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Best Ohio Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 916 religiously affiliated private schools serving 197,315 students in Ohio (70% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,358, which is lower than the Ohio private school average tuition cost of $10,808.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (44% of schools), Amish (19% of schools) and Christian (14% of schools).

Top-Ranked Ohio Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2026)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
178
5,576
35%
35
4,320
24%
4
1,545
22%
399
129,592
23%
126
28,984
25%
2
254
49%
3
280
10%
12
1,989
42%
22
5,946
36%
10
1,556
5%
12
1,608
18%
16
3,313
19%
10
698
40%

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