Private Schools

Private Schools in Aurora, Illinois

11 private schools in Aurora, Illinois with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,218 students: 7 Catholic and 4 other religious. 5 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

160

Median students per teacher

11.5

Private schools in Aurora, Illinois

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Aurora Central Catholic High School	9–12	452	11.5	Catholic
Marmion AcademyBoys	9–12	423	13.3	Catholic
Holy Angels Catholic School	PK–8	352	15.4	Catholic
Rosary High SchoolGirls	9–12	220	11.2	Catholic
Pope St John Paul II Catholic Academy	PK–8	185	16.1	Catholic
St Rita of Cascia School	PK–8	160	12.8	Catholic
Annunciation of the BVM School	PK–8	142	13.1	Catholic
St Paul Lutheran School	K–8	116	10.2	Lutheran
Covenant Christian School	PK–10	67	9.2	Christian
Covenant Christian School	PK–10	66	8.4	Christian
Resurrection Lutheran School	PK–8	35	9.2	Lutheran

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
Illinois IAR practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Illinois give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in Illinois.
Colleges in Illinois, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Aurora, Illinois?

11 private schools in Aurora, Illinois with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Aurora, Illinois?

Among schools that answered the survey, Aurora Central Catholic High School in Aurora is the largest, with 452 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Aurora, Illinois?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Aurora, Illinois has 11.5 students per teacher and 160 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.