Best Illinois Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 907 religiously affiliated private schools serving 195,828 students in Illinois (55% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $6,420, which is lower than the Illinois private school average tuition cost of $9,143.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (49% of schools), Christian (16% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (13% of schools).

Top Ranked Illinois Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
6
170
-
47
5,180
32%
2
336
72%
448
132,737
30%
144
23,814
34%
2
133
25%
18
4,281
66%
35
5,689
12%
7
335
3%
4
315
29%
12
1,085
57%
10
372
42%

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