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Best Indiana Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 589 religiously affiliated private schools serving 106,622 students in Indiana (76% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,991, which is lower than the Indiana private school average tuition cost of $10,263.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (32% of schools), Amish (19% of schools) and Christian (14% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
110
4,755
-
4
365
35%
46
6,338
32%
2
35
-
3
1,373
26%
190
55,264
26%
85
20,290
22%
5
294
16%
2
168
31%
1
382
32%
1
80
25%
7
1,541
51%
6
450
3%
17
1,054
26%
7
943
15%
11
819
25%
13
901
51%
1
207
36%

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