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Best West Virginia Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 104 religiously affiliated private schools serving 11,486 students in West Virginia (83% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,513, which is higher than the West Virginia private school average tuition cost of $10,347.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (29% of schools), Baptist (25% of schools) and Catholic (24% of schools).

Top-Ranked West Virginia Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2026)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
1
16
-
26
1,968
5%
25
4,779
10%
30
3,145
6%
2
183
2%
4
49
-
1
143
8%
5
902
6%
4
132
4%

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