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Best Mississippi Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 204 religiously affiliated private schools serving 46,278 students in Mississippi (80% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $6,776, which is higher than the Mississippi private school average tuition cost of $6,765.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (32% of schools), Baptist (23% of schools) and Catholic (17% of schools).

Top Ranked Mississippi Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024-25)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
47
4,280
39%
35
9,567
22%
65
21,199
15%
5
2,364
29%
4
839
5%
12
2,948
14%
17
4,005
9%

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