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Best Maryland Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 460 religiously affiliated private schools serving 102,589 students in Maryland (54% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $13,037, which is lower than the Maryland private school average tuition cost of $16,554.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (30% of schools), Christian (17% of schools) and Baptist (11% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
49
7,714
50%
2
528
96%
139
49,007
37%
76
12,458
46%
23
5,824
39%
4
1,468
46%
7
1,250
81%
41
11,211
2%
13
700
36%
20
2,207
32%
15
1,884
39%
11
511
37%
10
1,629
32%

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