Best Virginia Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 477 religiously affiliated private schools serving 90,258 students in Virginia (47% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $11,688, which is lower than the Virginia private school average tuition cost of $15,116.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (33% of schools), Baptist (21% of schools) and Catholic (18% of schools).

Top Ranked Virginia Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
98
13,467
31%
1
18
14%
84
27,262
28%
156
27,758
29%
30
7,531
19%
2
407
21%
6
757
81%
9
589
17%
11
1,405
6%
9
1,082
33%
6
1,553
30%

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