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Best Colorado Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 243 religiously affiliated private schools serving 46,113 students in Colorado (49% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $9,457, which is lower than the Colorado private school average tuition cost of $14,541.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (29% of schools), Catholic (23% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (11% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
16
950
26%
1
687
22%
57
15,831
35%
71
16,572
18%
2
576
62%
2
1,290
26%
11
1,742
18%
3
122
3%
3
412
5%
6
637
30%

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