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Best Mississippi Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 204 religiously affiliated private schools serving 46,278 students in Mississippi (80% of all schools).

The average tuition cost is $6,776, which is higher than the Mississippi private school average tuition cost of $6,765.

The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (32% of schools), Baptist (23% of schools) and Catholic (17% of schools).

Treehouse Montessori Christian School Photo - Connection to community and outdoors is important for Montessori student success.

St. Aloysius High School-vicksburg Catholic School Photo - St. Aloysius offers a college preparatory curriculum. Honors and Advanced Placement classes are offered in certain subjects, as well as several dual credit courses. St. Aloysius fields eighteen athletic teams in twelve different sports. Service, academic, and leadership clubs, honor societies, marching band, retreat team and more provide abundant extracurricular opportunities.

Christ Covenant School Photo - Lower School students use iPod Touches to play interactive learning games in specific subjects.

St. Andrew's Episcopal School Photo - North Campus in Ridgeland

Faith Christian School Photo - Faith Christian School is a joint ministry of Bro Wayne and his Wife Merry Hebert along with Center Ridge Baptist Church

St. Johns Day School Photo - We love SJDS!

Cross Creek Christian Academy Photo - Our small class sizes lead to greater understanding with ample time to interact and receive instruction.

Victory Chrisitian Academy Photo - Victory Christian AcademyEstablished 1980

Our Lady Academy Photo - Class of 2017 -- Graduates = 38; ACT Class Average Score 25.69; Scholarship Amount nearly $5 Million in Offers.

Northstar Academy Photo - Semiprofessional ballerina and NorthStar student Bethany artfully captures the possibilities that come alive when you choose NorthStar Academy! Real People. Real Places. Real Ministry.

Top Ranked Mississippi Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024-25)

Religious Affiliation

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

Assembly of God

222

18%

Baptist

4,280

39%

Catholic

9,567

22%

Christian

21,199

15%

Church of Christ

138

Church of God

50%

Church of God in Christ

105

59%

Episcopal

2,364

29%

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Methodist

839

Other

2,948

14%

Pentecostal

401

49%

Presbyterian

4,005

Seventh Day Adventist

180

74%

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