Best Pennsylvania Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 1,371 religiously affiliated private schools serving 209,430 students in Pennsylvania (62% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,091, which is lower than the Pennsylvania private school average tuition cost of $12,216.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (33% of schools), Amish (18% of schools) and Christian (15% of schools).

Top Ranked Pennsylvania Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
247
6,330
67%
10
1,584
28%
75
6,122
30%
13
1,000
42%
3
653
36%
458
128,447
22%
209
26,343
29%
13
2,376
39%
27
7,170
29%
12
1,036
77%
41
5,888
6%
146
10,074
13%
21
2,816
10%
25
3,528
25%
9
1,474
27%

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