Strategy: The 25 best public high schools in America

Public schools across the country offer top-notch educations. Here are the best ones.

A great education doesn't have to cost a fortune — especially in high school.

Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, released its 2018 rankings of the best public high schools in the US.

The ranking analyzed 17,867 public high schools and rated schools in areas like academics, teachers, student culture and diversity, and resources and facilities. You can read more about the methodology here.

Here are the top 25 public high schools in America:

25. High Technology High School — Lincroft, NJ

Students: 242

Graduation rate: 95%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 39%

24. Hinsdale Central High School — Hinsdale, IL

Students: 2,778

Graduation rate: 95%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 36%

23. Maggie Walker Governor's School — Richmond, VA

Students: 746

Graduation rate: 99%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 63%

22. Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science — Worcester, MA

Students: 97

Graduation rate: 90%

Advanced Placement enrollment: N/A

21. Union County Magnet High School — Scotch Plains, NJ

Students: 290

Graduation rate: 95%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 48%

20. New Trier Township High School — Winnetka, Illinois

Students: 4,057

Graduation rate: 98%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 27%

19. Canyon Crest Academy — San Diego, California

Students: 1,991

Graduation rate: 99%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 55%

18. Henry M. Gunn High School — Palo Alto, CA

Students: 1,897

Graduation rate: 96%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 38%

17. Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics & Humanities — Muncie, IN

Students: 307

Graduation rate: 95%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 50%

16. Bergen County Technical High School — Teterboro, NJ

Students: 665

Graduation rate: 95%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 53%

15. Charter School of Wilmington — Wilmington, DE

Students: 972

Graduation rate: 98%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 43%

14. BASIS Scottsdale — Scottsdale. AZ

Students: 754

Graduation rate: 90%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 93%

13. Bronx High School of Science — Bronx, NY

Students: 3,019

Graduation rate: 99%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 65%

12. Liberal Arts & Science Academy — Austin, TX

Students: 1,002

Graduation rate: 99%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 74%

11. Bergen County Academies — Hackensack, NJ

Students: 1,044

Graduation rate: 95%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 43%

10. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology — Lawrenceville, GA

Students: 976

Graduation rate: 95%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 74%

9. Staten Island Technical High School — Staten Island, NY

Students: 1,248

Graduation rate: 99%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 99%

8. The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science — Columbus, MS

Students: 245

Graduation rate: 100%

Advanced Placement enrollment: N/A

7. Stuyvesant High School — New York, NY

Students: 3,297

Graduation rate: 99%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 53%

6. Whitney M. Young Magnet High School — Chicago, IL

Students: 2,205

Graduation rate: 99%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 44%

5. Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy — Aurora, IL

Students: 650

Graduation rate: 99%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 55%

4. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology — Alexandria, VA

Students: 1,820

Graduation rate: 99%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 70%

3. Adlai E. Stevenson High School — Lincolnshire, IL

Students: 3,839

Graduation rate: 95%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 47%

2. Northside College Preparatory High School — Chicago, IL

Students: 1,047

Graduation rate: 99%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 57%

1. Walter Payton College Prep — Chicago, IL

Students: 899

Graduation rate: 93%

Advanced Placement enrollment: 52%

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