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Best Arkansas Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 147 religiously affiliated private schools serving 24,954 students in Arkansas (80% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $9,633, which is lower than the Arkansas private school average tuition cost of $9,691.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Baptist (27% of schools), Christian (19% of schools) and Catholic (18% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
39
6,298
26%
27
6,160
26%
28
4,719
12%
4
1,048
11%
1
135
42%
1
22
-
4
305
8%
7
1,900
17%

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