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Best Texas Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 1,198 religiously affiliated private schools serving 247,436 students in Texas (56% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $11,850, which is lower than the Texas private school average tuition cost of $13,935.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (32% of schools), Catholic (21% of schools) and Baptist (11% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
17
2,278
49%
126
19,117
30%
1
67
39%
255
69,691
56%
389
83,089
27%
86
23,406
30%
34
7,077
79%
27
5,586
17%
2
396
2%
49
7,640
37%
36
5,047
37%
18
2,851
32%

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