Best North Carolina Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 498 religiously affiliated private schools serving 87,119 students in North Carolina (59% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $7,482, which is lower than the North Carolina private school average tuition cost of $10,249.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (35% of schools), Baptist (30% of schools) and Catholic (9% of schools).

Top Ranked North Carolina Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
1
26
-
10
1,906
22%
150
25,242
24%
1
139
60%
47
13,490
21%
173
32,587
22%
12
3,730
22%
4
732
13%
5
876
72%
2
302
4%
4
102
9%
14
975
25%
8
222
80%
13
813
35%
7
2,239
10%

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