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Sacramento, CA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-1.4% (-1 school) 10-yr

13,256

Students

+8.9% (+1,086 students) 10-yr

$11,658

Avg. Tuition

+12.2% (+$1,263) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+5.6% (+1 student) 10-yr

48%

Students of Color

-5.9% (-3.0 pp) 10-yr

13:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-7.1% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Sacramento)

This State (CA)

# Schools

70 Schools

3,910 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Sacramento, CA Total Schools
2025	68
2024	67
2023	63
2022	57
2021	62
2020	65
2019	64
2018	70
2017	63
2016	67
2015	71

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# Students

13,256 Students

659,293 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	206	180	179
2024	198	175	172
2023	207	181	174
2022	222	189	185
2021	209	185	180
2020	199	179	171
2019	199	179	175
2018	187	173	172
2017	199	179	180
2016	191	173	178
2015	179	162	167

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% Students of Color

48%

52%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	48%	51%	34%
2024	53%	51%	34%
2023	54%	50%	33%
2022	54%	48%	33%
2021	54%	48%	32%
2020	57%	48%	32%
2019	50%	48%	31%
2018	50%	47%	31%
2017	52%	50%	32%
2016	52%	49%	32%
2015	51%	49%	32%

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0.76

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	0.76	0.74	0.65
2024	0.76	0.74	0.65
2023	0.76	0.74	0.65
2022	0.75	0.73	0.64
2021	0.75	0.73	0.64
2020	0.75	0.73	0.64
2019	0.75	0.73	0.63
2018	0.75	0.73	0.63
2017	0.73	0.72	0.61
2016	0.74	0.72	0.61
2015	0.74	0.72	0.61

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# American Indian Students

59 Students

3,575 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of Private School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	2%	1%	1%
2023	1%	1%	1%
2022	1%	1%	2%
2021	1%	1%	1%
2020	1%	1%	1%
2019	2%	2%	1%
2018	2%	1%	2%
2017	2%	1%	1%
2016	1%	1%	1%
2015	1%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

877 Students

71,780 Students

% Asian Students

11%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	7%	11%	5%
2024	8%	11%	5%
2023	9%	11%	5%
2022	9%	10%	4%
2021	9%	10%	4%
2020	9%	10%	4%
2019	10%	10%	4%
2018	10%	10%	4%
2017	9%	10%	4%
2016	9%	10%	4%
2015	9%	10%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

2,497 Students

104,409 Students

% Hispanic Students

21%

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	21%	16%	9%
2024	21%	16%	9%
2023	22%	16%	9%
2022	27%	16%	8%
2021	27%	16%	9%
2020	27%	16%	9%
2019	17%	16%	8%
2018	17%	17%	8%
2017	14%	17%	8%
2016	14%	17%	8%
2015	15%	17%	8%

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# Black Students

725 Students

30,223 Students

% Black Students

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

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# White Students

3,889 Students

235,771 Students

% White Students

34%

37%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	33%	37%	52%
2024	33%	37%	52%
2023	34%	38%	52%
2022	35%	40%	54%
2021	36%	40%	54%
2020	35%	40%	54%
2019	38%	41%	56%
2018	38%	41%	56%
2017	38%	43%	58%
2016	38%	43%	58%
2015	38%	43%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

226 Students

5,499 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

3,326 Students

188,336 Students

% of Others Students

29%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	29%	29%	26%
2024	30%	29%	26%
2023	27%	28%	25%
2022	21%	28%	25%
2021	21%	27%	25%
2020	22%	27%	24%
2019	26%	26%	24%
2018	26%	26%	23%
2017	31%	24%	22%
2016	31%	24%	22%
2015	29%	23%	21%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

991 Teachers

55,641 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	13:1	12:1	11:1
2024	13:1	12:1	11:1
2023	13:1	12:1	11:1
2022	14:1	12:1	11:1
2021	14:1	13:1	11:1
2020	14:1	13:1	12:1
2019	14:1	12:1	12:1
2018	14:1	12:1	12:1
2017	14:1	13:1	12:1
2016	14:1	13:1	12:1
2015	14:1	13:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

