Lahr-Well Academy
2 mi Grades 1-11 10 students 2.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Special program emphasis Co-ed
Private schools in Edwardsville, IL
4 schools in Edwardsville itself and 15 more within 12 miles.
Edwardsville private schools at a glance
Edwardsville has 4 private schools of its own, and 15 more are within 12 miles. They are Lahr-Well Academy, St. Marys School, St. Boniface Catholic School and Trinity Lutheran School. In Edwardsville itself: 2 Catholic and 2 other Christian; 4 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Of the 15 nearby: 5 Catholic, 7 other Christian and 3 nonsectarian. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 136 students and 11 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
7 Catholic
11 students per teacher, typical
8 in a school association
75% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Edwardsville (4)
Schools that give Edwardsville as their address come first, then the 15 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 Edwardsville matches all of those.
St. Marys School
2 mi Grades PreK-8 187 students 17.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 233 students 16.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 211 students 13.8 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (15)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Edwardsville.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades Ungraded 11 students 3.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades 9-12 305 students 14 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 97% to 4-year college
Grades K-12 590 students 13.1 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-6 29 students 14.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 263 students 11 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 140 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 42 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Zion Lutheran School
8 mi Grades PreK-8 167 students 9.9 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 136 students 11.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 129 students 10.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 157 students 17.3 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-7 80 students 9.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 119 students 10.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Grades K-8 10 students 5 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades 2-12 54 students 5.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
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Private school tuition near Edwardsville
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Maryville Christian School | $7,250 to $8,525 | 2026-27 |
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- Christian schools in and around Edwardsville (9)
- Catholic schools in and around Edwardsville (7)
- Private high schools in and around Edwardsville (6)
- Private elementary schools in and around Edwardsville (17)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Edwardsville (15)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Edwardsville (13)
- Lutheran schools in and around Edwardsville (4)
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Edwardsville?
4 private schools give Edwardsville as their address: Lahr-Well Academy, St. Marys School, St. Boniface Catholic School and Trinity Lutheran School. Counting nearby towns, we list 19: 4 in Edwardsville and 15 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,873 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Edwardsville is St. Boniface Catholic School with 233 students. The largest within 12 miles is Maryville Christian School with 590 students.
Does Illinois pay for private school?
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).