Top Ranked Carpinteria Private Schools (2026-27)

Cate School

Gr: 9-12 | 299 students

Avg. class size: 10 students

Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 37

1960 Cate Mesa Road

Carpinteria, CA 93013

(805) 684-4127

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The Howard School

Gr: PK-8 | 112 students

Avg. class size: 10 students

5315 Foothill Rd

Carpinteria, CA 93013

(805) 745-8448

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Carpinteria, CA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

411

Students

+21.6% (+73 students) 10-yr

$69,515

Avg. Tuition

+30.8% (+$16,365) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

30%

Students of Color

-21.1% (-8.0 pp) 10-yr

7:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+40.0% (+2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Carpinteria)

This State (CA)

# Schools

2 Schools

3,911 Schools

# Students

411 Students

659,573 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	206	180	179
2024	206	175	172
2023	197	181	174
2022	197	189	185
2021	193	185	180
2020	193	179	171
2019	188	179	175
2018	180	173	172
2017	180	179	180
2016	180	173	178
2015	169	162	167

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% Students of Color

30%

52%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	30%	51%	34%
2024	30%	51%	34%
2023	42%	50%	33%
2022	47%	48%	33%
2021	48%	48%	32%
2020	36%	48%	32%
2019	49%	48%	31%
2018	37%	47%	31%
2017	35%	50%	32%
2016	34%	49%	32%
2015	38%	49%	32%

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0.55

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	0.55	0.74	0.65
2024	0.55	0.74	0.65
2023	0.68	0.74	0.65
2022	0.64	0.73	0.64
2021	0.63	0.73	0.64
2020	0.63	0.73	0.64
2019	0.65	0.73	0.63
2018	0.62	0.73	0.63
2017	0.59	0.72	0.61
2016	0.59	0.72	0.61
2015	0.55	0.72	0.61

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# American Indian Students

1 Student

3,575 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of Private School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2022	1%	1%	2%
2021	1%	1%	1%
2020	1%	1%	1%

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# Asian Students

52 Students

71,836 Students

% Asian Students

13%

11%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	14%	11%	5%
2024	14%	11%	5%
2023	17%	11%	5%
2022	16%	10%	4%
2021	17%	10%	4%
2020	17%	10%	4%
2019	17%	10%	4%
2018	19%	10%	4%
2017	19%	10%	4%
2016	19%	10%	4%
2015	20%	10%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

38 Students

104,429 Students

% Hispanic Students

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	9%	16%	9%
2024	9%	16%	9%
2023	12%	16%	9%
2022	9%	16%	8%
2021	9%	16%	9%
2020	9%	16%	9%
2019	9%	16%	8%
2018	9%	17%	8%
2017	9%	17%	8%
2016	9%	17%	8%
2015	10%	17%	8%

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# Black Students

26 Students

30,223 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	6%	5%	7%
2024	6%	5%	7%
2023	7%	5%	8%
2022	6%	4%	7%
2021	6%	5%	7%
2020	6%	5%	8%
2019	6%	4%	7%
2018	6%	4%	7%
2017	7%	5%	7%
2016	7%	5%	7%
2015	7%	5%	8%

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# White Students

267 Students

235,809 Students

% White Students

65%

37%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	65%	37%	52%
2024	65%	37%	52%
2023	51%	38%	52%
2022	56%	40%	54%
2021	57%	40%	54%
2020	57%	40%	54%
2019	55%	41%	56%
2018	58%	41%	56%
2017	60%	43%	58%
2016	60%	43%	58%
2015	63%	43%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

1 Student

5,499 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

26 Students

188,502 Students

% of Others Students

29%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	6%	29%	26%
2024	6%	29%	26%
2023	13%	28%	25%
2022	12%	28%	25%
2021	10%	27%	25%
2020	10%	27%	24%
2019	13%	26%	24%
2018	8%	26%	23%
2017	5%	24%	22%
2016	5%	24%	22%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

