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Best Mississippi Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 202 religiously affiliated private schools serving 45,792 students in Mississippi (80% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $11,096, which is lower than the Mississippi private school average tuition cost of $11,694.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (33% of schools), Baptist (23% of schools) and Catholic (16% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
47
4,280
39%
33
9,219
21%
66
21,092
15%
5
2,364
29%
4
839
5%
11
2,948
14%
17
3,974
9%

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