Education
Sterling is served by Community Unit School District 5, which operates Sterling High School, Challand Middle School, Franklin Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, and Washington Elementary Schools. Wallace School serves as Sterling’s public Pre-K institution, along with classrooms in Franklin and Jefferson Elementary Schools.
Sterling is also home to the Whiteside Area Career Center, located adjacent to Sterling High School. WACC hosts a variety of vocational courses, available to students of its member schools in the Sauk Valley.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford currently runs two schools in the city: St. Mary’s School, serving as both grade school and middle school, and Newman Central Catholic High School. These schools serve both local parishes, Sacred Heart Church and St. Mary’s Church.
Additionally, Sterling is host to two Protestant schools: Sterling Christian School (K-12), and Christ Lutheran (K-8).
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