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Best Kentucky Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 241 private schools belonging to membership associations in Kentucky.
The most popular school membership associations are National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (36% of schools), Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (19% of schools) and Other school association(s) (12% of schools).

Top-Ranked Kentucky Private Schools by Membership Association (2026)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
AdvancED, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement
1
774
17%
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)
8
413
4%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
7
943
6%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
13
1,148
19%
Association Montessori International (AMI)
2
177
13%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
45
12,666
11%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
1
498
11%
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
4
952
8%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
1
150
20%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
1
225
17%
Cognia
15
7,651
17%
Council of Bilingual Education
1
134
1%
Council of Islamic Schools in North America (CISNA)
1
171
17%
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
3
166
63%
Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
9
3,920
27%
International Baccalaureate (IB) World School
1
774
17%
International Montessori Council (IMC)
1
119
19%
Islamic School League of America (ISLA)
2
291
33%
Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)
1
416
1%
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
1
196
9%
National Alliance of Christian Schools
1
33
1%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
15
2,874
26%
National Association for the Gifted
1
95
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National Association of College Admissions Counselors
2
897
21%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
2
168
20%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
14
6,822
21%
National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
2
122
7%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers
3
530
3%
National Catholic Education Association
4
1,984
8%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
87
27,728
10%
National Council for Private School Accreditation
2
653
6%
National Honor Society (NHS)
2
1,051
17%
National Independent Private Schools Association
2
106
25%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
2
237
12%
Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF)
3
898
9%
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
4
412
16%
Other Montessori association(s)
9
654
40%
Other religious school association(s)
20
5,705
13%
Other school association(s)
29
5,317
13%
Other special emphasis association(s)
8
589
18%
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
17
6,182
14%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
2
928
8%
State or regional independent school association
20
7,723
14%
Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
1
150
20%

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