Schools in major Illinois cities
Browse major city hubs backed by the current America EDU school database. City counts reflect directory records whose listed city matches the hub.
Schools in Chicago
871 profiles
Schools in Aurora
67 profiles
Schools in Naperville
61 profiles
Schools in Joliet
52 profiles
Schools in Rockford
62 profiles
Schools in Springfield
53 profiles
Schools in Elgin
40 profiles
Schools in Peoria
64 profiles
Schools in Champaign
30 profiles
Featured school profiles in Illinois
A cross-section of profiles with useful directory data. This is not a ranking.
Browse Illinois schools by level
Middle
2,089 school profiles
Elementary
1,633 school profiles
High
1,082 school profiles
Other
229 school profiles
K-12
213 school profiles
Pre-K
121 school profiles
Browse Illinois schools by type
Public
4,268 school profiles
Private
968 school profiles
Public Charter
131 school profiles
About K-12 education in Illinois
America EDU currently indexes 5,367 K-12 school profiles in Illinois across 884 listed cities. The directory currently includes about 4,399 public or charter records and 968 private-school records. Counts come from the school records currently loaded into the America EDU database and can change as federal datasets are refreshed.
Use city, level, and school-type information as a starting point. District boundaries, attendance zones, admissions policies, and program availability can differ from municipal boundaries and may change over time, so confirm current details with the school or district.
Major districts represented in the directory
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
643 directory records
SD U-46
55 directory records
Rockford SD 205
46 directory records
Indian Prairie CUSD 204
34 directory records
Springfield SD 186
34 directory records
Plainfield SD 202
31 directory records
Peoria SD 150
30 directory records
CUSD 300
29 directory records
Shown by number of school records in the current directory, not as a quality ranking.
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Illinois schools FAQ
How many school profiles does America EDU list in Illinois?
The current database contains 5,367 profiles for Illinois. Counts can change when source data is refreshed.
Does a city page show every school that serves that city?
No. It groups records whose directory address lists that city. School district and attendance-zone boundaries do not necessarily match city limits.
Are Featured Schools rankings?
No. Featured profiles are selected to make useful school records easier to discover. America EDU does not present this section as a ranking.
Where does the school data come from?
Profiles are built primarily from federal education datasets, including NCES school-directory sources. Individual profiles show source and data-year information when available.