#1 Best Private Schools in Kankakee County, IL
Grace Christian Academy
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kankakee, IL
A+Overall grade226 students8 students per teacher
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Best Private Schools in Kankakee County, IL
Private schools in Kankakee County, IL with the highest overall grades. Top 5 of 5 schools.
#2 Best Private Schools in Kankakee County, IL
Bishop McNamara Catholic School,bourbonnais
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–5
Smaller classes than 68% of Catholic schools in Illinois
Bourbonnais, IL
A+Overall grade144 students11 students per teacher
#3 Best Private Schools in Kankakee County, IL
Kankakee Trinity Academy
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
92% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Kankakee, IL
BOverall grade266 students15 students per teacher
#4 Best Private Schools in Kankakee County, IL
St. Paul's Lutheran School
Lutheran (Missouri Synod) school · Grades Pre-K–8
Growing: enrollment up 39% since 2011–12
Bourbonnais, IL
B-Overall grade169 students15 students per teacher
#5 Best Private Schools in Kankakee County, IL
Bishop McNamara Catholic School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only Catholic school in Kankakee
Kankakee, IL
B-Overall grade807 students16 students per teacher
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