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Best Colorado Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 255 religiously affiliated private schools serving 46,259 students in Colorado (48% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,473, which is lower than the Colorado private school average tuition cost of $13,374.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (29% of schools), Catholic (22% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (11% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
17
1,044
26%
1
687
22%
57
15,809
33%
75
16,368
19%
2
576
62%
2
1,126
23%
11
1,714
46%
3
122
3%
3
412
5%
7
865
24%

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