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Best Maryland Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 467 religiously affiliated private schools serving 103,151 students in Maryland (54% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $12,986, which is lower than the Maryland private school average tuition cost of $16,405.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (30% of schools), Christian (16% of schools) and Baptist (10% of schools).

Top Ranked Maryland Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
49
7,593
51%
2
528
96%
142
49,536
36%
76
12,464
45%
23
5,832
39%
4
1,468
46%
7
1,250
81%
43
11,280
2%
15
774
36%
20
2,207
32%
15
1,881
39%
11
511
37%
10
1,629
32%

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