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Private Schools in Winnebago County, IL

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5,152

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Ranking:

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School	Students/Teachers	Vaccination (2025-26)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Christian Life Schools	Private, Assembly of God	PK, KG-12	5950 Spring Creek Rd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	(815) 639-7916	426	25	14.8	233 (54.7%)	35 (8.2%)	48 (11.3%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)
Boylan Catholic H. S.	Private, Roman Catholic	9-12	4000 Saint Francis Dr	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	(815) 877-0531	586	47	12.6	343 (58.5%)	23 (3.9%)	156 (26.6%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)
Concordia Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-5	7424 N 2nd St	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	(815) 633-6450	86	5	7.7	36 (41.9%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)
Holy Family Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	4407 Highcrest Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 398-5331	387	24	13.4	210 (54.3%)	2 (0.5%)	85 (22.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)
Keith Country Day School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-12	1 Jacoby Pl	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 399-8823	236	25	7.8	102 (43.2%)	15 (6.4%)	5 (2.1%)	44 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.3%)	90.2%
Rockford Lutheran Academy	Private, Other Lutheran	PK, KG-5	1711 Delcy Dr	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 226-4947	288	10	23.1	157 (54.5%)	20 (6.9%)	20 (6.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)
Rockford Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-12	3411 N Alpine Rd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	(815) 877-9551	747	55	12.6	453 (60.6%)	86 (11.5%)	64 (8.6%)	20 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.1%)
Rockford Iqra' School	Private, Islamic	PK, KG-12	5925 Darlene Dr	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	(815) 397-6899	118	16	7.0	72 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (23.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	98.3%
Spectrum School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-9	4848 Turner St	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 877-1600	69	4	9.3	27 (39.1%)	4 (5.8%)	6 (8.7%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	93.8%
St Bridget School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	604 Clifford Ave	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	(815) 633-8255	410	25	14.5	280 (68.3%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.7%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.9%)	96.7%
St Edward School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	3020 11th St	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	(815) 398-2631
St James Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	409 N 1st St	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 962-8515
St Peter Cathedral	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	1231 N Ct St	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	(815) 963-3620
St Peter Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	320 Elmwood Ave	South Beloit	61080	Winnebago County	(779) 475-0560
St Rita School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	6284 Valley Knoll Dr	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	(815) 398-3466	236	13	16.0	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	214 (90.7%)	100%
Walter Lawson Childrens Home	Private, Nonsectarian	K-12	1820 Walter Lawson Dr	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	(815) 633-6636	20	4	5.0	10 (50.0%)	6 (30.0%)	1 (5.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)
Alpine Academy	Private, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	PK, KG-7	5001 Forest View Ave	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	(815) 277-8894	97	9	9.0	42 (43.3%)	25 (25.8%)	13 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Cathedral Baptist School	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	5622 35th St	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	(815) 874-3883	109	11	8.9	72 (66.1%)	5 (4.6%)	9 (8.3%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	89%
Berean Baptist Christian School	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	5626 Safford Rd	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	(815) 962-4841	150	11	10.9	89 (59.3%)	11 (7.3%)	10 (6.7%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)
St Bernadette Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	2300 Bell Ave	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	(815) 968-2288
North Love Christian	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	5301 E Riverside Blvd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	(815) 209-2629	73	9	6.8	42 (57.5%)	5 (6.8%)	8 (11.0%)	4 (5.5%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)
Our Lady Sacred Heart Academy	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-12	3445 Elmwood Rd	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	(815) 399-3021	96	14	6.0	61 (63.5%)	9 (9.4%)	13 (13.5%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Easterseals Academy	Private, Nonsectarian		8301 Mitchell Rd	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	(815) 623-4800	95	10	9.5	54 (56.8%)	20 (21.1%)	15 (15.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)
Rockford Christian Schools	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	1401 N Bell School Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 391-8000	698	50	12.6	529 (75.8%)	16 (2.3%)	39 (5.6%)	22 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.0%)
Acton Academy Rockford	Private, Nonsectarian		6352 Daytona Dr	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	(815) 670-5249
Alpine Christian School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	K-8	325 N Alpine Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 399-0880	37	3	12.3	3 (8.1%)	5 (13.5%)	9 (24.3%)	20 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.4%
Montessori Private Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-6	8101 Sayer Rd	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	(815) 332-8101	124	12	4.6	36 (29.0%)	5 (4.0%)	7 (5.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	85.1%
Beautiful Beginnings	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-12	118 N Main St	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	(815) 708-7722	29	3	10.0	0 (0.0%)	23 (79.3%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Veritas Christi Hybrid Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	6-12	6730 Old River Rd	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	(559) 492-7430	35	9	3.7	32 (91.4%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)

