It's a diverse school. Gary Arnold, executive director of the Illinois Coalition of Non-Public Schools, said about 325,000 Illinois children attend religious or private schools. About two-thirds of them are in Roman Catholic schools. The next largest group of students is attending Lutheran schools. Most of the rest are attending private schools with no religious affiliation.
Parents select the mission that best fits their family profile.
Families that select a school because of faith-based values do so because those values permeate the whole curriculum. We try to build continuity in a kid's life between who he is at home, at school and at church. I have had the most interesting conversations with my daughters. If making them think is an objective, St. Ignatius has achieved that goal. It's not just math and science.