Rockford Boylan Catholic High School vs. Rockford Lutheran School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Rockford Boylan Catholic High School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for:
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Attribute
Student Body
AP Courses
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
Rockford Lutheran School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for:
Overview
Boylan is a co-educational high school serving students from Rockford's metropolitan population.
Boylan Catholic High School exists to transmit Gospel values which reflect the active presence of God, to provide a faith-centered community for the teaching and application of these values, and to stimulate and guide students to become informed, responsible and productive citizens of their Church and their Country.
We are dedicated to the education of the whole person.
We will help you strive for excellence in all areas of your life: in work, in play and in your relationships with God and those around you.
Boylan Catholic High School offers a wonderful opportunity to begin a very special academic and spiritual journey.
Rockford Lutheran is the school where students of all faiths, ethnicities and national origin can find academic challenge and perform to their potential.
It's also where they can explore their God given talents with a broad range of athletics and extracurricular activities.
Rockford Lutheran offers: six year study in French and Spanish, with Spanish offered in PreK through high school. Music, Art and Drama from grade PreK through high school more than 70% of Junior and Senior High students participate in extracurricular activities computer courses from grade school through high school Athletics Grades 5 and 6 compete in Rock Valley Lutheran Athletic Conference Junior High compete in Northern Conference Senior High compete in Big Northern Conference.
Grades Offered
9-12
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
Yes
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Yes
Year Founded
1960
1964
Students Body
Total Students
591 students
748 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
25%
25%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
-
75
Kindergarten Students
-
40
Grade 1 Students
-
38
Grade 2 Students
-
38
Grade 3 Students
-
28
Grade 4 Students
-
30
Grade 5 Students
-
32
Grade 6 Students
-
68
Grade 7 Students
-
59
Grade 8 Students
-
58
Grade 9 Students
140
80
Grade 10 Students
149
69
Grade 11 Students
150
80
Grade 12 Students
152
53
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
61 teachers
59 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
69%
35%
Average Class Size
18
18
Number of AP Classes
19
6
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:10
1:13
Average SAT score
n/a
1280
Average ACT score
n/a
24
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
Casual
(Uniform Dress Code policy)
(Uniform Dress Code policy)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Jan. 31 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$9,702
$8,500
Tuition Notes
Boylan Catholic offers significant aid to any family that expresses need, as well as discounts to families with multiple students at Boylan at the same time.
Please see our website for information at https://rockfordlutheran.org/tuition-assistance/ or contact the school for current tuition rates and tuition assistance at 815-877-9551, ext. 158.
% on Financial Aid
46%
45%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$3,400
$2,100
Acceptance Rate
100%
90%
Admissions Director
Matt Weber
Julie Behmer
Sports
Total Sports Offered
18
14
Sports
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
26
10
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Anime Club, Art Club, Band, Bass Fishing Team, Book Club, Broadcasting Club, Chess Club, Choir, Club Med, Diversity Club, Drumline, Environmental Club, Key Club, Lacrosse, Link Crew, Math Team, Mock Trial, National Honor Society, Natural Helpers, Newspaper, Pro Life Club, Scholastic Bowl, Science Olympiad, Student Ambassadors, Student Council, Yearbook
Academic Team, Ambassadors Club, Art Club, Bass Fishing Team, Chamber Choir, Math Team, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, Orchestra, Tri M Music Honor Society