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Best Pennsylvania Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 1,406 religiously affiliated private schools serving 208,032 students in Pennsylvania (62% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $11,575, which is lower than the Pennsylvania private school average tuition cost of $14,847.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (31% of schools), Amish (22% of schools) and Christian (14% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
311
7,917
39%
10
1,471
27%
69
5,543
26%
14
1,014
31%
3
460
14%
432
123,332
24%
197
28,502
28%
12
2,137
38%
27
7,283
27%
11
1,003
66%
45
6,889
7%
154
10,552
13%
20
1,974
8%
35
4,844
26%

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