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Magnet Schools in Illinois

Schools in Illinois reported as operating a magnet program in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Browse by county below, or start with the schools themselves.

  • 228 magnet schools and programs
  • 182 whole-school magnets
  • 46 schools with a magnet program
  • 10 counties with magnet schools

Browse magnet schools by county

Counties in Illinois with at least one school identified as a magnet in the 2021-22 collection, listed alphabetically.

1 magnet school is not yet matched to an area in Illinois and does not appear in the list above. It is still listed on this site.

Other counties in Illinois 3

Other counties in Illinois

These counties have school listings, but no school in them is identified as a magnet in the 2021-22 collection.

Magnet schools in Illinois

The first 6 of 228, alphabetically. Browse by county to see the rest.

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What “magnet” means on this page

● Whole-school magnet

Whole-school magnet

The magnet program applies across the school. Every student attending is part of it.

◦ Magnet program

Magnet program

The school offers a magnet program to part of its student population, alongside its other classes.

Magnet status is based on the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection, the latest federal collection available for magnet classification.

School enrollment, grades and contact details are from NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

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