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Illinois elementary and secondary schools

There are 946 preschool, elementary, and secondary schools in Illinois. Combined, these Illinoisan elementary and secondary schools employ 31,686 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $4 billion.
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Types of elementary and secondary schools in Illinois

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Preschool, elementary, and secondary schools
 
946
 
$2,788,940,382
Special education schools and programs
 
247
 
$302,364,610
Nurseries, preschools, and kindergartens
 
207
 
$360,973,300
Elementary and primary schools
 
146
 
$264,973,144
High schools and secondary schools
 
87
 
$365,768,608
Charter schools
 
66
 
$1,251,445,327
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Elementary and secondary schools by major Illinois cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Chicago
 
696
 
$2,580,456,180
St. Louis, MO
 
49
 
$26,584,515
Peoria
 
32
 
$20,884,131
Champaign
 
26
 
$13,920,313
Rockford
 
17
 
$31,441,360
Carbondale
 
13
 
$9,321,081
Springfield, IL
 
12
 
$42,024,570
Davenport, IA
 
11
 
$5,640,523
Bloomington, IL
 
11
 
$13,214,597
Kankakee
 
7
 
$4,084,044
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Job trends for Illinois elementary and secondary schools

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
63
1-10
 
45
11-25
 
97
26-100
 
165
101 to 1,000
 
70
1,000+
 
2
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Sizes of elementary and secondary schools in Illinois

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
121
$250k to $1M
 
132
$1M to $5M
 
145
$5M to $25M
 
86
$25M to $100M
 
17
$100M+
 
4
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Directory of elementary and secondary schools in Illinois

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1-20 of 946

Francis W Parker School

The Francis W. Parker School (Parker) educates students to think and act with empathy, courage and clarity as responsible citizens and leaders in a democratic society and global community. See Form 990, Part III, Line 1.
Revenue
$56.2m
Assets
$193.3m
Employees
436
EIN
36-2171732
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Near North Montessori (NNM)

Near North Montessori educates the human potential through a partnership between home and school that fosters intellectual growth, independence, responsibility, and a sense of self-worth.
Revenue
$17.0m
Assets
$36.9m
Employees
188
EIN
36-2535895
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Avery Coonley School (ACS)

The Avery Coonley School (ACS) is an independent school whose mission is to provide a learning environment that is appropriate both for academically bright and gifted children who are motivated to learn.
Revenue
$12.7m
Assets
$21.8m
Employees
176
EIN
36-2171680
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School

Lawndale Educational and Regional Network Charter School delivers tuition-free, high-performing college-prep elementary education, blending rigorous academics and social-emotional support to propel scholars toward degrees.
Revenue
$87.4m
Assets
$106.2m
Employees
741
EIN
36-4439074
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Latin School of Chicago

Latin School of Chicago provides its students with a rigorous and innovative educational program in a community that embraces diversity of people, cultures and ideas.
Revenue
$61.1m
Assets
$163.4m
Employees
577
EIN
36-2258525
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Keshet

Keshet is one of a few organizations in the u.s. where kids with disabilities can begin programs at the age of three and continue throughout adulthood.
Revenue
$14.6m
Assets
$30.1m
Employees
360
EIN
36-3441392
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northern Kane Educational Corporation

Northern Kane Educational Corporation facilitates lifelong learning, provides School's Out programs, and offers alternative community school choices in Pingree Grove, IL.
Revenue
$11.7m
Assets
$32.7m
Employees
130
EIN
20-2059533
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Intrinsic Schools

Intrinsic Schools prepares students for postsecondary success through strong instruction, personalized technology, real-world opportunities, and EPIC values that build college and career readiness.
Revenue
$42.2m
Assets
$95.9m
Employees
321
EIN
45-5454261
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chiaravalle Montessori School

Chiaravalle Montessori School provides families with a quality child-centered education based on the philosophy and methods of Maria Montessori.
Revenue
$9.2m
Assets
$21.8m
Employees
88
EIN
36-2580506
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Glenwood Academy (GA)

To provide a high quality education and residential program for students from lower income and single-parent families, who seek a positive alternative to home and community situations which impede opportunities to achieve their potential.
Revenue
$10.0m
Assets
$101.7m
Employees
119
EIN
36-2167087
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lake Forest Country Day School (LFCDS)

At Lake Forest Country Day School (LFCDS), they believe that rigorous academics can be taught in dynamic ways that allow students to experience the joy and the excitement that is at the heart of so many enduring learning experiences.
Revenue
$19.3m
Assets
$65.6m
Employees
131
EIN
36-2415685
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lycee Francais De Chicago

The Lycee Francais de Chicago provides its students with a rigorous bilingual education in a dynamic and welcoming multicultural community.
Revenue
$24.5m
Assets
$53.3m
Employees
315
EIN
36-4002001
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Acero Charter Schools (UCSN)

Acero Charter Schools empowers K12 students through rigorous, tuition-free public charter education and supportive communities, fostering lifelong learners in safe, inclusive environments.
Revenue
$119.1m
Assets
$110.3m
Employees
736
EIN
36-4235934
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Concept Schools NFP

The primary purpose of the organization is to operate charter Schools and provide oversight and supervision over the educational, technical and administrative functions of it's member charter Schools.
Revenue
$68.5m
Assets
$118.2m
Employees
542
EIN
03-0503751
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago City Day School

The Chicago City Day School is an independent, elementary school with an academic program that is rigorous yet sensitive to the individual needs and abilities of children.
Revenue
$7.9m
Assets
$31.7m
Employees
47
EIN
36-3127582
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wheaton Academy (WA)

The mission of Wheaton Academy is to nurture growth in their students through relationships, excellence, and service to the glory of God.
Revenue
$23.4m
Assets
$65.8m
Employees
263
EIN
36-2388793
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chicago Hope Academy

Co-ed Christian prep school in Chicago for grades 9-12, focusing on academic excellence alongside spiritual and athletic growth.
Revenue
$9.3m
Assets
$40.9m
Employees
64
EIN
36-4244054
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cristo Rey Network

The Cristo Rey Network is the only network of high schools in the country that integrate four years of rigorous college preparatory academics with four years of professional work experience through the Corporate Work Study Program.
Revenue
$13.8m
Assets
$31.2m
Employees
37
EIN
04-3730980
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Noble Schools

Noble's mission is to prepare low-income students with the scholarship, discipline, and honor necessary to succeed in college and lead exemplary lives, and to be a catalyst for education reform in chicago.
Revenue
$230.3m
Assets
$259.2m
Employees
2,059
EIN
36-4241970
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Carole Robertson Center for Learning (CRCL)

The mission of Carole Robertson Center for Learning is to educate, enrich and empower children and families.
Revenue
$40.7m
Assets
$27.4m
Employees
436
EIN
36-2882124
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "B20: Elementary, Secondary Education" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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