Private Schools

Private Schools in Peoria, Illinois

15 private schools in Peoria, Illinois with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,092 students: 6 Catholic, 7 other religious and 2 nonsectarian. 6 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

160

Median students per teacher

Private schools in Peoria, Illinois

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Peoria Christian School	PK–12	576	12	Christian
Peoria Notre Dame High School	9–12	480	12	Catholic
St Philomena School	PK–8	424	14.4	Catholic
St Jude Catholic School	PK–8	243	14.4	Catholic
St Vincent de Paul Catholic School	PK–8	196	12.6	Catholic
Daarul Uloom Islamic School	PK–12	182	7.1	Islamic
Christ Lutheran School	K–8	171	16.3	Lutheran
Concordia Lutheran School	K–8	160	13	Lutheran
St Mark School	PK–8	153	12.8	Catholic
Aletheia School	K–10	132	15	Christian
Peoria Academy	PK–8	110	8.9	Nonsectarian
Holy Family Parish School	PK–8	97	6.5	Catholic
South Side Christian Academy	K–7	96	8.3	Christian
High Road School of PeoriaSpecial education	1–12	42	8.4	Nonsectarian
El Vista Baptist Academy	PK–10	30	8.3	Baptist

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 Peoria, Illinois?

15 private schools in Peoria, 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 Peoria, Illinois?

Among schools that answered the survey, Peoria Christian School in Peoria is the largest, with 576 students in grades PK–12.

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

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Peoria, Illinois has 12 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.