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Best New York Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 1,125 religiously affiliated private schools serving 314,901 students in New York (63% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $13,722, which is lower than the New York private school average tuition cost of $22,391.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (40% of schools), Jewish (28% of schools) and Christian (9% of schools).

Top-Ranked New York Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2026)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
13
276
-
10
963
46%
56
3,282
41%
1
57
98%
1
149
15%
448
144,448
41%
100
10,448
52%
2
102
100%
4
207
99%
13
3,760
32%
6
2,815
25%
9
1,079
17%
30
5,442
70%
318
129,414
5%
17
544
80%
18
2,968
23%
1
11
100%
10
725
49%
3
480
43%
28
2,278
97%

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