Best New York Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 1,146 religiously affiliated private schools serving 311,558 students in New York (63% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,645, which is lower than the New York private school average tuition cost of $21,158.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (42% of schools), Jewish (25% of schools) and Christian (10% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
14
335
-
60
3,881
51%
1
57
98%
2
327
17%
481
156,337
41%
111
12,001
51%
12
2,712
36%
7
3,067
24%
10
1,706
26%
29
5,222
66%
290
114,205
21%
22
654
53%
1
34
14%
5
313
16%
12
621
52%

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