Canaan Academy (2026 Profile)

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Canaan Academy

207 N Central Ave
Urbana, IL 61801

Tel: (217) 367-6590

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Canaan Academy is a private school in Urbana, Illinois under the auspices of Canaan Development Foundation, non-profit organization.

The Foundation supports children primarily through its education program. Commencing in the fall of 1996 with classes at the pre-kindergarten through second-grade level, Canaan Academy held the lofty goal of taking students who had been unresponsive to the standard teaching methods used in area schools and placing them in an environment where they would succeed.

Its mission is: “To provide a Christian-centered social and educational program that will maximize the intellectual, spiritual, social, and cultural potential of youth.” This challenge is one that the Academy’s administrators and faculty attack with vigor.

Canaan Academy presently serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through five from the Champaign-Urbana community and surrounding areas of Central Illinois.

Each classroom is staffed by one male and one female teacher to ensure that every student is exposed to positive influences of both genders.

In addition, Canaan Academy uses a collegial model, which requires equal participation of home, community, and the Academy in the education process.

In addition to core subjects, Canaan‚s curriculum combines multiculturalism, daily Bible instruction, and philosophical investigations that seek to foster inner discipline, social skills, and critical thinking.

Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Kindergarten-6
Enrollment: 50 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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School Overview

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

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Religious Affiliation

Christian

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-6

Year Founded

2025

School Calendar

Student Body

Total Students

50 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

96%

State avg.: 34%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

7 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

National avg.:

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

Canaan Academy is a private school in Urbana, Illinois under the auspices of Canaan Development Foundation, non-profit organization. The Foundation supports children primarily through its education program. Commencing in the fall of 1996 with classes at the pre-kindergarten through second-grade level, Canaan Academy held the lofty goal of taking students who had been unresponsive to the standard teaching methods used in area schools and placing them in an environment where they would succeed. Its mission is: 鈥淭o provide a Christian-centered social and educational program that will maximize the intellectual, spiritual, social, and cultural potential of youth.鈥� This challenge is one that the Academy鈥檚 administrators and faculty attack with vigor. Canaan Academy presently serves students in grades pre-kindergarten through five from the Champaign-Urbana community and surrounding areas of Central Illinois. Each classroom is staffed by one male and one female teacher to ensure that every student is exposed to positive influences of both genders. In addition, Canaan Academy uses a collegial model, which requires equal participation of home, community, and the Academy in the education process. In addition to core subjects, Canaan鈥歴 curriculum combines multiculturalism, daily Bible instruction, and philosophical investigations that seek to foster inner discipline, social skills, and critical thinking.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Kindergarten-6
Enrollment: 50 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The average private school tuition in Champaign County, IL is $9,850 for elementary schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

The average acceptance rate in Champaign County, IL is 67% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).