Allendale - Linc
under 1 mi Grades 5-12 25 students 8.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Private schools in Woodstock, IL
4 schools in Woodstock itself and 10 more within 12 miles.
Woodstock private schools at a glance
Woodstock has 4 private schools of its own, and 10 more are within 12 miles. They are Allendale - Linc, St. Mary Catholic School, Marian Central Catholic High School and Crystal Lake Montessori School. In Woodstock itself: 2 Catholic and 2 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 10 nearby, there are 14 in all: 7 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 4 nonsectarian; 13 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 6 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 3 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 0% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 125 students and 9.7 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
7 Catholic
9.7 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Woodstock (4)
Schools that give Woodstock as their address come first, then the 10 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 Woodstock matches all of those.
St. Mary Catholic School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 125 students 10.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 9-12 294 students 12.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 76 students 3.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (10)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Woodstock.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-3 Under 10 K-12 students Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 164 students 9.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 22 students 4.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 232 students 12.5 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 196 students 11.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Zion Lutheran School
9 mi Grades PreK-8 191 students 14.7 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 54 students 4.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Notre Dame Academy
11 mi Grades K-12 21 students Roman Catholic Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Ss Peter & Paul School
12 mi Grades PreK-8 167 students 9.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Woodstock?
4 private schools give Woodstock as their address: Allendale - Linc, St. Mary Catholic School, Marian Central Catholic High School and Crystal Lake Montessori School. Counting nearby towns, we list 14: 4 in Woodstock and 10 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,585 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Woodstock is Marian Central Catholic High School with 294 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).