Top Ranked Monterey Private High Schools (2026-27)

York School

Gr: 8-12 | 170 students

Avg. class size: 14 students

Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 13

9501 York Road

Monterey, CA 93940

(831) 372-7338

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Santa Catalina School

Gr: 9-12 | 200 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 40

All-girls (Catholic)

1500 Mark Thomas Dr.

Monterey, CA 93940

(831) 655-9300

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Trinity Christian School

Gr: 6-12 | 81 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 10 | Extracurriculars: 5

Christian

680 Belden St.

Monterey, CA 93940

(831) 656-9434

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Monterey, CA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

451

Students

-22.1% (-128 students) 10-yr

$29,720

Avg. Tuition

+59.8% (+$11,120) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-22.2% (-4 students) 10-yr

47%

Students of Color

+23.7% (+9.0 pp) 10-yr

6:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-25.0% (-2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Monterey)

This State (CA)

# Schools

3 Schools

1,120 Schools

# Students

451 Students

272,380 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	153	254	253
2024	159	249	245
2023	228	261	247
2022	169	270	257
2021	167	265	249
2020	249	250	235
2019	192	246	242
2018	197	234	238
2017	199	242	246
2016	191	230	241
2015	193	205	220

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% Students of Color

47%

50%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	47%	49%	32%
2024	40%	48%	31%
2023	27%	47%	31%
2022	26%	43%	30%
2021	26%	43%	30%
2020	19%	42%	29%
2019	27%	44%	29%
2018	21%	42%	28%
2017	41%	48%	30%
2016	41%	48%	30%
2015	38%	48%	30%

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0.59

0.73

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	0.60	0.73	0.61
2024	0.61	0.73	0.60
2023	0.58	0.72	0.60
2022	0.37	0.69	0.58
2021	0.36	0.69	0.57
2020	0.41	0.69	0.57
2019	0.41	0.69	0.56
2018	0.41	0.69	0.55
2017	0.42	0.68	0.54
2016	0.39	0.69	0.54
2015	0.40	0.69	0.53

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# American Indian Students

1 Student

1,839 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

87 Students

35,008 Students

% Asian Students

16%

13%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	16%	13%	5%
2024	16%	14%	6%
2023	10%	13%	6%
2022	8%	11%	5%
2021	8%	11%	5%
2020	8%	11%	5%
2019	11%	11%	5%
2018	11%	11%	5%
2017	11%	10%	4%
2016	11%	10%	4%
2015	11%	10%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

84 Students

43,231 Students

% Hispanic Students

15%

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	15%	16%	9%
2024	15%	16%	9%
2023	9%	16%	8%
2022	8%	16%	8%
2021	8%	16%	8%
2020	8%	16%	8%
2019	6%	16%	8%
2018	6%	16%	8%
2017	6%	17%	7%
2016	7%	18%	8%
2015	7%	18%	8%

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# Black Students

34 Students

15,768 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	6%	6%	8%
2024	6%	6%	8%
2023	2%	6%	8%
2022	2%	6%	8%
2021	2%	6%	8%
2020	2%	6%	8%
2019	1%	6%	8%
2018	1%	6%	8%
2017	1%	6%	8%
2016	2%	6%	8%
2015	1%	7%	9%

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# White Students

333 Students

115,559 Students

% White Students

61%

44%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	60%	44%	59%
2024	59%	44%	60%
2023	62%	46%	60%
2022	79%	50%	62%
2021	80%	50%	63%
2020	76%	51%	64%
2019	76%	50%	64%
2018	76%	51%	65%
2017	75%	51%	66%
2016	77%	50%	66%
2015	77%	50%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

2,937 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

10 Students

48,569 Students

% of Others Students

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	3%	19%	17%
2024	4%	18%	15%
2023	17%	17%	16%
2022	3%	15%	16%
2021	2%	15%	15%
2020	6%	14%	14%
2019	6%	15%	14%
2018	6%	14%	13%
2017	7%	15%	14%
2016	3%	15%	13%
2015	4%	13%	12%

