Grades PreK-12 195 students 7.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Private schools in Rockford, IL
14 schools in Rockford itself and 3 more within 6 miles.
Rockford private schools at a glance
Rockford has 14 private schools of its own, and 3 more are within 6 miles. In Rockford itself: 3 Catholic, 7 other Christian, 3 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 13 teach elementary grades and 10 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 109 students and 9.3 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
4 Catholic
9.3 students per teacher, typical
8 in a school association
90% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Rockford (14)
Schools that give Rockford as their address come first, then the 3 more within 6 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 Rockford matches all of those.
Grades K-8 37 students 12.3 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 321 students 13.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Alpine Academy
2 mi Grades PreK-7 80 students 9.1 students per teacher Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Co-ed
Spectrum School
3 mi Grades PreK-9 40 students 9.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 109 students 7 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 695 students 12.7 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed 73% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 363 students 14.8 students per teacher Assembly of God Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Grades 9-12 586 students 12.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 94 students 9 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 639 students 12.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 91% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 124 students 11 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 56% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-6 54 students 4.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 86 students 6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (3)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Rockford.
No nearby school matches all of those.
St. Bridget School
4 mi Grades PreK-8 370 students 14.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 41 students 7.7 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades K-12 20 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
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- Private elementary schools in and around Rockford (16)
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- Private schools with pre-K in and around Rockford (14)
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How many private schools are there in Rockford?
14 private schools give Rockford as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 17: 14 in Rockford and 3 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 3,854 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Rockford is Rockford Lutheran School with 695 students.
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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).