Top Virginia Religiously Affiliated Schools

  • For the 2021 school year, there are 504 top religiously affiliated private schools in Virginia (49% of all schools), serving 89,642 students.
  • The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (32% of schools), Baptist (20% of schools) and Roman Catholic (17% of schools).

Top Virginia Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2021)

  • Religious Affiliation
    # Schools
    # Students
    % Minority
  • African Methodist Episcopal
    4 Schools
    661 Students
    30.83% Minority
  • Anglican
    1 Schools
    291 Students
    - Minority
  • Assembly of God
    11 Schools
    1,367 Students
    61.75% Minority
  • Baptist
    100 Schools
    13,446 Students
    28.03% Minority
  • Brethren
    1 Schools
    18 Students
    14.29% Minority
  • Christian
    161 Schools
    26,327 Students
    27.51% Minority
  • Church of Christ
    2 Schools
    73 Students
    4.88% Minority
  • Church of God
    6 Schools
    378 Students
    24.17% Minority
  • Church of God in Christ
    1 Schools
    21 Students
    90.00% Minority
  • Church of the Nazarene
    4 Schools
    602 Students
    34.20% Minority
  • Episcopal
    31 Schools
    8,267 Students
    17.27% Minority
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA)
    4 Schools
    612 Students
    8.39% Minority
  • Friends
    3 Schools
    441 Students
    23.63% Minority
  • Islamic
    7 Schools
    929 Students
    79.79% Minority
  • Jewish
    8 Schools
    529 Students
    8.47% Minority
  • Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
    10 Schools
    1,743 Students
    31.94% Minority
  • Mennonite
    13 Schools
    1,113 Students
    5.71% Minority
  • Methodist
    11 Schools
    1,287 Students
    43.64% Minority
  • Other
    3 Schools
    157 Students
    8.40% Minority
  • Pentecostal
    12 Schools
    722 Students
    61.22% Minority
  • Presbyterian
    6 Schools
    702 Students
    5.62% Minority
  • Roman Catholic
    87 Schools
    27,253 Students
    25.07% Minority
  • Seventh Day Adventist
    16 Schools
    2,536 Students
    55.95% Minority
  • Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
    2 Schools
    167 Students
    42.95% Minority
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