La Lumiere is a traditional college preparatory boarding and day school located an hour East of Chicago on a spectacular 190-acre campus.

Founded in 1963, La Lumiere serves students in grade 9 through postgraduate who come from across the United States and the world to become part of a school community that is truly unique. With a student-to-teacher ratio of seven to one and a full array of AP, Advanced, and College Prep classes,

La Lumiere students enjoy a level of personalized attention that simply does not exist at larger schools.  

Academic excellence characterizes our entire curriculum and helps to prepare our students to attend some of the best colleges in the country.

Over the last few years, La Lumiere graduates have gained admission to a wide range of top-tier colleges and universities, including Yale, Princeton, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, the University of Chicago, Boston College, William and Mary, NYU, Berkeley, Georgetown, the Savannah School of Art and Design, the University of Virginia, and Stanford.