Whitney Young:

The Numbers Behind the Excellence

Top-Tier Highlights

  • Graduation Rate: 100%

  • College Enrollment Rate: 85%

  • Total Merit Scholarship Dollars Earned by the most recent graduating class: $65,676,070, including:

    • 7 QuestBridge Match Finalists

    • 2 Coca-Cola Scholars

    • 5 Posse Scholars

  • State Ranking: #4 in Illinois

  • National Ranking: #104 in the U.S. | National Blue Ribbon School

  • Seniors were accepted into 494 schools across 50 states, Washington D.C., and internationally — including England, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, South Korea, and American Samoa.

  • 33 AP Courses and 101 Honors Courses offered

  • Class of 2027 ACT Average: 28.3

  • National Merit Scholars: 23

  • National Commended Scholars: 51

  • Illinois State Academic Decathlon Champions: 23 years (2004–2026)

Academic Highlights

Faculty Highlights

  • 61% of faculty hold a Master's degree or higher

  • 21 faculty members have achieved National Board Certification

  • 16 faculty and staff members are Whitney Young graduates themselves