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Best Wisconsin Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 784 religiously affiliated private schools serving 133,601 students in Wisconsin (82% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $6,275, which is lower than the Wisconsin private school average tuition cost of $7,545.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (39% of schools), Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (20% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (12% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
41
1,131
-
19
1,106
19%
5
1,052
9%
304
67,403
31%
75
14,003
62%
1
221
25%
4
1,251
62%
6
549
7%
21
621
44%
17
2,951
38%

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