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Best Arizona Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 258 religiously affiliated private schools serving 54,118 students in Arizona (50% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,124, which is lower than the Arizona private school average tuition cost of $12,339.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (30% of schools), Catholic (29% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (7% of schools).

Top Ranked Arizona Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025-26)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
14
1,443
37%
1
16
38%
76
22,804
54%
77
16,524
23%
5
958
27%
3
362
66%
12
1,760
15%
4
359
36%
9
1,534
27%
5
1,523
24%

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