Best Pennsylvania Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 1,357 religiously affiliated private schools serving 207,319 students in Pennsylvania (62% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,096, which is lower than the Pennsylvania private school average tuition cost of $12,237.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (33% of schools), Amish (18% of schools) and Christian (15% of schools).

Top Ranked Pennsylvania Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
247
6,330
67%
10
1,584
28%
74
6,211
29%
13
1,000
42%
3
653
36%
449
126,428
21%
207
26,148
29%
12
2,324
39%
27
7,170
29%
12
1,113
76%
41
5,888
6%
146
10,031
13%
21
2,816
10%
25
3,582
23%
9
1,474
27%

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