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School								Students/Teachers											Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Christian Life Schools	Private, Assembly of God	PK, KG-12	5950 Spring Creek Rd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	(815) 639-7916	426	25	14.8		233 (54.7%)	35 (8.2%)	48 (11.3%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)
Boylan Catholic H. S.	Private, Roman Catholic	9-12	4000 Saint Francis Dr	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	(815) 877-0531	586	47	12.6		343 (58.5%)	23 (3.9%)	156 (26.6%)	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)
Concordia Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-5	7424 N 2nd St	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	(815) 633-6450	86	5	7.7		36 (41.9%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)
Holy Family Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	4407 Highcrest Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 398-5331	387	24	13.4		210 (54.3%)	2 (0.5%)	85 (22.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)
Keith Country Day School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-12	1 Jacoby Pl	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 399-8823	236	25	7.8		102 (43.2%)	15 (6.4%)	5 (2.1%)	44 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.3%)	90.2%
Rockford Lutheran Academy	Private, Other Lutheran	PK, KG-5	1711 Delcy Dr	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 226-4947	288	10	23.1		157 (54.5%)	20 (6.9%)	20 (6.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)
Rockford Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-12	3411 N Alpine Rd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	(815) 877-9551	747	55	12.6		453 (60.6%)	86 (11.5%)	64 (8.6%)	20 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.1%)
Rockford Iqra' School	Private, Islamic	PK, KG-12	5925 Darlene Dr	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	(815) 397-6899	118	16	7.0		72 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (23.7%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	98.3%
Spectrum School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-9	4848 Turner St	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 877-1600	69	4	9.3		27 (39.1%)	4 (5.8%)	6 (8.7%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	93.8%
St Bridget School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	604 Clifford Ave	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	(815) 633-8255	410	25	14.5		280 (68.3%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (11.7%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.9%)	96.7%
St Edward School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	3020 11th St	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	(815) 398-2631
St James Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	409 N 1st St	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 962-8515
St Peter Cathedral	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	1231 N Ct St	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	(815) 963-3620
St Peter Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	320 Elmwood Ave	South Beloit	61080	Winnebago County	(779) 475-0560
St Rita School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	6284 Valley Knoll Dr	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	(815) 398-3466	236	13	16.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	214 (90.7%)	100%
Walter Lawson Childrens Home	Private, Nonsectarian	K-12	1820 Walter Lawson Dr	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	(815) 633-6636	20	4	5.0		10 (50.0%)	6 (30.0%)	1 (5.0%)	1 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.0%)
Alpine Academy	Private, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	PK, KG-7	5001 Forest View Ave	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	(815) 277-8894	97	9	9.0		42 (43.3%)	25 (25.8%)	13 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Cathedral Baptist School	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	5622 35th St	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	(815) 874-3883	109	11	8.9		72 (66.1%)	5 (4.6%)	9 (8.3%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	89%
Berean Baptist Christian School	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	5626 Safford Rd	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	(815) 962-4841	150	11	10.9		89 (59.3%)	11 (7.3%)	10 (6.7%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)
St Bernadette Catholic School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	2300 Bell Ave	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	(815) 968-2288
North Love Christian	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	5301 E Riverside Blvd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	(815) 209-2629	73	9	6.8		42 (57.5%)	5 (6.8%)	8 (11.0%)	4 (5.5%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)
Our Lady Sacred Heart Academy	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-12	3445 Elmwood Rd	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	(815) 399-3021	96	14	6.0		61 (63.5%)	9 (9.4%)	13 (13.5%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Easterseals Academy	Private, Nonsectarian		8301 Mitchell Rd	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	(815) 623-4800	95	10	9.5		54 (56.8%)	20 (21.1%)	15 (15.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)
Rockford Christian Schools	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	1401 N Bell School Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 391-8000	698	50	12.6		529 (75.8%)	16 (2.3%)	39 (5.6%)	22 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.0%)
Acton Academy Rockford	Private, Nonsectarian		6352 Daytona Dr	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	(815) 670-5249
Alpine Christian School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	K-8	325 N Alpine Rd	Rockford	61107	Winnebago County	(815) 399-0880	37	3	12.3		3 (8.1%)	5 (13.5%)	9 (24.3%)	20 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.4%
Montessori Private Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-6	8101 Sayer Rd	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	(815) 332-8101	124	12	4.6		36 (29.0%)	5 (4.0%)	7 (5.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	85.1%
Beautiful Beginnings	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-12	118 N Main St	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	(815) 708-7722	29	3	10.0		0 (0.0%)	23 (79.3%)	3 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Veritas Christi Hybrid Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	6-12	6730 Old River Rd	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	(559) 492-7430	35	9	3.7		32 (91.4%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)