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Best Utah Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 89 private schools belonging to membership associations in Utah.
The most popular school membership associations are Other school association(s) (24% of schools), National Association for the Education of Young Children (19% of schools) and Cognia (17% of schools).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 89

Quick Facts (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 89

Top Ranked Utah Private Schools by Membership Association (2026)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
3
95
27%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
6
601
12%
Association Montessori International (AMI)
1
-
-
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
2
289
6%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
1
625
48%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
1
289
6%
Cognia
15
3,790
20%
Council of Bilingual Education
1
63
6%
European Council for International Schools
1
47
-
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
1
52
42%
International Montessori Council (IMC)
2
317
21%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
17
3,090
22%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
6
2,823
30%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
13
3,480
42%
National Council for Private School Accreditation
1
52
42%
National Independent Private Schools Association
1
17
-
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
2
70
20%
Northwest Association of Accredited Schools
6
1,788
40%
NWAIS (Northwest Association of Independent Schools)
3
2,609
20%
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
3
63
18%
Other Montessori association(s)
7
233
13%
Other religious school association(s)
5
596
40%
Other school association(s)
21
2,594
35%
Other special emphasis association(s)
6
357
15%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
1
400
20%
State or regional independent school association
2
56
14%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
1
144
22%

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