Editing Evanston, Illinois (section)

==Education==
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===Public schools===

====High school====
[[File:Evanston Township High School front.jpg|thumb|[[Evanston Township High School]]]]

Most of Evanston (and a small part of the village of Skokie) is within the boundaries of Evanston Township High School District 202.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eths.k12.il.us//cms/lib/IL01903927/Centricity/Domain/220/ETHS%20School%20Profile%202018-19.pdf|title=EVANSTON TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL 2018-19 School Profile|publisher=Evanston Township High School|access-date=July 17, 2019|archive-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716214356/https://www.eths.k12.il.us//cms/lib/IL01903927/Centricity/Domain/220/ETHS%20School%20Profile%202018-19.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The school district has a single high school, [[Evanston Township High School]], with an enrollment of just over 4,000, covering grades 9 through 12.

====Primary schools====
[[Evanston-Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65]], covering all of Evanston and a small part of Skokie, provides [[primary education]] from pre-[[kindergarten]] through grade 8. The district has ten elementary schools (kindergarten through fifth grade), three [[middle school]]s (grades 6 through 8), two [[magnet school]]s (K through 8), two special schools or centers, and an early childhood school.

===Private schools===
Private schools located in Evanston, Illinois include:

*Beacon Academy, a Montessori high school
*Chiaravalle Montessori School, a Montessori school for children ages 2–14
*Midwest Montessori School
*Pope John XXIII School, a Catholic school serving children pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The school dates back to 1886 with the establishment of separate schools serving St. Nicholas and St. Mary's parishes in Evanston. The original St. Nicholas School was in the building now called the Annex. The main school building was built in 1954. In 1986 the two parish schools consolidated and the new school was renamed Pope John XXIII School. In 2023, the St. Nicholas parish was renamed to St. John XXIII parish and the St. Mary's parish was closed due to funding issues.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.popejohn23.org/?page_id=507 | title = Pope John XXIII School - Our History | access-date = April 4, 2014 | publisher = Pope John XXIII School | archive-date = September 30, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230930085408/https://www.popejohn23.org/?page_id=507 | url-status = live }}</ref>
*[[Roycemore School]]
*St. Athanasius School, a Catholic school for children from junior kindergarten through eighth grade. "St. A's" is a popular shortened nickname for the school and it is part of the St. Athanasius parish in Northwest Evanston. The teams are known as the RedHawks. The school focuses on three key themes; Love, Learn, Lead.

===Universities===
In 2006, [[National-Louis University]] closed its former main site, which had {{convert|6.5|acre|ha}} of land, with about 33%<!--one third as per source--> in Evanston; the majority of the land was in Wilmette.<ref>{{cite web|author=Brachear, Manya A.|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-05-07-0405070268-story.html|title=National-Louis to move campus|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=May 7, 2004|access-date=July 31, 2019|archive-date=August 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801044826/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-05-07-0405070268-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Founded in 1855, Evanston is home to [[Northwestern University]]. Located along Lake Michigan, Northwestern's [[Campus of Northwestern University|campus]] spans 240 acres with an estimated 250 buildings. Since 1908, [[Kellogg School of Management]] as well as [[Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary]] (1853) have institutions, of which both share the campus with Northwestern.

===Former schools===
* [[Illinois Industrial School for Girls]]