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Best Arkansas Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 147 religiously affiliated private schools serving 24,821 students in Arkansas (80% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,261, which is higher than the Arkansas private school average tuition cost of $10,250.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Baptist (26% of schools), Christian (20% of schools) and Catholic (18% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
38
5,883
27%
27
6,160
26%
29
5,001
12%
4
1,048
11%
1
135
42%
1
22
-
4
305
8%
7
1,900
17%

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