Best Illinois Private Schools Belonging To Membership Associations (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 1,067 private schools belonging to membership associations in Illinois.

The most popular school membership associations are National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (31% of schools), National Association for the Education of Young Children (14% of schools) and Other school association(s) (12% of schools).

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Top Ranked Illinois Private Schools by Membership Association (2024)

Membership Association

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

AdvancED, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement

114

40%

Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)

943

47%

Accreditation International

6,319

41%

Alabama Association of Independent Schools (AAIS)

100%

Alternative School Network

1,555

87%

American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)

3,194

40%

American Montessori Society (AMS)

118

9,413

40%

Association Montessori International (AMI)

1,737

32%

Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)

229

10%

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

17,182

29%

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)

1,928

33%

Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)

979

47%

Association of Independent Schools of Florida

15%

Association of Military Colleges and Schools

2,650

38%

Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

972

26%

Bilingual School Association

494

Christian Schools International (CSI)

3,112

37%

Cognia

20,485

34%

Council of Bilingual Education

397

47%

European Council for International Schools

2,997

50%

Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)

2,027

27%

Friends Council on Education (FCE)

25%

General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)

454

76%

Illinois Coalition of Nonpublic Schools

5,393

36%

Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)

9,142

26%

Institute for Independent Education

286

52%

International Baccalaureate (IB) World School

2,001

35%

International League of Christian Schools (ILCS)

145

90%

International Montessori Council (IMC)

161

62%

Islamic School League of America (ISLA)

2,003

67%

Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)

4,384

40%

Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools (LMAIS)

8,234

30%

Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)

144

37%

Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools

6,319

41%

National Association for the Education of Young Children

150

16,568

49%

National Association of College Admissions Counselors

179

National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)

1,430

43%

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)

15,321

32%

National Association of Laboratory Schools

158

91%

National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)

241

66%

National Association of Private Special Education Centers

2,188

36%

National Catholic Education Association

1,291

23%

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

331

102,550

28%

National Christian School Association (NCSA)

712

62%

National Coalition of Alternative Community Schools

189

72%

National Coalition of Girls

951

31%

National Council for Private School Accreditation

7,691

44%

National Honor Society (NHS)

1,049

28%

National Independent Private Schools Association

2,768

53%

National Lutheran Schools Accreditation

5,434

17%

National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)

2,620

14%

Network for Mercy Education

876

14%

Not Available (School did not report any membership associatons).

210

67%

Other associations(s) for exceptional children

2,600

29%

Other Montessori association(s)

4,510

35%

Other religious school association(s)

10,113

30%

Other school association(s)

131

25,254

37%

Other special emphasis association(s)

4,757

31%

Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)

546

16%

Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)

Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)

534

14%

State or regional independent school association

6,881

42%

The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)

600

47%

Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America

126

17%

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)

342

21%

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