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St. Teresa High School

2710 N Water St Decatur, IL 62526

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • Top Ranked IL School
  • Grades: 9-12
  • Enrollment: 227 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: ✓Verified school update
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Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • Top Ranked IL School
  • Grades: 9-12
  • Enrollment: 227 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: ✓Verified school update

School Rankings

St. Teresa High School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for:

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Attribute
School History

School Facts

Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades 9-12
Students By Grade
Year Founded
1866
School Calendar

Student Body

Total Students
227 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
12%
State avg.: 34%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers
21 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
National avg.:
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost
$8,000 (2023-2024)

Sports

Colors
Blue, Orange
School Mascot
Bulldog

School Notes

  • St. Teresa High School is a secondary school serving the Decatur, Illinois area.
  • As a Catholic school committed to the development of the whole person, St. Teresa seeks to integrate faith and life by instructing students in human knowledge and skills in the light of the gospel.
  • As a Catholic school committed to the development of the whole person, St. Teresa seeks to integrate faith and life by instructing students in human knowledge and skills in the light of the gospel.
  • St. Teresa High School, a Catholic Secondary School committed to the development of the whole person, seeks to integrate faith and life by instructing students in human knowledge and skills in the light of the gospel.
  • Educationally, it strives to foster a reverence for learning and to equip students with the professional and technical competencies to function in a modern society; psychologically, the program hopes to guide students to an understanding of self and others and to a facility in the means of human communication.
  • Spiritually, St. Teresa seeks to lead students, through prayer and instruction, to a deeper and more faith-filled sense of their own worth as gifted, though flawed, individuals and to a personal experience with God.
Source: Verified school update

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St. Teresa High School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for: Oldest founding date.
When is the application deadline for St. Teresa High School?
The application deadline for St. Teresa High School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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The average private school tuition in Illinois is $9,515 for elementary schools and $14,358 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
The average acceptance rate in Illinois is 89% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).

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