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Best Nebraska Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 191 religiously affiliated private schools serving 38,215 students in Nebraska (81% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $7,108, which is lower than the Nebraska private school average tuition cost of $7,701.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (58% of schools), Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (21% of schools) and Christian (8% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
1
15
-
3
163
8%
1
9
-
110
29,190
20%
16
2,785
18%
1
42
33%
1
70
4%
1
234
14%
1
45
33%

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