St. Stephens Classical Christian Academy Photo - At SSCCA, students are actively involved in the learning process. The use of songs and recitation makes learning facts fun.

Best Maryland Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 470 religiously affiliated private schools serving 102,870 students in Maryland (54% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $11,829, which is lower than the Maryland private school average tuition cost of $15,110.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (30% of schools), Christian (16% of schools) and Baptist (10% of schools).

Top Ranked Maryland Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
2
44
-
49
7,480
51%
2
528
96%
141
49,564
35%
75
11,378
45%
23
5,841
38%
4
1,703
42%
7
1,250
81%
43
11,280
2%
17
832
36%
20
2,211
32%
16
2,326
39%
11
511
37%
11
1,849
37%

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