57 Teachers

55,645 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	7:1	12:1	11:1
2024	7:1	12:1	11:1
2023	6:1	12:1	11:1
2022	6:1	12:1	11:1
2021	6:1	13:1	11:1
2020	6:1	13:1	12:1
2019	6:1	12:1	12:1
2018	5:1	12:1	12:1
2017	5:1	13:1	12:1
2016	5:1	13:1	12:1
2015	5:1	13:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

83%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	83%	59%	55%
2024	83%	58%	54%
2023	83%	58%	54%
2022	83%	59%	54%
2021	83%	59%	54%
2020	83%	58%	54%
2019	83%	58%	53%
2018	83%	58%	53%
2017	83%	58%	53%
2016	82%	57%	52%
2015	82%	57%	52%

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Average Class Size

10 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	10	17	15
2024	10	17	15
2023	10	17	15
2022	10	17	15
2021	10	17	15
2020	10	17	15
2019	10	17	15
2018	10	17	15
2017	10	17	15
2016	10	17	15
2015	10	17	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

22 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	22	15	13
2024	22	14	12
2023	22	13	11
2022	22	13	11
2021	22	13	11
2020	22	13	11
2019	22	13	11
2018	22	13	11
2017	22	12	10
2016	51	12	10
2015	51	11	10

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Average SAT score

1350

(Out of 1600)

1264

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1350	1261	1233
2024	1350	1248	1230
2023	1350	1246	1228
2022	1350	1250	1229
2021	1350	1249	1229
2020	1350	1244	1226
2019	1350	1239	1226
2018	1350	1237	1226
2017	1350	1252	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	31	27	26
2024	31	27	26
2023	31	27	26
2022	31	27	26
2021	31	27	26
2020	31	26	25
2019	31	26	25
2018	31	26	25
2017	31	26	25
2016	25	26	25
2015	25	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$69,515

$18,344

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$69,515	$18,076	$15,012
2024	$69,515	$17,195	$13,254
2023	$69,515	$16,660	$12,626
2022	$69,515	$15,979	$12,187
2021	$68,150	$15,298	$11,800
2020	$65,500	$14,748	$11,512
2019	$65,500	$14,369	$11,293
2018	$60,400	$13,813	$11,017
2017	$60,400	$13,422	$10,708
2016	$55,550	$12,852	$10,356
2015	$53,150	$11,932	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

28%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	28%	29%	34%
2024	28%	29%	34%
2023	28%	29%	34%
2022	28%	28%	33%
2021	28%	28%	33%
2020	28%	28%	32%
2019	28%	27%	31%
2018	28%	27%	30%
2017	28%	27%	30%
2016	35%	26%	29%
2015	30%	25%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$52,521

$9,066

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$52,521	$8,932	$7,073
2024	$52,521	$8,712	$6,930
2023	$52,521	$8,186	$6,469
2022	$52,521	$8,205	$6,289
2021	$52,521	$7,081	$6,055
2020	$52,521	$6,794	$5,921
2019	$52,521	$6,413	$5,795
2018	$48,264	$5,977	$5,456
2017	$48,264	$5,752	$5,319
2016	$48,000	$5,279	$5,105
2015	$42,000	$5,100	$5,030

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

14%

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Carpinteria, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	14%	80%	81%
2024	14%	84%	85%
2023	14%	84%	85%
2022	14%	84%	85%
2021	14%	84%	85%
2020	14%	84%	85%
2019	14%	84%	85%
2018	14%	84%	85%
2017	14%	85%	85%
2016	14%	84%	85%
2015	17%	84%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

37 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

18 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Carpinteria, CA?

The private schools in Carpinteria, CA include Cate School and The Howard School.

How many private schools are located in Carpinteria?

2 private schools are located in Carpinteria.

What percentage of students in Carpinteria go to private school?

18% of all K-12 students in Carpinteria are educated in private schools (compared to the CA state average of 10%).

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