Trinity Catholic Academy
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 113 students 9.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in La Salle, IL
3 schools in La Salle itself and 3 more within 12 miles.
La Salle private schools at a glance
La Salle has 3 private schools of its own, and 3 more are within 12 miles. They are Trinity Catholic Academy, Lighted Way Association and La Salle Peru Christian School. In La Salle itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 3 nearby, there are 6 in all: 4 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 5 teach elementary grades and 3 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 113 students and 9.6 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
4 Catholic
9.6 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in La Salle (3)
Schools that give La Salle 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 La Salle matches all of those.
Lighted Way Association
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 50 students 8.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 45 students 7 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (3)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown La Salle.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Peru Catholic School
2 mi Grades PreK-8 113 students 9.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 126 students 12.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Bede Academy
4 mi Grades 9-12 262 students 9.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 32% to 4-year college
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in La Salle?
3 private schools give La Salle as their address: Trinity Catholic Academy, Lighted Way Association and La Salle Peru Christian School. Counting nearby towns, we list 6: 3 in La Salle and 3 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 709 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in La Salle is Trinity Catholic Academy with 113 students. The largest within 12 miles is St. Bede Academy with 262 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).