Best Rhode Island Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 55 religiously affiliated private schools serving 13,138 students in Rhode Island (33% of all schools).

The average tuition cost is $16,565, which is lower than the Rhode Island private school average tuition cost of $22,038.

The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (75% of schools), Christian (5% of schools) and Jewish (5% of schools).

Jewish Community Day School Of Rhode Island Photo - At the Jewish Community Day School of RI, our students are active! This means that we're often taking our learning outside and hopping on our bus for a field trip. We see the world beyond our school walls as part of our classroom.

Good Shepherd Catholic School Photo - Our Pre-K 3 and 4 Year Old Program students enjoy entertaining at their year-end celebration

St. Pius V School Photo - Saint Pius V School is committed to the flourishing of the whole child: physically, spiritually, emotionally, socially, and intellectually. Each child is a gift from God that we want to guide to their full God-given potential.

St. Philip School Photo - Our "Buddy" program...a treasured tradition at SPS, where our Middle School leaders are partnered with Lower School students and grow together throughout their years at Saint Philip.

St. Peter School Photo - Celebrating 50 years

The Prout School Photo - The Prout School is a Catholic coeducational college-preparatory school educating students in southern Rhode Island for more than 50 years.

Monsignor Matthew Clarke Catholic Regional School Photo - Located in Wakefield, Rhode Island, Monsignor Matthew F. Clarke School is a Catholic co-educational school with students enrolled from 18 months through grade 8. As a Diocesan regional school, MCS welcomes students from parishes throughout Southern Rhode Island, and offers bus transportation throughout the region for students in grades K-8. Students of all faiths are welcome to apply.

St. George's School Photo - Sailing aboard St. George's School's 70-foot cutter, Geronimo.

Lincoln School Photo - Lincoln's campus is located in the heart of the East Side of Providence.

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

Religious Affiliation

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

Assembly of God

62%

Baptist

16%

Catholic

10,549

25%

Christian

395

15%

Episcopal

380

16%

Friends

1,131

26%

Islamic

141

54%

Jewish

284

Other

29%

Seventh Day Adventist

96%

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