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Best Georgia Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 546 religiously affiliated private schools serving 107,300 students in Georgia (60% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $11,383, which is lower than the Georgia private school average tuition cost of $14,196.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (43% of schools), Baptist (17% of schools) and Catholic (7% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
3
1,754
22%
94
15,825
27%
40
14,918
29%
236
50,446
26%
1
340
12%
3
356
75%
10
3,944
13%
1
189
47%
1
185
35%
8
1,202
72%
11
2,960
19%
11
350
8%
27
4,246
18%
21
2,643
36%
1
179
25%
14
625
36%
18
4,009
20%
32
1,740
72%

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