Private high schools in Illinois
277 statewide. Private schools that teach grade 9 or above, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
By city
- Private high schools in Chicago (59)
- Private high schools in Skokie (32)
- Private high schools in Evanston (28)
- Private high schools in Niles (24)
- Private high schools in Wilmette (24)
- Private high schools in Oak Park (15)
- Private high schools in Berwyn (13)
- Private high schools in Collinsville (12)
- Private high schools in Glen Ellyn (12)
- Private high schools in Glenview (12)
- Private high schools in Park Ridge (12)
- Private high schools in Lombard (11)
- Private high schools in Oak Lawn (11)
- Private high schools in River Forest (11)
- Private high schools in Rockford (11)
- Private high schools in Winnetka (11)
- Private high schools in Granite City (10)
- Private high schools in Warrenville (10)
- Private high schools in Elmhurst (9)
- Private high schools in Mount Prospect (9)
- Private high schools in New Lenox (9)
- Private high schools in Wheaton (9)
- Private high schools in Bloomingdale (8)
- Private high schools in Des Plaines (8)
- Private high schools in Downers Grove (8)
- Private high schools in Northbrook (8)
- Private high schools in Arlington Heights (7)
- Private high schools in Aurora (7)
- Private high schools in Blue Island (7)
- Private high schools in Crystal Lake (7)
- Private high schools in Elgin (7)
- Private high schools in Palos Heights (7)
- Private high schools in Peoria (7)
- Private high schools in Riverwoods (7)
- Private high schools in Villa Park (7)
- Private high schools in Wheeling (7)
- Private high schools in Burr Ridge (6)
- Private high schools in Champaign (6)
- Private high schools in Edwardsville (6)
- Private high schools in Elk Grove Village (6)
- Private high schools in La Grange (6)
- Private high schools in Streamwood (6)
- Private high schools in Urbana (6)
- Private high schools in Waukegan (6)
- Private high schools in Yorkville (6)
- Private high schools in Bartlett (5)
- Private high schools in Batavia (5)
- Private high schools in Buffalo Grove (5)
- Private high schools in Fairview Heights (5)
- Private high schools in Lake Forest (5)
- Private high schools in Lockport (5)
- Private high schools in Naperville (5)
- Private high schools in Palatine (5)
- Private high schools in Pekin (5)
- Private high schools in Alton (4)
- Private high schools in Belleville (4)
- Private high schools in Joliet (4)
- Private high schools in Kankakee (4)
- Private high schools in Lemont (4)
- Private high schools in Romeoville (4)
- Private high schools in Schaumburg (4)
- Private high schools in Bloomington (3)
- Private high schools in Carbondale (3)
- Private high schools in Chicago Heights (3)
- Private high schools in Danville (3)
- Private high schools in Decatur (3)
- Private high schools in Godfrey (3)
- Private high schools in La Salle (3)
- Private high schools in Libertyville (3)
- Private high schools in Mokena (3)
- Private high schools in Mount Vernon (3)
- Private high schools in Normal (3)
- Private high schools in South Holland (3)
- Private high schools in Springfield (3)
- Private high schools in Tinley Park (3)
- Private high schools in Woodstock (3)
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