Illinois Lutheran Elementary School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-6 125 students 17.9 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Private schools in Crete, IL
3 schools in Crete itself and 9 more within 6 miles.
Crete private schools at a glance
Crete has 3 private schools of its own, and 9 more are within 6 miles. They are Illinois Lutheran Elementary School, Illinois Lutheran High School and Junior High and Mother Teresa Catholic Academy. In Crete itself: 1 Catholic and 2 other Christian; 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Counting the 9 nearby, there are 12 in all: 3 Catholic, 8 other Christian and 1 of other faiths; 10 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 4 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 100 students and 10.2 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
3 Catholic
10.2 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Crete (3)
Schools that give Crete as their address come first, then the 9 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 Crete matches all of those.
Grades 7-12 135 students 10.2 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed 65% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 117 students 11.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (9)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Crete.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-Transitional 1st Under 10 K-12 students Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Faith Movers Academy
2 mi Grades PreK-3 28 students 9.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 100 students 11.6 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed
Grades K-8 16 students 8 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
St. Agnes School
4 mi Grades PreK-8 165 students 16.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-8 14 students 4.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 25 students 6.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades 8-12 797 students 14.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Christian (nondenominational) Alternative Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Crete
We verified published tuition at one of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Marian Catholic High School | $16,100 | 2026-27 |
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How many private schools are there in Crete?
3 private schools give Crete as their address: Illinois Lutheran Elementary School, Illinois Lutheran High School and Junior High and Mother Teresa Catholic Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 12: 3 in Crete and 9 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,530 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Crete is Illinois Lutheran High School and Junior High with 135 students. The largest within 6 miles is Marian Catholic High School with 797 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).