The average percentage of private school faculty in Illinois who have attained an advanced degree is 51% (2024-25).
The private school in Illinois with the highest percentage of their faculty having advanced degrees is Hello Montessori Preschool & Kindergarten, with 100% of their faculty having obtained an advanced degree.
Advanced Degree Range: 90%
100%
Avg. Advanced Degree: 95%
Illinois Private Schools with the Most Educated Faculty (2024-25)
School
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 41. - 4.
Hello Montessori Preschool & Kindergarten![Hello Montessori Preschool & Kindergarten Photo - The Foundation for a Bright Future Starts at Hello.]( "Hello Montessori Preschool & Kindergarten Photo - The Foundation for a Bright Future Starts at Hello.")
Montessori School
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 100%
Grades: PK-K
18850 Riegel Road
Homewood, IL 60430
(708) 647-8054
Homewood, IL 60430
(708) 647-8054
Rank: #1 - 41. - 4.
Howard Area Leadership Academy
Alternative School
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 100%
Grades: 10-12
7647 N Paulina Ave
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 381-0366
Chicago, IL 60626
(773) 381-0366
Rank: #1 - 41. - 4.
Montessori Language Academy![Montessori Language Academy Photo - Solar System Work]( "Montessori Language Academy Photo - Solar System Work")
Montessori School
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 100%
Grades: PK-K
314 Circle Avenue
Forest Park, IL 60130
(708) 771-5030
Forest Park, IL 60130
(708) 771-5030
Rank: #1 - 41. - 4.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 100%
Grades: PK-8
2324 New Street
Blue Island, IL 60406
(708) 385-2016
Blue Island, IL 60406
(708) 385-2016
Rank: #5 - 135. - 13.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
Grades: PK-8
541 W Hawthorne Pl
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 327-0900
Chicago, IL 60657
(773) 327-0900
Rank: #5 - 135. - 13.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
Grades: PK-K
1310 Waterford Dr
Aurora, IL 60504
(630) 585-8881
Aurora, IL 60504
(630) 585-8881
Rank: #5 - 135. - 13.
Dr Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School![Dr Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School Photo]( "Dr Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School Photo")
Alternative School
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
Grades: 10-12
2739-41 W. Division Street
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 342-8022
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 342-8022
Rank: #5 - 135. - 13.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
Grades: NS-8
8 W Scranton Ave
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
(847) 295-8338
Lake Bluff, IL 60044
(847) 295-8338
Rank: #5 - 135. - 13.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
Grades: PK-12
900 North Franklin Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 600-5571
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 600-5571
Rank: #5 - 135. - 13.
Monticello Christian Academy
Alternative School (Christian)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
Grades: PK-K
225 E Livingston St
Monticello, IL 61856
(217) 762-3544
Monticello, IL 61856
(217) 762-3544
Rank: #5 - 135. - 13.
Prairie Flower Montessori School![Prairie Flower Montessori School Photo - Part of the Montessori curriculum is the study and care of plants and animal that are outside, as well as inside, our classrooms. An alumna cares for the chickens that reside in a coop in our outdoor environment.]( "Prairie Flower Montessori School Photo - Part of the Montessori curriculum is the study and care of plants and animal that are outside, as well as inside, our classrooms. An alumna cares for the chickens that reside in a coop in our outdoor environment.")
Montessori School
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
Grades: PK-K
3130 Turpin Road
Decatur, IL 62521
(217) 423-5200
Decatur, IL 62521
(217) 423-5200
Rank: #5 - 135. - 13.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
Grades: PK-8
3741 W 62nd St
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 735-0772
Chicago, IL 60629
(773) 735-0772
Rank: #5 - 135. - 13.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 99%
Grades: PK-11
1218 West Freeman St.
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 529-3733
Carbondale, IL 62901
(618) 529-3733
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
St. Scholastica Academy
All-girls (Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 98%
Grades: 9-12
7416 N Ridge Blvd
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 764-5715
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 764-5715
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 98%
Grades: PK-8
515 S Macarthur Blvd.
Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 787-2323
Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 787-2323
Rank: #1616.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 97%
Grades: NS-8
201 Sheridan Road
Wilmette, IL 60091
(847) 425-5800
Wilmette, IL 60091
(847) 425-5800
Rank: #17 - 2317. - 23.
