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Best Mississippi Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 182 religiously affiliated private schools serving 38,280 students in Mississippi (77% of all schools).

The average tuition cost is $5,988, which is lower than the Mississippi private school average tuition cost of $5,994.

The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (34% of schools), Baptist (25% of schools) and Catholic (18% of schools).

Cross Creek Christian Academy Photo - Our small class sizes lead to greater understanding with ample time to interact and receive instruction.

St. Johns Day School Photo - We love SJDS!

St. Patrick Catholic High School Photo - SPCHS Chapel offers a quiet space on campus for Mass, adoration and meditation

Park Place Christian Academy Photo - Park Place Christian Academy, a ministry of Park Place Baptist Church, strives to provide a distinctively Christian, academically rigorous education for students in grades K3-12. PPCA, established in 2000, and with a current enrollment of nearly 650 students, uses Godly guidance and Christian personnel to cultivate a biblical worldview into the hearts and minds of our students.

St. Joseph Catholic School Photo - St. Joseph Catholic School's annual year-long, student-led fundraiser culminates with a dance marathon and celebration of money raised that is donated to Batson Children's Hospital. Since the project began in 2016, endless prayers and over $125,000 has been donated.

Treehouse Montessori Christian School Photo - Connection to community and outdoors is important for Montessori student success.

Victory Chrisitian Academy Photo - Victory Christian AcademyEstablished 1980

Columbus Christian Academy Photo - National Honor Society Induction Ceremony

Our Lady Academy Photo - Class of 2017 -- Graduates = 38; ACT Class Average Score 25.69; Scholarship Amount nearly $5 Million in Offers.

Top Ranked Mississippi Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

Assembly of God

196

17%

Baptist

5,673

40%

Catholic

8,956

22%

Christian

18,215

14%

Church of Christ

138

Church of God in Christ

105

59%

Episcopal

285

28%

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Methodist

849

Pentecostal

427

29%

Presbyterian

3,217

Seventh Day Adventist

196

70%

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