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Best Missouri Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 512 religiously affiliated private schools serving 96,873 students in Missouri (74% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,628, which is lower than the Missouri private school average tuition cost of $11,358.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (44% of schools), Christian (17% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (13% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
27
1,116
91%
30
2,749
24%
225
58,562
18%
87
13,132
20%
2
698
15%
6
890
67%
8
724
6%
8
242
2%
2
149
12%
15
2,724
14%

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