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Best Minnesota Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 429 religiously affiliated private schools serving 77,251 students in Minnesota (68% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,383, which is lower than the Minnesota private school average tuition cost of $10,129.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (43% of schools), Christian (14% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (13% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
2
42
-
2
137
12%
16
1,582
21%
4
126
-
4
474
7%
183
44,049
20%
62
13,281
18%
2
1,613
29%
1
146
16%
2
116
74%
7
906
42%
1
31
-
10
1,699
36%
11
1,045
5%
8
278
58%

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