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Best Kansas Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 184 religiously affiliated private schools serving 38,442 students in Kansas (80% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $9,070, which is lower than the Kansas private school average tuition cost of $10,481.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (57% of schools), Christian (21% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (8% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
5
235
32%
104
27,203
25%
39
7,364
18%
1
190
26%
1
29
29%
1
121
57%
1
199
-
4
468
7%

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