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There are 4,281 private schools in California, serving 687,782 students. There are 44 Blue Ribbon schools, 66 all-girls schools, 70 all-boys schools, and 466 Montessori schools.

California Private Schools by County

County	Grades 9-12	Grades PK-8
1. Alameda County	53	224
2. Amador County	-	3
3. Butte County	11	24
4. Calaveras County	2	5
5. Colusa County	1	2
6. Contra Costa County	44	147
7. Del Norte County	2	5
8. El Dorado County	10	26
9. Fresno County	29	64
10. Glenn County	3	4
11. Humboldt County	6	18
12. Imperial County	5	14
13. Inyo County	-	2
14. Kern County	33	65
15. Kings County	4	9
16. Lake County	3	9
17. Lassen County	1	3
18. Los Angeles County	413	1491
19. Madera County	6	9
20. Marin County	13	48
21. Mariposa County	2	3
22. Mendocino County	7	15
23. Merced County	13	27
24. Modoc County	1	2
25. Mono County	-	1
26. Monterey County	17	29
27. Napa County	15	26
28. Nevada County	10	13
29. Orange County	106	458
30. Placer County	10	38
31. Plumas County	3	5
32. Riverside County	74	223
33. Sacramento County	66	172
34. San Benito County	4	8
35. San Bernardino County	72	216
36. San Diego County	120	393
37. San Francisco County	43	108
38. San Joaquin County	21	65
39. San Luis Obispo County	12	35
40. San Mateo County	22	106
41. Santa Barbara County	17	39
42. Santa Clara County	57	248
43. Santa Cruz County	10	34
44. Shasta County	13	19
45. Siskiyou County	3	8
46. Solano County	16	45
47. Sonoma County	37	73
48. Stanislaus County	23	49
49. Sutter County	4	8
50. Tehama County	1	3
51. Trinity County	-	1
52. Tulare County	11	24
53. Tuolumne County	2	6
54. Ventura County	31	96
55. Yolo County	7	25
56. Yuba County	2	4

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State Statistics:

About This State (CA)	(CA) State Statistics	Nationwide Statistics
Population (Approximate)	33,864,430 people	285,111,368 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	32%	25%
Median Household Income	$50,780	$36,135
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