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Best Kentucky Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 292 religiously affiliated private schools serving 61,419 students in Kentucky (76% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,127, which is lower than the Kentucky private school average tuition cost of $10,405.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (41% of schools), Christian (23% of schools) and Baptist (12% of schools).

Top Ranked Kentucky Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
2
55
-
36
4,883
13%
120
36,348
10%
68
13,158
10%
3
236
20%
3
462
27%
5
384
15%
10
311
15%
10
773
11%
9
1,686
13%
5
1,194
20%

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