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Best California Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 1,940 religiously affiliated private schools serving 433,777 students in California (48% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,642, which is lower than the California private school average tuition cost of $17,210.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (34% of schools), Christian (25% of schools) and Baptist (7% of schools).

Top Ranked California Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024-25)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
42
6,140
49%
132
18,181
56%
6
742
47%
8
3,124
34%
667
211,279
59%
493
100,696
41%
32
8,757
36%
5
1,429
44%
41
6,011
63%
97
20,165
15%
9
786
39%
17
1,576
48%
67
11,440
37%
38
2,685
65%
22
2,843
43%

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