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Jewish Day Schools in Northfield, Illinois
Families looking at Jewish day schools in Northfield, Illinois will find 1 option in our directory. Each entry shows grade range and community orientation where available. The next step for most families is our short matching quiz, which narrows the list by what actually matters for your family.
Schools tagged with a distance are in nearby cities that families in Northfield also consider. Distances are approximate, measured from the middle of Northfield.
Nearby, nearest first: Gan Montessori (4 mi) · Chabad Hebrew School (4 mi) · Sager Solomon Schechter Day School (4 mi) · Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago (4 mi) · Rochelle Zell Jewish High School (5 mi) · Chicagoland Jewish High School (5 mi) · Arie Crown Hebrew Day School (6 mi) · Ida Crown Jewish Academy (7 mi).
1 early childhood · 4 elementary schools · 3 high schools · 1 combined k–12 schools
Schools in Northfield, by level
Scroll to the level that matches your child’s age. Within each level, schools are grouped by whether they serve boys, girls, or co-ed classes.
Early Childhood (Preschool & Kindergarten) · 1 school
Programs serving preschool and kindergarten-age children, often as standalone early childhood centers or the youngest grades of a larger school.
Elementary Schools (K–8) · 4 schools
Schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 — some K–5, some K–8, some starting at preschool and ending in 8th grade.
Co-ed
Boys and Girls (separate classes)
Arie Crown Hebrew Day School
About 6 mi away · Skokie
PK-8·Boys and Girls (separate classes)
IRS 990 FY2023
Gender mix not specified
Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago
About 4 mi away · Northbrook
Grades: PK - 8th
Public record
High Schools (9–12) · 3 schools
Schools serving grades 9 through 12, including yeshivas, mesivtas, Bais Yaakov high schools, and Modern Orthodox and community high schools.
Co-ed
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School
About 5 mi away · Deerfield
9-12·Co-ed
NCES 2023-24 · IRS 990 FY2023
Gender mix not specified
Combined K–12 Schools · 1 school
Schools that serve students from kindergarten (or preschool) all the way through grade 12 under one roof.
What to consider when evaluating a Jewish day school
Choosing a Jewish day school involves more than convenience. Families typically weigh religious orientation, academic rigor, tuition affordability, and the specific grade range a school serves. Posted tuition is rarely what most families actually pay — almost every Jewish day school has a financial aid program, and many families receive meaningful assistance through need-based aid, scholarship funds, state vouchers or education savings accounts, or staff tuition benefits if a parent works at the school. Our tuition estimator shows what could apply to your family.
No schools match these filters.
About Jewish education in Illinois
Illinois hosts a long-established cluster of Jewish day schools on Chicago's North Side and in the northern suburbs (Skokie, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Highland Park). The Chicago Jewish community spans yeshivish, Modern Orthodox, Conservative, and community/pluralistic models.
A year in Northfield
🌸 Spring Mar–May
51° / 39°
Jacket and layers
Dry
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
76° / 66°
Short sleeves, light clothes
Humid
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
60° / 50°
Jacket and layers
Comfortable
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
35° / 27°
Winter coat
Dry
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 73°F, lows about 63°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 73°F, lows about 63°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 60°F, lows about 50°F, humidity about 76%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 40°F, lows about 32°F, humidity about 83%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 33°F, lows about 25°F, humidity about 85%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 42°F, lows about 31°F, humidity about 81%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 50°F, lows about 39°F, humidity about 80%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 60°F, lows about 48°F, humidity about 81%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 78°F, lows about 69°F, humidity about 78%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Northfield, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near Northfield
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$1,695,775
$408 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$1,972 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$10,000+ /yr
💵 Household income
$242,772
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 60022, 60029, 60035, 60062, 60093, covering the areas around the congregations and schools. Asking price is the median of current listings across those ZIP areas (Realtor.com research data, September 2026); by ZIP: 60062 $678,750 · 60035 $839,125 · 60093 $2,552,425 · 60022 $2,724,250. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $954,700. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
Tuition by grade
- Elementary $25,000 · 1 school
Published rates for 2025–26 and 2026–27 at the schools above, before aid. Bars run from $0 to $60,000. See what you would pay after aid →
Illinois: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
State taxes income
Illinois
🎓 State scholarship
Up to $750
K-12 Education Expense Credit. Not allowed if AGI exceeds $500,000 (married filing jointly) or $250,000 (all other filing statuses).
🏛️ Federal credit
Undecided
Has not decided whether to opt in to the federal credit.
Program details checked 2026-08-16.
Homeschooling in Illinois
Notice
No state registration required; parents may choose to notify the regional superintendent and/or State Board.
Testing or review
No testing required; results of any tests parents give need not be submitted.
Subjects or hours
Six subject areas must be covered: language arts, math, sciences, social sciences, fine arts, physical development and health.
Parent
Court ruling treats home school as private school if the teacher (parent or tutor) is competent.
Checked 2026-10-27 against isbe.net. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.
Jewish communities near Northfield
Congregations in and around Northfield, nearest first, measured from the middle of Northfield. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
Other cities in Illinois with Jewish schools
Chicago (28) · Skokie (9) · Buffalo Grove (5) · Northbrook (3) · Deerfield (2) · Aurora (1)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Northfield, Illinois
What's the difference between a Jewish day school and a yeshiva?
Both teach a dual curriculum combining Judaic studies with general academic subjects, but "yeshiva" typically refers to schools in the yeshivish or Orthodox tradition with a heavier Torah-study focus. "Jewish day school" is the broader umbrella. See our guide to how Jewish schools differ.
Do we need to be religious to send our children?
No. Many Jewish day schools — particularly community and pluralistic schools, Conservative-movement schools, and Modern Orthodox schools that accept all affiliations — serve families across the full observance spectrum. Some schools require synagogue membership or minimum observance; most don't.
Is the posted tuition what we'll actually pay?
Usually not. Almost every Jewish day school has a financial aid program, and the "collected average" tuition across the cohort is typically 30–40% below the posted rate. Our tuition estimator shows what could apply to your family, and each school can tell you what it offers.
How do families afford Jewish day school tuition?
Public school is free; Jewish day schools copied its format and have to be paid for. Most schools set tuition family by family, through a committee that reviews tax returns and financial documents, so what a family pays depends on what the school judges it can afford. Schools generally do not publish how those amounts are calculated or what other families pay. Donations cover a large share of revenue, much of it from a small number of families, and working families in the middle tend to carry the most, since the cost multiplies with every child. Where staff children attend the school their parent works for, tuition is often part of the compensation package, and it is worth more with each child. Details vary by school. Our article How Yeshiva Day School Tuition Really Works shows the numbers.
How do we pick the right school for our family?
The practical fit factors are grade range, religious orientation (hashkafa), community character, distance from home, and what the tuition actually comes to after aid. Our matching quiz asks about each of these in about five minutes and produces a shortlist of schools that fit your family specifically.
Not sure which school fits?
Answer five questions about your child's grade, your location, and your community preferences — we'll show you the schools that match in Northfield, Illinois.
Start the matching quiz →Related reading
- →Jewish School Tuition Assistance: Every Way to Pay LessState vouchers, tax-credit scholarships, Federation funds and school aid.
- →What Is a Jewish Day School?A plain-language guide for families new to Jewish education.
- →Types of Jewish SchoolsHow to tell the main types apart — Modern Orthodox, yeshivish, Chabad, pluralistic.
Data sourced from the federal NCES Private School Survey and IRS Form 990 filings where available. We do not publish street addresses, phone numbers, enrollment counts, or our internal classification data. Research methodology · Missing a school?