Best California Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 1,856 religiously affiliated private schools serving 422,045 students in California (49% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,507, which is lower than the California private school average tuition cost of $16,884.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (35% of schools), Christian (26% of schools) and Baptist (7% of schools).

Top Ranked California Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
42
6,307
56%
127
16,404
54%
6
796
44%
10
4,676
23%
651
210,846
58%
477
93,570
42%
31
9,002
33%
4
1,657
33%
37
5,366
70%
91
18,598
14%
9
830
45%
17
1,774
51%
42
8,662
36%
32
2,111
63%
22
3,076
37%

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