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Overview

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Maricopa County Total Schools
2025	330
2024	342
2023	307
2022	287
2021	292
2020	299
2019	301
2018	303
2017	295
2016	307
2015	265

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Private schools down 12 in Maricopa County, falling from 342 in 2024 to 330 in 2025.

# Students

55,702 Students

78,638 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	193	172	179
2024	188	168	172
2023	179	164	174
2022	180	168	185
2021	178	165	180
2020	171	155	171
2019	172	156	175
2018	171	155	172
2017	174	159	180
2016	167	153	178
2015	141	127	167

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Private-school size up 26 students in Maricopa County, rising from 167 in 2016 to 193 in 2025.

% Average Students of Color

35%

39%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	35%	39%	34%
2024	34%	38%	34%
2023	34%	40%	33%
2022	33%	39%	33%
2021	34%	39%	32%
2020	33%	40%	32%
2019	32%	38%	31%
2018	32%	37%	31%
2017	32%	37%	32%
2016	33%	37%	32%
2015	30%	35%	32%

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Students of color up 2 points in Maricopa County private schools, rising from 33% in 2016 to 35% in 2025.

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

4,225 Teachers

6,261 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	13:1	13:1	11:1
2024	13:1	13:1	11:1
2023	13:1	13:1	11:1
2022	13:1	13:1	11:1
2021	13:1	13:1	11:1
2020	13:1	13:1	12:1
2019	13:1	13:1	12:1
2018	14:1	13:1	12:1
2017	13:1	13:1	12:1
2016	13:1	13:1	12:1
2015	13:1	13:1	12:1

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Ratio steady at 13:1 in Maricopa County private schools from 2016 to 2025, while the national ratio was lower at 11:1 in 2025.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

57%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	57%	57%	55%
2024	56%	56%	54%
2023	56%	56%	54%
2022	55%	56%	54%
2021	55%	55%	54%
2020	55%	56%	54%
2019	56%	56%	53%
2018	55%	56%	53%
2017	56%	56%	53%
2016	56%	56%	52%
2015	55%	56%	52%

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Average Class Size

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	16	16	16
2024	16	16	15
2023	16	16	15
2022	16	16	15
2021	16	16	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	16	16	15
2018	15	15	15
2017	15	15	15
2016	15	15	15
2015	15	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

10 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	10	10	13
2024	8	9	12
2023	8	8	11
2022	8	9	11
2021	9	9	11
2020	9	9	11
2019	9	9	11
2018	9	9	11
2017	9	8	10
2016	9	9	10
2015	7	6	10

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Average SAT score

1235

(Out of 1600)

1232

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	1233	1233	1233
2024	1233	1242	1230
2023	1237	1244	1228
2022	1231	1236	1229
2021	1231	1236	1229
2020	1231	1236	1226
2019	1211	1215	1226
2018	1205	1209	1226
2017	1201	1209	1233

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SAT score up 32 points in Maricopa County private schools, rising from 1201 in 2017 to 1233 in 2025.

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2016-2025)

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	25	25	26
2024	25	25	26
2023	26	25	26
2022	25	25	26
2021	25	25	26
2020	25	25	25
2019	25	25	25
2018	25	25	25
2017	26	25	25
2016	25	24	25

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ACT score stayed flat in Maricopa County private schools, holding at 25 in 2016 and 2025 while the national average was 26 in 2025.

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$12,772

$11,240

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	$12,821	$11,288	$13,580
2024	$12,429	$11,014	$13,227
2023	$11,657	$10,476	$12,716
2022	$11,086	$9,996	$12,216
2021	$10,809	$9,809	$11,969
2020	$10,651	$9,650	$11,683
2019	$10,434	$9,428	$11,449
2018	$10,138	$9,166	$11,183
2017	$9,657	$8,906	$10,900
2016	$9,415	$8,519	$10,523
2015	$9,328	$8,294	$10,108

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Tuition up $3,406 as Maricopa County private-school tuition rose from $9,415 in 2016 to $12,821 in 2025.

Average Summer Program Cost

$713

$607

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	$713	$658	$1,152
2024	$718	$656	$1,128
2023	$615	$584	$1,156
2022	$603	$560	$1,102
2021	$603	$551	$1,125
2020	$723	$643	$1,217
2019	$775	$664	$1,305

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Summer cost down 8% in Maricopa County, from $775 in 2019 to $713 in 2025, while the U.S. fell from $1,305 to $1,152.

Average % on Financial Aid

51%

58%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	51%	58%	34%
2024	51%	59%	34%
2023	50%	57%	34%
2022	49%	56%	33%
2021	48%	55%	33%
2020	46%	51%	32%
2019	41%	49%	31%
2018	40%	48%	30%
2017	42%	48%	30%
2016	38%	45%	29%
2015	35%	44%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$5,932

$5,455

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	$6,783	$6,176	$7,073
2024	$7,012	$6,141	$6,930
2023	$6,217	$5,434	$6,469
2022	$5,921	$5,476	$6,289
2021	$6,082	$5,442	$6,055
2020	$5,965	$5,312	$5,921
2019	$5,225	$4,959	$5,795
2018	$5,065	$4,695	$5,456
2017	$4,962	$4,570	$5,319
2016	$4,840	$4,556	$5,105
2015	$3,394	$3,638	$5,030

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Grant amount up 40% in Maricopa County, the average private-school aid grant rose from $4,840 in 2016 to $6,783 in 2025.

