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Best Virginia Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 483 religiously affiliated private schools serving 92,055 students in Virginia (47% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $13,267, which is lower than the Virginia private school average tuition cost of $17,445.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (33% of schools), Baptist (18% of schools) and Catholic (18% of schools).

Top Ranked Virginia Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025-26)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
88
11,992
34%
2
47
13%
86
28,502
28%
158
30,471
28%
30
7,315
20%
3
485
23%
8
1,489
51%
9
380
20%
11
1,486
5%
11
1,509
36%
15
2,569
32%
10
561
67%

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