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Best Virginia Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 482 religiously affiliated private schools serving 92,355 students in Virginia (47% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $13,190, which is lower than the Virginia private school average tuition cost of $17,389.
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
88
11,993
34%
2
47
13%
86
28,451
29%
158
30,443
28%
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
561
67%

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