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Best North Carolina Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 519 religiously affiliated private schools serving 98,870 students in North Carolina (60% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,406, which is lower than the North Carolina private school average tuition cost of $13,172.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (32% of schools), Baptist (28% of schools) and Catholic (9% of schools).

Top-Ranked North Carolina Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2026)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
1
27
-
11
3,037
21%
145
25,532
21%
49
15,662
23%
164
34,538
21%
12
3,395
25%
5
666
29%
6
1,038
59%
3
512
2%
5
111
25%
16
1,213
33%
30
5,643
22%
14
980
33%
7
2,372
12%

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