For the 2024 school year, there are 206 religiously affiliated private schools serving 42,534 students in Iowa (83% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $5,231, which is lower than the Iowa private school average tuition cost of $6,363.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (53% of schools), Christian (23% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (10% of schools).
Top Ranked Iowa Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)
Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
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