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Best Massachusetts Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 281 religiously affiliated private schools serving 64,998 students in Massachusetts (33% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $13,692, which is lower than the Massachusetts private school average tuition cost of $26,014.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (58% of schools), Christian (14% of schools) and Jewish (9% of schools).

Top Ranked Massachusetts Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
10
600
38%
1
638
3%
162
49,570
30%
38
4,787
38%
6
1,344
38%
1
140
48%
8
959
58%
26
4,247
5%
1
16
100%
6
765
13%

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