Circle Academy

Urbana · IL · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Circle Academy compares for families

What families should know about Circle Academy.

  • LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Academy High, The High School Of Saint Thomas More, Grand Prairie School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

44%
admit rate
$16,004
in-state tuition/yr · $35,124 out-of-state
1270–1510
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–34

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 72 in 2020 to 62 in 2022 — over 2 years.
-13.9%
Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -7.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 62 students:

2023
58
2025
50
2027
43

A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Academy High
Champaign
Private 3.5 59
The High School Of Saint Thomas More
Champaign
Private 4.8 211 -21.6%
Grand Prairie School
Onarga
Private 42.2 56
High Road School Of Bloomington
Bloomington
Private 47.5 44
Menta Academy Cornerstone-Taylorville
Taylorville
Private 70.3 81
Safe Harbor School
Manteno
Private 79.1 67 -19.3%
Kiefer School
Peoria
Private 82.8 71 -39.8%
Lighted Way Association
La Salle
Private 95.7 32

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