Grades PreK-12 226 students 8.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 95% to 4-year college
Private schools in Kankakee, IL
3 schools in Kankakee itself and 3 more within 12 miles.
Kankakee private schools at a glance
Kankakee has 3 private schools of its own, and 3 more are within 12 miles. They are Grace Christian Academy, Kankakee Trinity Academy and Bishop McNamara Catholic School. In Kankakee itself: 1 Catholic and 2 other Christian; 3 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school. Counting the 3 nearby, there are 6 in all: 2 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 5 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 3 report membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 4 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 92% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 226 students and 14.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
14.8 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Kankakee (3)
Schools that give Kankakee as their address come first, then the 3 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 Kankakee matches all of those.
Grades PreK-12 266 students 14.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 92% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 807 students 16 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 56% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (3)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Kankakee.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-5 144 students 10.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 169 students 15 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Safe Harbor School
9 mi Grades 6-12 72 students 5.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
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How many private schools are there in Kankakee?
3 private schools give Kankakee as their address: Grace Christian Academy, Kankakee Trinity Academy and Bishop McNamara Catholic School. Counting nearby towns, we list 6: 3 in Kankakee and 3 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,684 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Kankakee is Bishop McNamara Catholic School with 807 students.
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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).