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Education

Quality educational opportunities are vital to the South Elgin community. Public school districts U-46 and 303 serve students of South Elgin enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. Experienced and dedicated teachers, involved parents and motivated students continually work together to create a superior educational system. U-46 is the second-largest district in Illinois and serves over 40,000 students in 11 communities. The district maintains 40 elementary schools, eight middle schools and five high schools. District 303 operates 12 elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools and has an enrollment of 13,590 students from St. Charles, West Chicago, South Elgin, Wayne, Wasco, Elburn and unincorporated Kane County. Students in both districts have continually scored well in evaluations of English, Math, Reading and Science knowledge.

In addition to the public school districts, several highly regarded private schools are available to meet the educational needs of students from preschool-age through the high school level. Among them are the Goddard School, Da Vinci Academy, Elgin Academy, First Baptist Preschool of St. Charles, Fox Valley Lutheran Academy, Glenwood School Rathje Campus, St. Edward Central Catholic High School and St. Patrick Catholic School.

South Elgin residents enjoy a multitude of quality options for higher education as well. Numerous colleges and universities are close at hand. Elgin Community College is only minutes from South Elgin, and offers career and technical programs and certificates, a university transfer program, associate degrees, adult education, non-credit programs, online courses and much more. Judson University, also in nearby Elgin, is a four-year Christian college offering a number of degrees and programs. Also within a short drive are North Central College in Naperville and Aurora University. Several world-renowned universities are within the area as well. These include Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois-Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, DePaul University, Loyola University, Roosevelt University and Northern Illinois University.