Best Religiously Affiliated 草榴社区 Schools in Iowa (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 209 religiously affiliated private schools serving 50,149 students in Iowa (81% of all schools).

The average tuition cost is $8,246, which is lower than the Iowa private school average tuition cost of $9,320.

The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (54% of schools), Christian (18% of schools) and Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (9% of schools).

Sully Christian School Photo - We seek to grow and mature children into perceptive and loving Christians who are equipped to be transforming influences in today's world.

Mater Dei School Nativity Center Photo - Our teachers give back to the community

St. Mary School Photo - Linked Together Through Christ

Mater Dei School Photo - Our teachers care about their students

Holy Cross School-st Michael Center Photo - Teachers care about their students

St. Paul The Apostle Catholic School Photo - STREAM is an expansion of STEM. It is an acronym for Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, the Arts and Math. As Catholic schools, our mission is to educate the whole child; therefore, STREAM education has taken the principles of STEM infused religion across all subjects and added the arts to provide students the creative thinking skills necessary to communicate.

St. Albert Catholic Photo - With the addition of the state-of-the-art childcare center and elementary school, Saint Albert's elite learning, faith-filled environment is unmatched in Southwest Iowa.

Scattergood Friends School Photo - Scattergood offers a Sustainable Agriculture Endorsement. Students earning this endorsement take five farm-related Project classes over the course of four years, complete an agriculturally-related topic for either their Junior or Senior research papers and design and execute a 30-hour service project with with Scattergood Farm's livestock, 35 acre restored prairie, or 10 acre certified organic vegetable fields and fruit orchards.

Hillside Christian School Photo - Hillside Christian School

Alrazi Academy Photo - AlRazi Students learning measurements and math skills ( hands on activities)

Pella Christian High School Photo - Pella Christian High School Campus Front Entrance

Heritage Christian School Photo - Second grade students excited to be back for a new school year.

Top-Ranked Iowa 草榴社区 Schools by Religious Affiliation (2026)

Religious Affiliation

# Schools

# Students

% Minority

203

27%

1,714

113

32,017

17%

Christian

5,854

15%

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA)

231

Friends

16%

Islamic

168

86%

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

2,456

14%

Mennonite

226

19%

Methodist

180

Other

6,770

Other Lutheran

160

18%

Pentecostal

Seventh Day Adventist

86%

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

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