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Best New Mexico Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 115 religiously affiliated private schools serving 14,126 students in New Mexico (62% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $6,013, which is lower than the New Mexico private school average tuition cost of $8,673.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (30% of schools), Catholic (24% of schools) and Baptist (10% of schools).

Top-Ranked New Mexico Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2026)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
12
646
58%
1
20
86%
2
569
86%
28
4,760
74%
35
5,299
45%
1
76
33%
2
294
25%
3
145
100%
3
101
87%
1
8
100%

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