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Best Pennsylvania Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 1,532 religiously affiliated private schools serving 211,048 students in Pennsylvania (64% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,475, which is lower than the Pennsylvania private school average tuition cost of $12,751.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (28% of schools), Amish (27% of schools) and Christian (13% of schools).

Top Ranked Pennsylvania Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
420
10,604
34%
10
1,471
27%
72
5,882
29%
15
1,566
21%
3
460
14%
435
123,672
24%
196
27,722
28%
12
2,126
38%
27
7,046
23%
12
1,008
67%
45
6,613
7%
163
11,017
13%
20
1,974
8%
34
4,231
28%
9
1,252
26%

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