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Best Maryland Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 454 religiously affiliated private schools serving 102,025 students in Maryland (53% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $12,850, which is lower than the Maryland private school average tuition cost of $16,249.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (30% of schools), Christian (17% of schools) and Baptist (10% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
1
7
-
4
501
36%
47
7,622
50%
2
528
96%
138
48,850
37%
77
12,534
46%
1
83
30%
4
698
76%
23
5,795
39%
4
1,443
46%
7
1,250
81%
40
11,175
2%
13
700
36%
20
2,207
32%
14
2,107
39%
1
118
-
10
188
71%
9
1,545
32%
16
1,905
76%

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