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Best Alabama Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 333 religiously affiliated private schools serving 63,516 students in Alabama (73% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,064, which is lower than the Alabama private school average tuition cost of $11,553.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Baptist (30% of schools), Christian (27% of schools) and Catholic (11% of schools).

Top-Ranked Alabama Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2026)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
8
1,454
56%
99
12,132
23%
38
10,574
32%
89
17,812
31%
10
3,383
19%
5
695
18%
9
2,568
14%
4
421
20%
1
62
6%
2
117
15%
19
3,013
17%
11
2,502
39%
6
475
19%
18
6,958
7%

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