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Best Rhode Island Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 54 religiously affiliated private schools serving 13,010 students in Rhode Island (32% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $16,864, which is lower than the Rhode Island private school average tuition cost of $22,355.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (74% of schools), Christian (6% of schools) and Jewish (6% of schools).

Top Ranked Rhode Island Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
1
68
16%
40
10,421
25%
3
395
15%
1
380
16%
2
1,131
26%
1
141
54%
3
284
3%
1
61
29%

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