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Best Ohio Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 917 religiously affiliated private schools serving 197,311 students in Ohio (70% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,295, which is lower than the Ohio private school average tuition cost of $10,723.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (44% of schools), Amish (20% of schools) and Christian (14% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
179
5,614
35%
35
4,272
24%
4
1,545
22%
399
129,580
23%
125
28,893
26%
2
254
49%
3
280
10%
12
1,989
42%
22
6,067
35%
10
1,556
5%
12
1,608
18%
16
3,293
16%
10
698
40%

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