Lafayette Primary School

Recognized by the State of Illinois, St. Paul's Lutheran School offers a variety of educational services for students in pre-kindergarten through grade eight. Founded in 1864, the school provides various academic programs and extracurricular activities. It operates musical bands and choir groups. St. Paul's Lutheran School conducts educational field trips and hosts birthday parties. Its sports activities include basketball, volleyball and cross-country. The school also offers food and transportation services, as well as extended-day care and preschool programs. St. Paul's Lutheran maintains a parent-teacher league that provides various programs to educate parents. The school is accredited by the National Lutheran Schools Association, which is a branch of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod's educational agency.

Bishop McNamara High School serves the Catholic Christian community of Kankakee, Ill. McNamara offers a wide variety of honors and advanced placement courses. It's guidance office acts as a resource for all parents and students during the college search and selection process. Bishop McNamara High School is committed to offering cultural, athletic and extracurricular programs. The school has various student organizations such as Amnesty International, art club, a band, blarney stone, the school newspaper, fine arts club, French club and green key society. The curriculum at the school is centered around the concepts of faith and values.