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Best Texas Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 1,195 religiously affiliated private schools serving 247,304 students in Texas (56% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $11,866, which is lower than the Texas private school average tuition cost of $13,942.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (32% of schools), Catholic (21% of schools) and Baptist (11% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
17
2,278
49%
126
19,117
30%
1
67
39%
255
69,677
56%
387
82,723
27%
16
2,353
30%
1
44
100%
86
23,406
30%
2
733
36%
33
7,059
79%
27
5,586
17%
2
396
2%
49
7,640
37%
36
5,049
37%
4
422
69%
7
372
78%
18
2,851
32%
32
2,154
72%

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