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Best Pennsylvania Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 1,396 religiously affiliated private schools serving 207,969 students in Pennsylvania (62% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $11,621, which is lower than the Pennsylvania private school average tuition cost of $14,875.
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
304
7,749
39%
10
1,471
27%
69
5,545
26%
13
987
31%
3
460
14%
432
123,319
24%
198
28,743
27%
12
2,137
38%
27
7,261
28%
11
1,003
66%
45
6,889
7%
151
10,256
13%
20
1,985
8%
34
5,053
22%

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