Religious schools are private schools, and may be Catholic,
Protestant, or Jewish. Within those designations, the school may
be parochial, typically meaning it's owned and operated by the
church; or it might be independent, usually run by clergy
members, but with no legal ties to the church. You don't have to
be of that religion, to attend the school. However, religious
involvement can range from a daily non-denominational service,
to intensive teachings in that faith. You'll want to know their
policy beforehand, as few schools will excuse children from
religious instruction, just because they belong to a different
religion. Advantages offered by religious schools include
greater safety, discipline and moral training. In terms of
education, most religious schools are better than public
schools. However, the average religious school is inferior to
regular private schools, because they have smaller budgets. Be
aware that certain fundamentalist schools may change educational
materials to reflect their religious