Brightmont Academy, Barrington
under 1 mi Grades 4-12 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Private schools in Barrington, IL
5 schools in Barrington itself and 8 more within 6 miles.
Barrington private schools at a glance
Barrington has 5 private schools of its own, and 8 more are within 6 miles. In Barrington itself: 1 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian; 5 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 8 nearby, there are 13 in all: 3 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 7 nonsectarian; 13 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school; 2 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 5 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 20 students and 10 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
3 Catholic
10 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Barrington (5)
Schools that give Barrington as their address come first, then the 8 more within 6 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 Barrington matches all of those.
St. Anne Parish School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 215 students 12.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Methodist Early childhood Co-ed
St. Marks Day School
4 mi Grades PreK-Transitional K Episcopal Early childhood Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (8)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Barrington.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Bright Horizons
3 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 276 students 12 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Quest Academy
5 mi Grades PreK-8 237 students 6.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 351 students 11.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 141 students 9.1 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Barrington?
5 private schools give Barrington as their address: Brightmont Academy, Barrington, St. Anne Parish School, Opus Montessori School, Noahs Ark Christian Preschool and St. Marks Day School. Counting nearby towns, we list 13: 5 in Barrington and 8 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,314 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Barrington is St. Anne Parish School with 215 students. The largest within 6 miles is St. Theresa Elementary School with 351 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).