Listed below are counties with the lowest average private school acceptance rate (2024).
The most selective county for private school acceptance rate is Durham County, NC with an average acceptance rate of 71%.
The least selective county for private school acceptance rate is Franklin County, MA with an average acceptance rate of 48%.
Acceptance Rate Range: 60%
95%
Avg. Acceptance Rate: 85%
Lowest Private School Acceptance Rate By County (2024)
County
Average Acceptance Rate
(Total / High Schools / Elementary)
(Total / High Schools / Elementary)
Most Selective Schools
(Acceptance Rate)
(Acceptance Rate)
71% / 87% / 86%
71% / 70% / 81%
70% / 73% / 75%
69% / 55% / 73%
69% / 74% / 80%
67% / 65% / 78%
66% / 80% / 84%
- The Compass School (15%)
- San Francisco Friends School (15%)
- Katherine Michiels School (30%)
- St. Monica School (30%)
- Children's Day School (47%)
- Adda Clevenger School - Noe Valley Campus (50%)
- Archbishop Riordan High School (50%)
- Meadows-livingstone School (50%)
- One Fifty Parker Avenue School (50%)
- Terra Schools (60%)
66% / 65% / 78%
65% / 55% / 73%
65% / 70% / 81%
65% / 74% / 80%
64% / 57% / 75%
64% / 55% / 73%
62% / 80% / 84%
61% / 55% / 73%
60% / 46% / 62%
60% / 74% / 80%
56% / 65% / 78%
- The Lawrenceville School (15%)
- Peddie School (22%)
- The Pennington School (24%)
- Princeton Day School (30%)
- Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart (65%)
- Stuart Country Day School (65%)
- Waldorf School of Princeton (72%)
- Villa Victoria Academy (75%)
- Princeton Montessori School (90%)
- The Village Learning Center (100%)
49% / 57% / 75%
Frequently Asked Questions
What counties have the private schools with the highest acceptance rate?
The counties with the highest acceptance rate are Durham, NC (71% average acceptance rate), Grafton, NH (71% average acceptance rate) and Cumberland, ME (70% average acceptance rate).
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