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Best Virginia Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 480 religiously affiliated private schools serving 92,449 students in Virginia (46% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $13,179, which is lower than the Virginia private school average tuition cost of $17,363.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (33% of schools), Baptist (18% of schools) and Catholic (18% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
7
601
46%
87
12,067
34%
2
47
13%
86
28,451
29%
158
30,461
28%
2
200
10%
3
178
65%
31
8,426
20%
3
485
23%
7
750
76%
9
380
20%
10
1,443
5%
11
1,509
36%
15
2,582
32%
10
563
67%
6
809
25%

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