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Best New Mexico Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 116 religiously affiliated private schools serving 14,172 students in New Mexico (62% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $6,540, which is lower than the New Mexico private school average tuition cost of $9,251.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (31% of schools), Catholic (24% of schools) and Baptist (9% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
11
638
58%
1
20
86%
2
569
86%
28
4,760
74%
36
5,372
46%
1
76
33%
2
294
25%
3
145
100%
3
101
87%
1
8
100%

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