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Best Kansas Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 173 private schools belonging to membership associations in Kansas.
The most popular school membership associations are National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (50% of schools), Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (14% of schools) and Other religious school association(s) (10% of schools).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 173

Quick Facts (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 173

Top Ranked Kansas Private Schools by Membership Association (2026)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)
2
120
7%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
8
1,015
17%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
2
470
32%
Association Montessori International (AMI)
1
189
4%
Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
1
18
-
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
25
5,462
16%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
3
382
43%
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
4
1,174
11%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
1
71
23%
Bilingual School Association
1
71
25%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
1
104
4%
Cognia
13
4,327
17%
Council of Bilingual Education
1
71
25%
Delaware Association of Independent Schools
1
48
14%
Friends Council on Education (FCE)
1
29
29%
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
6
75
91%
Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
4
651
25%
Independent Schools Association of the South West (ISAS)
1
967
11%
International Montessori Council (IMC)
1
218
15%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
9
446
12%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
8
1,621
14%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers
3
922
15%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
86
23,587
25%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
1
28
39%
National Council for Private School Accreditation
1
-
-
National Independent Private Schools Association
3
990
26%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
2
414
9%
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
1
91
66%
Other Montessori association(s)
4
328
20%
Other religious school association(s)
18
5,122
25%
Other school association(s)
17
6,417
26%
State or regional independent school association
12
2,760
18%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
1
226
12%

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