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Best Iowa Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 213 religiously affiliated private schools serving 49,653 students in Iowa (82% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $5,673, which is lower than the Iowa private school average tuition cost of $6,983.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (54% of schools), Christian (18% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (9% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
5
203
9%
2
38
27%
7
1,760
2%
114
32,003
17%
39
5,619
15%
2
43
16%
1
122
86%
2
192
22%
12
6,770
8%

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