Best Minnesota Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 434 religiously affiliated private schools serving 75,485 students in Minnesota (68% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $7,114, which is lower than the Minnesota private school average tuition cost of $7,825.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (43% of schools), Christian (15% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (13% of schools).

Top Ranked Minnesota Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
20
1,557
21%
7
852
8%
186
44,644
21%
65
10,573
16%
2
1,542
24%
1
144
14%
2
116
74%
7
878
50%
3
69
17%
2
1,322
27%
9
1,145
44%

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