Best Illinois Private High Schools with Special Program Emphasis (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 19 private high schools with special program emphasis serving 3,627 students in Illinois.

The top ranked with special program emphasis private high schools in Illinois include Lycee Francais De Chicago, Midwest Academy For Gifted Education, and Bennett Day School.

The average tuition cost is $28,450, which is higher than the Illinois private high school average tuition cost of $15,879.

26% of private high schools with special program emphasis in Illinois are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Baptist).

Special education schools primarily serve specific student groups such as those that may be hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, health impaired, orthopedically impaired, cognitive delays/impairments, seriously emotionally disturbed, multi-handicapped, visually handicapped, or deaf and blind.