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Best Utah Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 47 religiously affiliated private schools serving 8,562 students in Utah (26% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,249, which is lower than the Utah private school average tuition cost of $13,108.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (34% of schools), Christian (23% of schools) and Latter Day Saints (11% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
4
117
26%
16
4,710
39%
11
1,713
26%
1
34
20%
1
64
92%
5
1,489
7%
1
155
22%
1
60
11%

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