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Best Ohio Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 913 religiously affiliated private schools serving 197,223 students in Ohio (70% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,111, which is lower than the Ohio private school average tuition cost of $10,626.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (43% of schools), Amish (19% of schools) and Christian (14% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
177
5,532
35%
6
681
26%
35
4,346
24%
4
1,545
22%
396
129,285
23%
126
29,172
25%
3
118
67%
10
2,089
20%
2
254
49%
3
280
10%
13
2,034
42%
22
5,946
36%
2
151
47%
10
1,556
5%
12
1,608
18%
16
3,313
19%
10
698
40%
4
700
8%
16
1,428
73%

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