For the 2025 school year, there are 894 religiously affiliated private schools serving 190,491 students in Illinois (55% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $9,416, which is lower than the Illinois private school average tuition cost of $12,735.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (48% of schools), Christian (16% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (13% of schools).
Top Ranked Illinois 17³Ô¹Ïs by Religious Affiliation (2025)
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# Schools
# Students
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