Private middle schools in Illinois
682 statewide. Private schools that teach any of grades 6, 7 or 8, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Many also teach elementary or high school grades.
By city
- Private middle schools in Chicago (147)
- Private middle schools in Skokie (56)
- Private middle schools in Oak Park (49)
- Private middle schools in River Forest (43)
- Private middle schools in Berwyn (42)
- Private middle schools in Evanston (41)
- Private middle schools in Niles (39)
- Private middle schools in Park Ridge (35)
- Private middle schools in Glen Ellyn (31)
- Private middle schools in Oak Lawn (31)
- Private middle schools in Collinsville (30)
- Private middle schools in Lombard (30)
- Private middle schools in Glenview (28)
- Private middle schools in Wilmette (28)
- Private middle schools in Blue Island (27)
- Private middle schools in Des Plaines (27)
- Private middle schools in New Lenox (25)
- Private middle schools in Villa Park (24)
- Private middle schools in Downers Grove (23)
- Private middle schools in Mount Prospect (23)
- Private middle schools in Granite City (22)
- Private middle schools in Palos Heights (22)
- Private middle schools in Wheaton (22)
- Private middle schools in Bloomingdale (21)
- Private middle schools in La Grange (21)
- Private middle schools in Warrenville (21)
- Private middle schools in Arlington Heights (20)
- Private middle schools in Elmhurst (20)
- Private middle schools in Burr Ridge (19)
- Private middle schools in Elk Grove Village (19)
- Private middle schools in Wheeling (19)
- Private middle schools in Winnetka (19)
- Private middle schools in Crystal Lake (18)
- Private middle schools in Peoria (18)
- Private middle schools in Palatine (16)
- Private middle schools in Buffalo Grove (15)
- Private middle schools in Fairview Heights (15)
- Private middle schools in Rockford (15)
- Private middle schools in Aurora (14)
- Private middle schools in Naperville (14)
- Private middle schools in Northbrook (14)
- Private middle schools in Champaign (13)
- Private middle schools in Chicago Heights (13)
- Private middle schools in South Holland (13)
- Private middle schools in Riverwoods (12)
- Private middle schools in Schaumburg (12)
- Private middle schools in Tinley Park (12)
- Private middle schools in Urbana (12)
- Private middle schools in Batavia (11)
- Private middle schools in Elgin (11)
- Private middle schools in Springfield (11)
- Private middle schools in Streamwood (11)
- Private middle schools in Waukegan (11)
- Private middle schools in Woodstock (11)
- Private middle schools in Yorkville (11)
- Private middle schools in Bartlett (10)
- Private middle schools in Belleville (10)
- Private middle schools in Lockport (10)
- Private middle schools in Crete (9)
- Private middle schools in Lemont (9)
- Private middle schools in Mokena (9)
- Private middle schools in Romeoville (9)
- Private middle schools in Alton (8)
- Private middle schools in Bloomington (8)
- Private middle schools in Joliet (8)
- Private middle schools in Normal (8)
- Private middle schools in Carbondale (7)
- Private middle schools in Godfrey (7)
- Private middle schools in Lake Forest (7)
- Private middle schools in Barrington (6)
- Private middle schools in Decatur (6)
- Private middle schools in Libertyville (6)
- Private middle schools in Kankakee (5)
- Private middle schools in Moline (5)
- Private middle schools in Sterling (3)
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