Creative Montessori Learning Center
Montessori School
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 95%
Grades: PK-K
550 S Edgewood Ave
Lombard, IL 60148
(630) 620-5505
Lombard, IL 60148
(630) 620-5505
Rank: #17 - 2317. - 23.
Furqaan Academy
(Islamic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 95%
Grades: PK-12
519 E Briarcliff Rd
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 739-3100
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630) 739-3100
Rank: #17 - 2317. - 23.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 95%
Grades: PK-12
2499 Waldron Road
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 939-4579
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 939-4579
Rank: #17 - 2317. - 23.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 95%
Grades: 1-8
6254 S. Ellis
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 420-2550
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 420-2550
Rank: #17 - 2317. - 23.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 95%
Grades: 1-8
13860 Main Street
Lemont, IL 60439
(630) 296-1229
Lemont, IL 60439
(630) 296-1229
Rank: #17 - 2317. - 23.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 95%
Grades: 1-8
1980 Old Willow Rd
Winnetka, IL 60093
(847) 446-7025
Winnetka, IL 60093
(847) 446-7025
Rank: #17 - 2317. - 23.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 95%
Grades: PK-8
2301 S. Wentworth Ave
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 842-8546
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 842-8546
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: K-8
1246 West Thorndale
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 442-2371
Chicago, IL 60660
(773) 442-2371
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
Gateway Academy & Learning Center
Special Program Emphasis
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: K-12
17710 Oak Park Ave
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 756-5000
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708) 756-5000
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
Little Angels Early Childhood Center
Daycare / Preschool
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: NS-PK
3613 W Devon Ave
Chicago, IL 60659
(773) 478-5555
Chicago, IL 60659
(773) 478-5555
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: PK-8
1537 North Lawndale
Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 227-1140
Chicago, IL 60651
(773) 227-1140
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: 9-12
1101 W 23rd St
Sterling, IL 61081
(815) 625-0500
Sterling, IL 61081
(815) 625-0500
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: PK-8
720 Armstrong Drive
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
(847) 243-8567
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
(847) 243-8567
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
St. Eugene Elementary School
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: K-8
7930 W Foster Ave
Chicago, IL 60656
(773) 763-2235
Chicago, IL 60656
(773) 763-2235
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
St. Gabriel Catholic School
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: PK-8
4500 S Wallace St
Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 268-6636
Chicago, IL 60609
(773) 268-6636
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
St. Genevieve School![St. Genevieve School Photo]( "St. Genevieve School Photo")
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: PK-8
4854 W Montana St
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 237-7131
Chicago, IL 60639
(773) 237-7131
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: PK-K
1740 Lake Avenue
Wilmette, IL 60091
(847) 256-7870
Wilmette, IL 60091
(847) 256-7870
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: PK-8
5467 S Woodlawn Ave
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 667-1142
Chicago, IL 60615
(773) 667-1142
Rank: #24 - 3624. - 36.
St. Thomas the Apostle School![St. Thomas the Apostle School Photo - St. Thomas the Apostle]( "St. Thomas the Apostle School Photo - St. Thomas the Apostle")
(Catholic)
Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 90%
Grades: PK-8
4229 N Monroe Avenue
Peoria Heights, IL 61616
(309) 685-2533
Peoria Heights, IL 61616
(309) 685-2533
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average percentage of private schools faculty in Illinois who have attained an advanced degree?
The average percentage of private schools faculty in Illinois who have attained an advanced degree is 51% for 2024-25.
Which private schools in Illinois have the highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees?
The top ranked private schools in Illinois with the highest percentage of faculty having advanced degrees include Hello Montessori Preschool & Kindergarten, Howard Area Leadership Academy and Montessori Language Academy.
Which private high school and private elementary school in Illinois have the highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees?
The private high school in Illinois with the highest percentage of their faculty having advanced degrees is Howard Area Leadership Academy, with 100% of their faculty having obtaining an advanced degree. The private elementary school with highest percentage of their faculty having advanced degrees is St. Walter St. Benedict Elementary School, with 100% of their faculty having obtaining an advanced degree.
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