Newport Beach, CA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+10.0% (+1 school) 10-yr

2,263

Students

+18.1% (+347 students) 10-yr

$9,764

Avg. Tuition

Avg. Class Size

33%

Students of Color

+65.0% (+13.0 pp) 10-yr

16:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

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Enrollment & Diversity

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Newport Beach, CA Total Schools
2025	11
2024	11
2023	10
2022	9
2021	9
2020	11
2019	10
2018	9
2017	9
2016	10
2015	10

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Private schools up 1 in Newport Beach, rising from 10 in 2016 to 11 in 2025 after dipping to 9 in 2021.

# Students

2,263 Students

659,577 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	Newport Beach, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	212	180	179
2024	212	175	172
2023	228	181	174
2022	233	189	185
2021	233	185	180
2020	190	179	171
2019	186	179	175
2018	181	173	172
2017	178	179	180
2016	165	173	178
2015	192	162	167

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Private school size up 47 students in Newport Beach, from 165 in 2016 to 212 in 2025, while California rose from 173 to 180.

% Students of Color

33%

52%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Newport Beach, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	34%	51%	34%
2024	34%	51%	34%
2023	32%	50%	33%
2022	36%	48%	33%
2021	36%	48%	32%
2020	41%	48%	32%
2019	28%	48%	31%
2018	30%	47%	31%
2017	19%	50%	32%
2016	20%	49%	32%
2015	20%	49%	32%

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Students of color up 14 points in Newport Beach private schools, rising from 20% in 2016 to 34% in 2025.

0.67

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Newport Beach, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	0.66	0.74	0.65
2024	0.66	0.74	0.65
2023	0.54	0.74	0.65
2022	0.48	0.73	0.64
2021	0.48	0.73	0.64
2020	0.63	0.73	0.64
2019	0.57	0.73	0.63
2018	0.52	0.73	0.63
2017	0.53	0.72	0.61
2016	0.55	0.72	0.61
2015	0.59	0.72	0.61

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Diversity score up 18 points in Newport Beach private schools, rising from 0.48 in 2021 to 0.66 in 2025.

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# American Indian Students

14 Students

3,574 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of Private School Students of American Indian Trends

Year	Newport Beach, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1%	1%	1%
2024	1%	1%	1%
2020	1%	1%	1%
2017	1%	1%	1%
2016	1%	1%	1%
2015	1%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

175 Students

71,777 Students

% Asian Students

11%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Newport Beach, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	7%	11%	5%
2024	7%	11%	5%
2023	5%	11%	5%
2022	5%	10%	4%
2021	5%	10%	4%
2020	6%	10%	4%
2019	7%	10%	4%
2018	8%	10%	4%
2017	6%	10%	4%
2016	7%	10%	4%
2015	6%	10%	4%

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Asian share up 2 points in Newport Beach private schools, from 5% in 2023 to 7% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

169 Students

104,405 Students

% Hispanic Students

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Newport Beach, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	7%	16%	9%
2024	7%	16%	9%
2023	5%	16%	9%
2022	7%	16%	8%
2021	7%	16%	9%
2020	10%	16%	9%
2019	7%	16%	8%
2018	2%	17%	8%
2017	2%	17%	8%
2016	2%	17%	8%
2015	4%	17%	8%

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Hispanic enrollment up 5 points in Newport Beach private schools, rising from 2% in 2016 to 7% in 2025.

# Black Students

66 Students

30,221 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Newport Beach, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	3%	5%	7%
2024	3%	5%	7%
2022	1%	4%	7%
2021	1%	5%	7%
2020	3%	5%	8%
2019	1%	4%	7%

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Black student share up 2 points in Newport Beach private schools, from 1% in 2019 to 3% in 2025.

# White Students

841 Students

235,730 Students

% White Students

37%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Newport Beach, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	36%	37%	52%
2024	36%	37%	52%
2023	29%	38%	52%
2022	17%	40%	54%
2021	17%	40%	54%
2020	26%	40%	54%
2019	25%	41%	56%
2018	26%	41%	56%
2017	28%	43%	58%
2016	30%	43%	58%
2015	41%	43%	58%

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White share up 6 points in Newport Beach private schools, from 30% in 2016 to 36% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

25 Students

5,499 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Others Students

973 Students

188,723 Students

% of Others Students

43%

29%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Newport Beach, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	45%	29%	26%
2024	45%	29%	26%
2023	61%	28%	25%
2022	70%	28%	25%
2021	70%	27%	25%
2020	54%	27%	24%
2019	60%	26%	24%
2018	64%	26%	23%
2017	63%	24%	22%
2016	60%	24%	22%
2015	48%	23%	21%

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Other-race share down 25 points in Newport Beach private schools, falling from 70% in 2022 to 45% in 2025.

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Academics

# Teachers

149 Teachers

55,835 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Newport Beach, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	17:1	12:1	11:1
2024	17:1	12:1	11:1
2023	18:1	12:1	11:1
2022	15:1	12:1	11:1
2021	15:1	13:1	11:1
2020	14:1	13:1	12:1
2019	13:1	12:1	12:1
2018	18:1	12:1	12:1
2017	16:1	13:1	12:1
2016	16:1	13:1	12:1
2015	16:1	13:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio up 1 in Newport Beach private schools, from 16:1 in 2016 to 17:1 in 2025, while California stayed at 12:1.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

90%

60%

Average Class Size

19 students

17 students

Average Number of AP Courses

6 courses

15 courses

Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$9,764

$17,602

Average Summer Program Cost

$1,380

$1,072

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

58%

83%

Average Number of Extracurriculars

6 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

5 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Newport Beach, CA?

The private schools in Newport Beach, CA include Newport Montessori School, Carden Hall, and Newport Christian School.

How many private schools are located in Newport Beach?

11 private schools are located in Newport Beach.

How diverse are private schools in Newport Beach?

Newport Beach private schools are approximately 33% minority students, which is lower than the California private school average of 52%.

What percentage of students in Newport Beach go to private school?

61% of all K-12 students in Newport Beach are educated in private schools (compared to the CA state average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Newport Beach?

45% of private schools in Newport Beach are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Presbyterian).

Which private schools in Newport Beach are often viewed compared to one another?

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