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Academics

# Teachers

73 Teachers

26,939 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

6:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	6:1	10:1	10:1
2024	7:1	10:1	10:1
2023	7:1	10:1	10:1
2022	7:1	10:1	10:1
2021	6:1	10:1	10:1
2020	8:1	11:1	10:1
2019	7:1	10:1	10:1
2018	7:1	11:1	10:1
2017	8:1	11:1	10:1
2016	8:1	11:1	10:1
2015	8:1	11:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

60%

62%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	75%	61%	57%
2024	75%	61%	57%
2023	75%	60%	57%
2022	75%	61%	56%
2021	75%	61%	56%
2020	76%	60%	56%
2019	76%	59%	55%
2018	68%	60%	55%
2017	68%	60%	55%
2016	67%	59%	54%
2015	67%	59%	54%

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Average Class Size

14 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	12	15	14
2024	12	14	14
2023	12	14	14
2022	12	14	14
2021	12	14	14
2020	15	14	14
2019	15	14	14
2018	15	14	14
2017	15	14	14
2016	18	15	14
2015	18	15	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

13 courses

16 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	11	15	13
2024	11	14	12
2023	11	14	12
2022	11	14	12
2021	18	14	12
2020	20	13	12
2019	20	13	11
2018	20	13	11
2017	20	12	11
2016	21	12	11
2015	21	11	10

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Average SAT score

1234

(Out of 1600)

1266

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SAT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1234	1263	1233
2024	1245	1250	1231
2023	1245	1247	1229
2022	1245	1248	1230
2021	1248	1247	1230
2020	1248	1244	1227
2019	1248	1239	1226
2018	1248	1236	1226
2017	1248	1249	1233
2016	1520	1411	1308

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	30	27	26
2024	32	27	26
2023	32	27	26
2022	32	27	26
2021	30	27	26
2020	30	27	26
2019	30	26	25
2018	30	26	25
2017	30	26	25
2016	28	26	25
2015	28	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$29,720

$23,885

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$29,295	$23,319	$17,997
2024	$26,910	$23,084	$17,011
2023	$26,910	$21,930	$16,191
2022	$26,710	$21,484	$15,821
2021	$24,698	$20,840	$15,331
2020	$24,448	$19,942	$15,046
2019	$24,448	$19,419	$14,791
2018	$22,800	$18,892	$14,527
2017	$22,600	$18,534	$14,161
2016	$18,900	$17,628	$13,713
2015	$18,600	$15,924	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

42%

33%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	42%	33%	38%
2024	42%	33%	37%
2023	44%	31%	36%
2022	44%	32%	36%
2021	40%	32%	36%
2020	40%	31%	35%
2019	40%	30%	34%
2018	39%	31%	33%
2017	39%	30%	32%
2016	39%	29%	31%
2015	39%	28%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$12,750

$12,825

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$12,750	$12,687	$9,714
2024	$12,665	$11,976	$9,498
2023	$12,665	$11,354	$8,890
2022	$12,665	$11,471	$8,717
2021	$11,556	$11,314	$8,472
2020	$11,556	$10,847	$8,370
2019	$11,556	$10,439	$7,924
2018	$9,372	$9,870	$7,471
2017	$9,372	$9,227	$7,202
2016	$2,500	$7,863	$6,993
2015	$2,500	$7,468	$6,822

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Average Endowment Size

$56 million

$31.48 million

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Endowment Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$56 M	$30 M	$43 M
2024	$56 M	$24 M	$52 M
2023	$44 M	$24 M	$51 M
2022	$44 M	$25 M	$52 M
2021	$44 M	$24 M	$52 M
2020	$30 M	$23 M	$51 M
2019	$30 M	$23 M	$53 M
2018	$30 M	$16 M	$55 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

95%

78%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Monterey, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	97%	78%	79%
2024	95%	80%	81%
2023	95%	80%	81%
2022	95%	80%	81%
2021	95%	81%	81%
2020	95%	81%	81%
2019	95%	80%	81%
2018	95%	80%	80%
2017	95%	79%	81%
2016	95%	79%	80%
2015	95%	79%	81%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

19 extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

13 sports

10 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in Monterey, CA?

The private high schools in Monterey, CA include York School and Santa Catalina School.

How many private high schools are located in Monterey?

3 private high schools are located in Monterey.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Monterey?

67% of private high schools in Monterey are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

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