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Best Kentucky Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 285 religiously affiliated private schools serving 60,756 students in Kentucky (76% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,263, which is lower than the Kentucky private school average tuition cost of $10,421.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (42% of schools), Christian (22% of schools) and Baptist (13% of schools).

Top Ranked Kentucky Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025-26)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
2
55
-
36
4,934
12%
119
35,864
10%
64
12,955
10%
3
236
20%
3
462
27%
4
361
15%
10
311
15%
10
773
11%
8
1,674
13%
5
1,194
20%

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