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Best Pennsylvania Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 1,374 religiously affiliated private schools serving 207,624 students in Pennsylvania (62% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $11,467, which is lower than the Pennsylvania private school average tuition cost of $14,744.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (31% of schools), Amish (21% of schools) and Christian (14% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
289
7,357
39%
10
1,471
27%
68
5,500
26%
13
987
31%
3
460
14%
431
123,181
24%
197
29,408
28%
4
216
31%
12
2,137
38%
27
7,241
28%
1
122
-
11
1,003
66%
44
6,860
7%
149
9,931
14%
20
1,985
8%
34
5,053
22%
2
223
-
5
311
54%
8
793
20%

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