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Best Minnesota Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 446 religiously affiliated private schools serving 79,123 students in Minnesota (68% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $7,250, which is lower than the Minnesota private school average tuition cost of $8,353.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (42% of schools), Christian (14% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (13% of schools).

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

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
2
42
-
20
1,709
21%
7
612
9%
188
46,063
19%
63
12,679
17%
2
1,613
29%
1
146
16%
2
116
74%
7
906
42%
9
1,669
23%

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