Best New Hampshire Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 81 religiously affiliated private schools serving 11,353 students in New Hampshire (28% of all schools).

The average tuition cost is $13,007, which is lower than the New Hampshire private school average tuition cost of $21,604.

The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (40% of schools), Christian (25% of schools) and Baptist (12% of schools).

St. Benedict Academy Photo - All students in Kindergarten through sixth grade have and use computers. In addition to our computer lab, all students in third through sixth grade have a laptop for specific and supervised educational use. Technology is meaningfully integrated in every subject at Saint Benedict Academy.

Trinity Christian School Photo - Trinity Christian School

Jesse Remington High School Photo - Founded in 1992, JRHS is a regional 9-12 Christian high school, featuring both college and career preparatory programs, exemplified in our traditional and project curricula. Our motto, "we are more than conquerors" permeates the spiritual, intellectual, social and aesthetic pursuits of JRHS.

Cornerstone Christian Academy Photo - Cornerstone Christian Academy

Mount Zion Christian Schools Photo - 2nd and 3rd grade class singing carols to their pen pals at the nursing home

Heritage Christian School Photo - Heritage Christian School is a private Christian school located in Rindge, NH serving SW NH and north central Mass.

St. Paul's School Photo - Students walking to class after Chapel.

Mt St. Mary Academy Photo - Mount Saint Mary Academy, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy

Portsmouth Christian Academy Photo - Our beautiful 50 acre campus sits along the Bellamy River in Dover, NH, a suburb an hour outside Boston.

Holy Family Academy Photo - Household Tug-o-War!

Hillsboro Christian School Photo - Excellence in EducationSpiritual Maturity

The White Mountain School Photo - Is the classroom the only place in which to learn? We don't think so. WMS Students immerse themselves in a week-long, off-campus Field Course each semester. These unique experiences allow in-depth, academic exploration of a specific topic in an authentic setting. Each Course provides an incomparable opportunity for students to explore and develop interests and passions beyond the classroom.

Top Ranked New Hampshire Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

Assembly of God

40%

Baptist

1,192

13%

Catholic

6,119

16%

Christian

2,128

13%

Episcopal

1,155

32%

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA)

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

121

Other

373

13%

Pentecostal

104

47%

Seventh Day Adventist

56%

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