Private Schools

Private Schools in Rockford, Illinois

14 private schools in Rockford, Illinois with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,423 students: 3 Catholic, 8 other religious and 3 nonsectarian. 10 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

117

Median students per teacher

10.2

Private schools in Rockford, Illinois

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Rockford Lutheran School	PK–12	695	12.7	Lutheran
Rockford Christian Schools	PK–12	639	12.7	Christian
Boylan Catholic H. S.	9–12	586	12.6	Catholic
Christian Life Schools	PK–12	363	14.8	Assembly of God
Holy Family Catholic School	PK–8	321	13.4	Catholic
Keith Country Day School	PK–12	195	7.8	Nonsectarian
Berean Baptist Christian School	PK–12	124	11	Baptist
Rockford Iqra' School	PK–12	109	7	Islamic
Cathedral Baptist School	PK–12	94	9	Baptist
Our Lady Sacred Heart Academy	PK–12	86	6	Catholic
Alpine Academy	PK–7	80	9.1	Lutheran
Montessori Private AcademyMontessori	PK–6	54	4.7	Nonsectarian
Spectrum School	PK–9	40	9.3	Nonsectarian
Alpine Christian School	K–8	37	12.3	Seventh-Day Adventist

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 Rockford, Illinois?

14 private schools in Rockford, 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 Rockford, Illinois?

Among schools that answered the survey, Rockford Lutheran School in Rockford is the largest, with 695 students in grades PK–12.

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

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Rockford, Illinois has 10.2 students per teacher and 117 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.