District 128 Ranked as Best School District in State, Second Best in Country

Data compiler Niche.com recently released its 2017 list of the best school districts in the country and in each state -- and Community High School District 128 was ranked No. 2 in the county and as the best district in the state.

To compile its lists, Niche analyzed academic and student life data from the U.S. Department of Education, along with test scores, college data and ratings collected from millions of Niche users. Read how the rankings were calculated here.

District 128 and six Illinois districts ranked among the top 100 in the nation.

Here are the Illinois school districts that appeared on the national list:

2. Community High School District No. 128, Vernon Hills
7. New Trier Township High School District No. 203, Northfield
19. Barrington Community Unit School District No. 220, Barrington
21. Hinsdale Township High School District No. 86, Hinsdale
41. Glenbrook High Schools District 225, Glenview
46. Naperville Community Unit School District No. 203, Naperville
48. Indian Prairie Community Unit School District No. 204, Aurora

View the full list of best overall school districts in the country here.

Here are the top school districts in Illinois as ranked by Niche.com:

1. Community High School District No. 128, Vernon Hills
2. New Trier Township High School District No. 203, Northfield
3. Barrington Community Unit School District No. 220, Barrington
4. Hinsdale Township High School District No. 86, Hinsdale
5. Glenbrook High Schools District 225, Glenview
6. Naperville Community Unit School District No. 203, Naperville
7. Indian Prairie community Unit School District No. 204, Aurora
8. Niles Township Community High School District No. 219, Skokie
9. Community Unit School District No. 22, Wheaton
10. Township High School District No. 214, Arlington Heights
11. Lake Zurich Community Unit School District No. 95
12. Geneva Community Unit School District No. 304, Geneva
13. Elmhurst School District No. 205, Elmhurst
14. St. Charles Community Unit School District No. 303
15. Community High School District No. 99, Downers Grove
16. Township High School District No. 211, Palatine
17. Grayslake Community High School District No. 127
18. Dunlap Community Unit High School District No. 323, Peoria
19. Township High School District No. 113, Highland Park
20. Consolidated High School District No. 230, Orland Park
21. Lisle Community Unit School District No. 202, Lisle
22. Lincoln Way Community High School District No. 210, New Lenox
23. Community Unit School District No. 201, Westmont
24. Batavia Public School District 101, Batavia
25. Maine Township High School District No. 207, Park Ridge

Click here to see the full list of the 100 best school districts in Illinois, according to Niche.com.

Kara Seymour (Patch National Staff) and by Shannon Antinori (Patch Staff) contributed to this report.