Private schools in Tinley Park, IL
4 schools in Tinley Park itself and 11 more within 6 miles.
Tinley Park private schools at a glance
Tinley Park has 4 private schools of its own, and 11 more are within 6 miles. They are Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School, St. George School, Lt Joseph P Kennedy Jr School and Trinity Lutheran School. In Tinley Park itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian; 4 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 11 nearby, there are 15 in all: 7 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 6 nonsectarian; 15 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 7 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 151 students and 12 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
Private schools in Tinley Park (4)
Schools that give Tinley Park as their address come first, then the 11 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 Tinley Park matches all of those.
St. George School
1 miNearby, within 6 miles (11)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Tinley Park.
No nearby school matches all of those.
St. Damian School
4 miSt. Michael School
5 miCarra Academy
6 miPrivate schools
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How many private schools are there in Tinley Park?
4 private schools give Tinley Park as their address: Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School, St. George School, Lt Joseph P Kennedy Jr School and Trinity Lutheran School. Counting nearby towns, we list 15: 4 in Tinley Park and 11 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,534 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Tinley Park is Trinity Lutheran School with 201 students. The largest within 6 miles is St. Michael School with 450 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).