Best New Jersey Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 584 religiously affiliated private schools serving 138,614 students in New Jersey (42% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,601, which is lower than the New Jersey private school average tuition cost of $15,715.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (44% of schools), Jewish (25% of schools) and Christian (11% of schools).

Top Ranked New Jersey Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
11
1,163
61%
19
1,685
48%
3
300
44%
255
75,153
37%
62
9,557
42%
8
1,120
49%
6
985
20%
22
4,366
55%
148
39,645
3%
1
23
100%
7
1,013
27%
6
734
79%
10
749
91%

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