Top 5 Best Champaign County Private Schools (2022-23)
For the 2022-23 school year, there are 25 private schools serving 3,353 students in Champaign County, IL (there are 63 public schools, serving 24,591 public students). 12% of all K-12 students in Champaign County, IL are educated in private schools compared to the IL state average of 12%.
The best top ranked private schools in Champaign County, IL include Judah Christian School, St. Thomas Catholic Elementary School and Countryside School.
The average acceptance rate is 80%, which is lower than the Illinois private school average acceptance rate of 91%.
44% of private schools in Champaign County, IL are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod).
Top Ranked Champaign County Private Schools (2022-23)
School
Location
Grades
Students
Montessori Habitat![Montessori Habitat Photo - Call us at 217-366-3260 to learn more about our ~ preschool classroom ~ elementary classroom ~ and ~ middle school classroom. Visit our website at www.montessorihabitatschool.org. Affiliated with the American Montessori Society Montessori Habitat Photo - Call us at 217-366-3260 to learn more about our ~ preschool classroom ~ elementary classroom ~ and ~ middle school classroom. Visit our website at www.montessorihabitatschool.org. Affiliated with the American Montessori Society]()

Montessori School
801 & 805 West Kirby Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 366-3260
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 366-3260
Grades: PK-8
| 86 students
Countryside School
Special Program Emphasis
4301 W Kirby Avenue
Champaign, IL 61822
(217) 355-1253
Champaign, IL 61822
(217) 355-1253
Grades: K-8
| 154 students
Holy Cross Elementary School![Holy Cross Elementary School Photo Holy Cross Elementary School Photo]()

(Catholic)
410 W White St
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 356-9521
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 356-9521
Grades: PK-8
| 318 students
908 N Prospect Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 359-1701
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 359-1701
Grades: PK-12
| 499 students
2521 Galen Drive
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 356-6995
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 356-6995
Grades: PK-8
| 432 students
St. Matthew School![St. Matthew School Photo St. Matthew School Photo]()

(Catholic)
1307 Lincolnshire Dr
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 359-4114
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 359-4114
Grades: PK-8
| 391 students
St. Thomas Catholic Elementary School![St. Thomas Catholic Elementary School Photo - St. Thomas School St. Thomas Catholic Elementary School Photo - St. Thomas School]()

(Catholic)
311 E Madison St
Philo, IL 61864
(217) 684-2309
Philo, IL 61864
(217) 684-2309
Grades: PK-8
| 150 students
Calvary Baptist Christian Academy
(Baptist)
2106 E Windsor Ln
Urbana, IL 61802
(217) 367-2262
Urbana, IL 61802
(217) 367-2262
Grades: K-12
| 37 students
Campus Middle School For Girls
All-girls
108 S. Webber Street
Urbana, IL 61802
(217) 344-8279
Urbana, IL 61802
(217) 344-8279
Grades: 6-8
| 33 students
Chesterbrook Academy
Alternative School
2001 S Oak St Ste A
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 344-4863
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 344-4863
Grades: PK-K
| 186 students
Circle Academy
Special Education School
1204 N Division Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 367-6923
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 367-6923
Grades: 2-12
| 59 students
Devonshire KinderCare![Devonshire KinderCare Photo - Discovery Preschool Classroom Devonshire KinderCare Photo - Discovery Preschool Classroom]()

Daycare / Preschool
410 Devonshire Dr
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 356-9000
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 356-9000
Grades: NS-PK
| 49 students
First School
Alternative School
1403 E Oak St
Mahomet, IL 61853
(217) 893-0313
Mahomet, IL 61853
(217) 893-0313
Grades: PK-K
| 165 students
The High School Of Saint Thomas More![The High School Of Saint Thomas More Photo - STM chaplain Father Andru O'Brien celebrates the Senior Recognition Mass in May 2022. The High School Of Saint Thomas More Photo - STM chaplain Father Andru O'Brien celebrates the Senior Recognition Mass in May 2022.]()

(Catholic)
3901 N Mattis Ave
Champaign, IL 61822
(217) 352-7201
Champaign, IL 61822
(217) 352-7201
Grades: 9-12
| 210 students
2111 N. Willow Road
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 344-5540
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 344-5540
Grades: PK-11
| 12 students
1403 Regency Drive East
Savoy, IL 61874
(217) 356-1818
Savoy, IL 61874
(217) 356-1818
Grades: PK-8
| 185 students
Next Generation Early Education
Daycare / Preschool
1201 West WIndsor Rd.
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 356-6398
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 356-6398
Grades: NS-PK
| n/a students
Pavilion Foundation School
Special Education School
810 W Church St
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 373-1774
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 373-1774
Grades: 3-12
| 58 students
St. John Lutheran School![St. John Lutheran School Photo St. John Lutheran School Photo]()

(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
509 S Mattis Ave
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 359-1714
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 359-1714
Grades: PK-8
| n/a students
St. Malachy School
(Catholic)
340 E Belle Ave
Rantoul, IL 61866
(217) 892-2011
Rantoul, IL 61866
(217) 892-2011
Grades: K-8
| 117 students
St. Paul Lutheran School
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
101 E Church St
Sadorus, IL 61872
(217) 598-2459
Sadorus, IL 61872
(217) 598-2459
Grades: PK-5
| 38 students
Swann Elementary School
Special Education School
2422 W Springfield Ave
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 398-9273
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 398-9273
Grades: NS
| 30 students
Swann Special Care Ctr-elem/secondary School
Special Education School
2418 W Springfield Ave
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 398-9270
Champaign, IL 61821
(217) 398-9270
Grades: PK-12
| 16 students
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