Chicago schools

Private schools

Private and parochial schools in and near Chicago. You apply to each one directly, not through GoCPS. Each row links to the school’s own website.

• S.T.U.D.Y.S. Ministries Christian Academy

  Private · Grades PK-12 · Lindenhurst

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Sacred Heart School

  Private · Grades K-8 · Lombard

  NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021

• Sacred Heart School

  Private · Grades PK-8 · Chicago

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Sacred Heart School

  Private · Grades PK-8 · Winnetka

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Safe Haven School

  Private · Grades 6-12 · Lake Bluff

  NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021

• Sager Solomon Schechter Day Sch

  Private · Grades PK-8 · Northbrook · Tuition from $7,200

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  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Saints Dennis and Joseph Catholic Academy

  Private · Grades PK-8 · Lockport

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Saints Dennis and Joseph Catholic Academy

  Private · Grades PK-8 · Lockport

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier School

  Private · Grades PK-K · Wilmette

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier School

  Private · Grades K-8 · Wilmette

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• San Miguel/Back-of-the-Yards

  Private · Grades 6-8 · Chicago · Tuition from $21,000

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  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Sandbox Learning Center

  Private · Grades PK-K · Palos Heights

  NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021

• Sandbox of Homer Glen

  Private · Grades PK-K · Homer Glen

  NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021

• Sauganash Montessori School

  Private · Grades PK-K · Chicago

  NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021

• Schaumburg Christian School

  Private · Grades PK-12 · Schaumburg

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• School of Expressive Arts And Learning (Seal)

  Private · Grades 1-12 · Lombard

  NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021

• School of St Mary

  Private · Grades PK-8 · Lake Forest

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Science Academy of Chicago

  Private · Grades PK-8 · Mount Prospect · Tuition from $15,900

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  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Science and Arts Academy

  Private · Grades PK-8 · Des Plaines · Tuition from $17,000

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  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Scuola Italiana Enrico Fermi

  Private · Grades PK-1 · Chicago

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Seton Academy

  Private · Grades PK-6 · Villa Park

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Seton Montessori School

  Private · Grades PK-6 · Clarendon Hills

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Skokie Montessori School

  Private · Grades PK-6 · Skokie

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• South Campus

  Private · Grades 1-12 · Palatine

  NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021

• South Central Community Services - South Shore

  Private · Grades 9-12 · Chicago

  NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021

• South Central School Main Campus

  Private · Grades 5-8 · Chicago

  NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021

• South Loop Montessori School

  Private · Grades PK-1 · Chicago

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• South Suburban SDA Christian Sch

  Private · Grades PK-8 · Park Forest

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026

• Spark Montessori

  Private · Grades PK-K · Chicago

  NCES Private School Survey, checked Sep 2021

• SS Cyril & Methodius School

  Private · Grades PK-8 · Lemont

  Illinois State Board of Education directory, checked Sep 2026