A popular school and neighborhood review website released its list of the 2025 Best School Districts in America on Monday, and three Chicago-area school districts took the top spot.
Niche compiled rankings of more than 11,000 school districts across the country by combining user input – ratings from current students, alumni and parents – with data from sources such as the US Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources, facilities, extracurricular activities and more, according to website.
In first, second and third place were: Adlai E. Stevenson High School District No. 125 in Lincolnshire, Glenbrook High School District 225 in Glenview and Evanston Township High School District No. 202 in Evanston.
The three aforementioned districts weren’t the only local ones to make the top 25.
Highland Park Township High School District No. 113 was ranked No. 9, while Hinsdale Township High School District No. 86 placed 12th on the list. The final two local spots in the top 25 were Community High School District 128 in Vernon Hills at No. 16 and Township High School District No. 211 in Palatine, which took the 18th spot.
Along with the best school districts, Niche also released lists of the best private and public schools.