Best California Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 1,867 religiously affiliated private schools serving 424,178 students in California (48% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,428, which is lower than the California private school average tuition cost of $16,783.
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%
128
16,685
56%
6
796
44%
11
4,691
24%
654
212,060
58%
480
93,815
43%
31
8,990
31%
4
1,657
33%
37
5,366
70%
91
18,577
17%
9
830
45%
17
1,774
51%
43
8,712
36%
32
2,111
63%
22
3,034
38%

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