55%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	58%	59%	55%
2024	53%	58%	54%
2023	53%	58%	54%
2022	53%	59%	54%
2021	51%	59%	54%
2020	54%	58%	54%
2019	57%	58%	53%
2018	56%	58%	53%
2017	52%	58%	53%
2016	57%	57%	52%
2015	62%	57%	52%

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Average Class Size

19 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	18	17	15
2024	18	17	15
2023	17	17	15
2022	17	17	15
2021	17	17	15
2020	17	17	15
2019	18	17	15
2018	17	17	15
2017	17	17	15
2016	17	17	15
2015	18	17	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

12 courses

15 courses

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

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Average SAT score

1209

(Out of 1600)

1264

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1209	1261	1233
2024	1209	1248	1230
2023	1209	1246	1228
2022	1208	1250	1229
2021	1208	1249	1229
2020	1208	1244	1226
2019	1239	1239	1226
2018	1239	1237	1226
2017	1253	1252	1233
2016	1200	1411	1306
2015	1200	1381	1258

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$11,658

$18,350

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$11,319	$18,076	$15,012
2024	$11,624	$17,195	$13,254
2023	$11,960	$16,660	$12,626
2022	$11,848	$15,979	$12,187
2021	$11,653	$15,298	$11,800
2020	$10,818	$14,748	$11,512
2019	$11,175	$14,369	$11,293
2018	$10,858	$13,813	$11,017
2017	$10,546	$13,422	$10,708
2016	$10,329	$12,852	$10,356
2015	$10,395	$11,932	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,177

$1,062

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$950	$1,044	$1,152
2024	$770	$999	$1,128
2023	$770	$1,039	$1,156
2022	$500	$934	$1,102
2021	$440	$815	$1,125
2020	$440	$882	$1,217
2019	$440	$928	$1,305
2018	$338	$982	$1,108

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Average % on Financial Aid

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	29%	29%	34%
2024	20%	29%	34%
2023	22%	29%	34%
2022	22%	28%	33%
2021	22%	28%	33%
2020	22%	28%	32%
2019	26%	27%	31%
2018	26%	27%	30%
2017	26%	27%	30%
2016	21%	26%	29%
2015	14%	25%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,456

$9,066

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$2,456	$8,932	$7,073
2024	$2,942	$8,712	$6,930
2023	$3,300	$8,186	$6,469
2022	$3,300	$8,205	$6,289
2021	$3,300	$7,081	$6,055
2020	$3,300	$6,794	$5,921
2019	$2,300	$6,413	$5,795
2018	$2,300	$5,977	$5,456
2017	$2,300	$5,752	$5,319
2016	$1,550	$5,279	$5,105
2015	$1,550	$5,100	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$26.75 million

$31.26 million

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Endowment Trends (2023-2025)
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$18 M	$31 M	$39 M
2024	$3 M	$17 M	$39 M
2023	$3 M	$16 M	$39 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

86%

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sacramento, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	84%	80%	81%
2024	86%	84%	85%
2023	87%	84%	85%
2022	84%	84%	85%
2021	82%	84%	85%
2020	81%	84%	85%
2019	83%	84%	85%
2018	83%	84%	85%
2017	87%	85%	85%
2016	87%	84%	85%
2015	87%	84%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private schools in Sacramento, CA include Holy Spirit Parish School, Merryhill Elementary & Middle School in Midtown, and Sacramento Country Day School.

How many private schools are located in Sacramento?

70 private schools are located in Sacramento.

How much do private schools cost in Sacramento?

The average tuition cost is $11,658, which is lower than the California private school average tuition cost of $18,350.

How diverse are private schools in Sacramento?

Sacramento private schools are approximately 48% minority students, which is lower than the California private school average of 52%.

What percentage of students in Sacramento go to private school?

9% of all K-12 students in Sacramento are educated in private schools (compared to the CA state average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Sacramento?

41% of private schools in Sacramento are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

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

Popular comparisons of private schools in Sacramento include: Cristo Rey High School vs. Christian Brothers High School, Abc School vs. Aldar Academy, Peace Lutheran ECEC vs. Mustard Seed

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