8
98	Marion	16,836	13.5:1	8
99	Beach Park	14,115	13.5:1	4
100	Chicago Ridge	14,099	13.5:1	3
101	Herrin	12,226	13.5:1	4
102	Springfield	113,330	13.6:1	37
103	Arlington Heights	76,005	13.6:1	21
104	South Holland	20,911	13.6:1	14
105	Alsip	18,583	13.6:1	7
106	Elmhurst	45,671	13.7:1	14
107	Carbondale	22,158	13.7:1	7
108	Wauconda	14,027	13.7:1	5
109	Homer Glen	24,529	13.8:1	4
110	Collinsville	24,031	13.8:1	10
111	Berwyn	55,595	13.9:1	13
112	Lombard	43,619	13.9:1	11
113	Oak Forest	26,805	13.9:1	17
114	Lake Zurich	19,832	13.9:1	6
115	Franklin Park	18,197	13.9:1	6
116	Plano	12,203	13.9:1	7
117	Chicago	2,711,226	14.0:1	652
118	Mount Prospect	55,472	14.0:1	15
119	Hoffman Estates	51,175	14.0:1	14
120	Carpentersville	37,346	14.0:1	15
121	Lake in the Hills	28,800	14.0:1	6
122	Bellwood	18,256	14.0:1	6
123	Lindenhurst	14,417	14.0:1	2
124	Effingham	12,342	14.0:1	8
125	Park Ridge	38,667	14.1:1	9
126	Alton	25,279	14.1:1	8
127	Cary	17,923	14.1:1	6
128	Hickory Hills	14,526	14.1:1	3
129	Pingree Grove	10,914	14.1:1	1
130	Frankfort	20,651	14.2:1	6
131	Sycamore	18,559	14.2:1	6
132	Antioch	14,859	14.2:1	5
133	Naperville	150,692	14.3:1	39
134	Normal	53,569	14.3:1	19
135	Morris	14,898	14.3:1	9
136	Campton Hills	10,877	14.3:1	2
137	Highland	10,262	14.3:1	4
138	Palatine	66,293	14.4:1	16
139	Orland Park	57,916	14.4:1	15
140	Wheaton	53,557	14.4:1	17
141	Downers Grove	50,054	14.4:1	15
142	East Moline	20,904	14.4:1	12
143	Mokena	20,021	14.4:1	3
144	Bourbonnais	18,078	14.4:1	5
145	Streator	12,330	14.4:1	4
146	Crystal Lake	40,579	14.5:1	17
147	Shiloh	14,572	14.5:1	4
148	Barrington	11,077	14.5:1	8
149	Buffalo Grove	42,891	14.6:1	12
150	Belleville	41,370	14.6:1	23
151	DeKalb	40,443	14.6:1	10
152	Machesney Park	22,630	14.6:1	9
153	Forest Park	13,943	14.6:1	5
154	Oak Lawn	56,861	14.7:1	12
155	Zion	24,600	14.7:1	9
156	Roselle	22,752	14.7:1	14
157	Gages Lake	10,819	14.7:1	10
158	Urbana	39,341	14.8:1	13
159	Pekin	31,781	14.8:1	14
160	Lockport	26,409	14.8:1	9
161	Villa Park	22,345	14.8:1	7
162	Waukegan	89,076	14.9:1	23
163	Mundelein	31,915	14.9:1	8
164	Batavia	27,151	14.9:1	10
165	Palos Hills	18,081	14.9:1	3
166	Midlothian	13,948	14.9:1	5
167	Huntley	28,005	15.0:1	2
168	Lemont	17,820	15.0:1	5
169	Palos Heights	12,152	15.0:1	4
170	Aurora	179,898	15.1:1	52
171	Streamwood	39,001	15.1:1	9
172	Montgomery	21,515	15.1:1	4
173	Harvey	20,230	15.1:1	8
174	Kewanee	11,913	15.1:1	8
175	Country Club Hills	16,324	15.2:1	5
176	Joliet	150,445	15.3:1	46
177	Chicago Heights	26,736	15.3:1	23
178	Mattoon	16,586	15.3:1	9
179	Charleston	17,062	15.4:1	7
180	Burbank	28,739	15.5:1	10
181	Glen Ellyn	28,390	15.5:1	9
182	Woodstock	26,147	15.5:1	11
183	Dolton	20,825	15.5:1	11
184	Morton	16,595	15.5:1	7
185	Taylorville	10,646	15.5:1	4
186	Cicero	82,797	15.6:1	18
187	Rolling Meadows	24,027	15.7:1	7
188	Norridge	15,439	15.7:1	4
189	Plainfield	46,708	15.8:1	18
190	Troy	11,647	15.8:1	4
191	Peoria	112,169	15.9:1	37
192	Bartlett	40,501	15.9:1	9
193	Columbia	11,127	15.9:1	4
194	Rock Island	36,151	16.0:1	13
195	Glen Carbon	13,977	16.0:1	2
196	Yorkville	23,617	16.1:1	11
197	Washington	15,919	16.1:1	5
198	Hazel Crest	13,792	16.1:1	4
199	Lansing	28,284	16.2:1	8
200	Cahokia Heights	17,106	16.2:1	8
201	Sterling	14,717	16.2:1	11
202	Elgin	114,934	16.3:1	30
203	Oswego	36,375	16.3:1	14
204	New Lenox	28,006	16.3:1	13
205	Godfrey	17,712	16.3:1	4
206	Waterloo	11,129	16.3:1	5
207	Moline	42,197	16.4:1	15
208	Quincy	39,109	16.5:1	11
209	Galesburg	29,481	16.5:1	13
210	Minooka	12,891	16.5:1	7
211	Manhattan	11,026	16.5:1	3
212	Edwardsville	26,474	16.6:1	10
213	South Elgin	24,217	16.6:1	6
214	Granite City	26,549	16.7:1	9
215	Markham	11,355	16.7:1	5
216	O'Fallon	32,262	16.8:1	10
217	Calumet City	35,100	16.9:1	13
218	Dixon	14,910	17.2:1	10
219	Chatham	14,639	17.3:1	5
220	Rockford	147,521	17.4:1	42
221	Danville	28,595	18.2:1	11
222	Kankakee	23,996	18.3:1	11
223	Decatur	69,815	19.3:1	20