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Best District Of Columbia Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 46 religiously affiliated private schools serving 11,524 students in District Of Columbia (46% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $23,336, which is lower than the District Of Columbia private school average tuition cost of $27,705.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (57% of schools), Christian (13% of schools) and Episcopal (13% of schools).

Top Ranked District Of Columbia Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025-26)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
26
7,060
55%
6
498
84%
6
1,688
30%
1
1,142
50%
2
79
100%
1
518
6%
1
60
100%

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