Average Acceptance Rate

86%

87%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	86%	87%	85%
2024	87%	88%	85%
2023	88%	88%	85%
2022	89%	89%	85%
2021	89%	89%	85%
2020	89%	89%	85%
2019	88%	88%	85%
2018	86%	87%	85%
2017	87%	87%	85%
2016	87%	87%	85%
2015	88%	88%	85%

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Average Endowment Size

$16.68 million

$ million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.69

0.71

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	0.69	0.71	0.65
2024	0.69	0.71	0.65
2023	0.69	0.71	0.65
2022	0.68	0.70	0.64
2021	0.68	0.70	0.64
2020	0.68	0.71	0.64
2019	0.66	0.69	0.63
2018	0.66	0.69	0.63
2017	0.65	0.69	0.61
2016	0.65	0.69	0.61
2015	0.66	0.69	0.61

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Diversity score up 4 points in Maricopa County private schools, rising from 0.65 in 2016 to 0.69 in 2025.

# American Indian Students

500 Students

2,183 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of Private School Students of American Indian Trends

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	1%	3%	1%
2024	1%	3%	1%
2023	1%	4%	1%
2022	1%	4%	2%
2021	1%	4%	1%
2020	2%	4%	1%
2019	1%	3%	1%
2018	1%	3%	2%
2017	2%	4%	1%
2016	2%	4%	1%
2015	2%	5%	1%

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American Indian share down 1 point in Maricopa County private schools, from 2% in 2016 to 1% in 2025.

# Asian Students

1,467 Students

1,859 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	3%	2%	5%
2024	3%	3%	5%
2023	3%	2%	5%
2022	2%	2%	4%
2021	2%	2%	4%
2020	2%	2%	4%
2019	2%	2%	4%
2018	2%	2%	4%
2017	2%	2%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	2%	2%	4%

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Asian share up 1 point in Maricopa County private schools, from 2% in 2016 to 3% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

8,298 Students

14,190 Students

% Hispanic Students

16%

19%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	16%	19%	9%
2024	16%	19%	9%
2023	17%	20%	9%
2022	17%	19%	8%
2021	17%	20%	9%
2020	17%	20%	9%
2019	15%	18%	8%
2018	15%	18%	8%
2017	14%	17%	8%
2016	14%	17%	8%
2015	13%	14%	8%

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Hispanic share held steady in Maricopa County private schools at 14% in 2016 and 16% in 2025, while Arizona stayed higher at 19%.

# Black Students

2,494 Students

2,966 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	5%	4%	7%
2024	5%	4%	7%
2023	3%	3%	8%
2022	3%	2%	7%
2021	3%	3%	7%
2020	3%	3%	8%
2019	3%	3%	7%
2018	3%	3%	7%
2017	3%	3%	7%
2016	3%	3%	7%
2015	3%	3%	8%

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Black students up 2 points in Maricopa County private schools, from 3% in 2016 to 5% in 2025.

# White Students

21,959 Students

30,696 Students

% White Students

41%

40%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	42%	40%	52%
2024	42%	41%	52%
2023	40%	38%	52%
2022	44%	40%	54%
2021	44%	40%	54%
2020	44%	41%	54%
2019	46%	43%	56%
2018	47%	43%	56%
2017	48%	45%	58%
2016	49%	45%	58%
2015	47%	44%	58%

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White share down 7 points in Maricopa County private schools, from 49% in 2016 to 42% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

126 Students

156 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

18,240 Students

24,373 Students

% of Others Students

34%

32%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Maricopa County Average	Arizona (AZ) Average	National Average
2025	33%	32%	26%
2024	33%	30%	26%
2023	36%	33%	25%
2022	33%	33%	25%
2021	33%	31%	25%
2020	32%	30%	24%
2019	33%	31%	24%
2018	32%	31%	23%
2017	31%	29%	22%
2016	30%	29%	22%
2015	33%	32%	21%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Maricopa County, AZ?

The private schools in Maricopa County, AZ include Brophy College Preparatory, Gateway Academy, and Bourgade Catholic High School.

How many private schools are located in Maricopa County?

301 private schools are located in Maricopa County.

How much do private schools cost in Maricopa County?

The average tuition cost is $12,772, which is higher than the Arizona private school average tuition cost of $11,240.

How diverse are private schools in Maricopa County?

Maricopa County private schools are approximately 35% minority students, which is lower than the Arizona private school average of 39%.

What percentage of students in Maricopa County go to private school?

7% of all K-12 students in Maricopa County are educated in private schools (compared to the AZ state average of 7%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Maricopa County?

41% of private schools in Maricopa County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private schools in Maricopa County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Maricopa County include: Primrose School Of East Mesa vs. La Petite Academy, Thunderbird Adventist Academy vs. Notre Dame Preparatory, Desert Ridge KinderCare vs. Aldea Montessori

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