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Best Maryland Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 455 religiously affiliated private schools serving 102,242 students in Maryland (54% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $12,871, which is lower than the Maryland private school average tuition cost of $16,215.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (31% of schools), Christian (17% of schools) and Baptist (10% of schools).

Top-Ranked Maryland Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2026)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
47
7,623
50%
2
528
96%
139
49,039
37%
77
12,549
46%
23
5,807
39%
4
1,443
46%
7
1,250
81%
40
11,175
2%
13
700
36%
20
2,207
32%
13
1,777
40%
11
518
44%
9
1,545
32%

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