Northside School
1 mi Grades 1-8 31 students 10.3 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Private schools in Arthur, IL
6 schools in Arthur itself and 2 more within 12 miles.
Arthur private schools at a glance
Arthur has 6 private schools of its own, and 2 more are within 12 miles. In Arthur itself: 6 other Christian; 6 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Counting the 2 nearby, there are 8 in all: 8 other Christian; 8 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 1 reports membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 35 students and 11.7 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
Private schools in Arthur (6)
Schools that give Arthur as their address come first, then the 2 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Arthur matches all of those.
Grades PreK-12 239 students 10.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 13% to 4-year college
Grades 1-8 35 students 11.7 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Grades 1-8 40 students 13.3 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Meadowlark School
3 mi Grades 1-8 28 students 14 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
South Prairie School
4 mi Grades 1-8 34 students 17 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Arthur.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Pleasant View School
4 mi Grades K-12 103 students 11 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed 30% to 4-year college
Little Creek School
8 mi Grades 1-7 30 students 10 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Arthur?
6 private schools give Arthur as their address: Northside School, Arthur Christian School, Plainview Parochial School, Prairie Lane Amish School, Meadowlark School and South Prairie School. Counting nearby towns, we list 8: 6 in Arthur and 2 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 540 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Arthur is Arthur Christian School with 239 students.
Does Illinois pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No Illinois program pays private school tuition. Invest in Kids, the state’s tax-credit scholarship, ended: donations made after December 31, 2023 earn no credit. Families can claim the Education Expense Credit, 25% of tuition, book rental and lab fees above the first $250, up to $750 per family a year. It is not refundable and is not allowed above $500,000 of adjusted gross income on a joint return ($250,000 for other filers).