[+] Show Closed Private Schools in San Diego County, California

Overview

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	San Diego County Total Schools
2025	309
2024	316
2023	304
2022	296
2021	312
2020	315
2019	314
2018	319
2017	306
2016	319
2015	328

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Private schools down 10 in San Diego County, from 319 in 2016 to 309 in 2025.

# Students

52,480 Students

659,615 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	181	180	179
2024	185	175	172
2023	183	181	174
2022	197	189	185
2021	198	185	180
2020	197	179	171
2019	196	179	175
2018	194	173	172
2017	206	179	180
2016	200	173	178
2015	178	162	167

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Average school size down 19 in San Diego County, from 200 students in 2016 to 181 in 2025.

% Average Students of Color

42%

52%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	43%	51%	34%
2024	42%	51%	34%
2023	40%	50%	33%
2022	41%	48%	33%
2021	39%	48%	32%
2020	40%	48%	32%
2019	38%	48%	31%
2018	39%	47%	31%
2017	39%	50%	32%
2016	39%	49%	32%
2015	38%	49%	32%

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Students of color up 4 points in San Diego County private schools, rising from 39% in 2016 to 43% in 2025.

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

4,356 Teachers

55,836 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	12:1	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	15:1	13:1	11:1
2020	15:1	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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Student-teacher ratio down 2 in San Diego County, from 14:1 in 2016 to 12:1 in 2025.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

60%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	60%	59%	55%
2024	59%	58%	54%
2023	57%	58%	54%
2022	57%	59%	54%
2021	56%	59%	54%
2020	54%	58%	54%
2019	54%	58%	53%
2018	54%	58%	53%
2017	56%	58%	53%
2016	54%	57%	52%
2015	59%	57%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	15	17	16
2024	15	17	15
2023	15	17	15
2022	15	17	15
2021	15	17	15
2020	15	17	15
2019	15	17	15
2018	14	17	15
2017	15	17	15
2016	15	17	15
2015	14	17	15

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Class size now 15 in San Diego County private schools, matching the national average and remaining below California’s 17.

Average Number of AP Courses

18 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	18	15	13
2024	17	14	12
2023	16	13	11
2022	17	13	11
2021	16	13	11
2020	16	13	11
2019	16	13	11
2018	14	13	11
2017	14	12	10
2016	12	12	10
2015	11	11	10

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Average SAT score

1222

(Out of 1600)

1267

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	1206	1261	1233
2024	1208	1248	1230
2023	1211	1246	1228
2022	1214	1250	1229
2021	1230	1249	1229
2020	1231	1244	1226
2019	1231	1239	1226
2018	1238	1237	1226
2017	1222	1252	1233

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SAT score down 16 points in San Diego County private schools, from 1222 in 2017 to 1206 in 2025.

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	28	27	26
2024	27	27	26
2023	27	27	26
2022	27	27	26
2021	27	27	26
2020	27	26	25
2019	27	26	25
2018	27	26	25
2017	27	26	25
2016	25	26	25
2015	25	25	25

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ACT score up 3 points in San Diego County private schools, rising from 25 in 2016 to 28 in 2025 while California reached 27 and the U.S. 26.

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$16,499

$17,625

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$16,232	$17,164	$13,580
2024	$15,816	$16,732	$13,227
2023	$14,577	$16,056	$12,716
2022	$14,028	$15,237	$12,216
2021	$13,638	$14,862	$11,969
2020	$13,132	$14,273	$11,683
2019	$12,864	$13,914	$11,449
2018	$12,498	$13,607	$11,183
2017	$12,246	$13,197	$10,900
2016	$12,011	$12,780	$10,523
2015	$11,502	$12,173	$10,108

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Tuition rose $4,221 in San Diego County, from $12,011 in 2016 to $16,232 in 2025.

Average Summer Program Cost

$1,572

$1,072

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$1,551	$1,044	$1,152
2024	$1,389	$999	$1,128
2023	$1,074	$1,039	$1,156
2022	$1,398	$934	$1,102
2021	$634	$815	$1,125
2020	$733	$882	$1,217
2019	$887	$928	$1,305

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Summer cost up 75% in San Diego County, rising from $887 in 2019 to $1,551 in 2025.

Average % on Financial Aid

24%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	24%	29%	34%
2024	24%	29%	34%
2023	24%	29%	34%
2022	23%	28%	33%
2021	23%	28%	33%
2020	22%	28%	32%
2019	22%	27%	31%
2018	23%	27%	30%
2017	20%	27%	30%
2016	20%	26%	29%
2015	21%	25%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$6,996

$9,632

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$6,893	$8,932	$7,073
2024	$5,645	$8,712	$6,930
2023	$4,920	$8,186	$6,469
2022	$4,610	$8,205	$6,289
2021	$4,683	$7,081	$6,055
2020	$4,631	$6,794	$5,921
2019	$3,841	$6,413	$5,795
2018	$3,793	$5,977	$5,456
2017	$3,308	$5,752	$5,319
2016	$3,016	$5,279	$5,105
2015	$2,847	$5,100	$5,030

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Average Acceptance Rate

86%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	86%	83%	85%
2024	83%	84%	85%
2023	84%	84%	85%
2022	83%	84%	85%
2021	85%	84%	85%
2020	85%	84%	85%
2019	85%	84%	85%
2018	85%	84%	85%
2017	85%	85%	85%
2016	86%	84%	85%
2015	86%	84%	85%

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Average Endowment Size

$31.4 million

$18.27 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.71

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	0.72	0.74	0.65
2024	0.71	0.74	0.65
2023	0.71	0.74	0.65
2022	0.70	0.73	0.64
2021	0.70	0.73	0.64
2020	0.70	0.73	0.64
2019	0.69	0.73	0.63
2018	0.69	0.73	0.63
2017	0.68	0.72	0.61
2016	0.69	0.72	0.61
2015	0.70	0.72	0.61

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Diversity score up 0.03 in San Diego County private schools, rising from 0.69 in 2016 to 0.72 in 2025.

# American Indian Students

351 Students

3,574 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of Private School Students of American Indian Trends

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	1%	1%	1%
2024	1%	1%	1%
2023	1%	1%	1%
2022	1%	1%	2%
2021	2%	1%	1%
2020	2%	1%	1%
2019	1%	2%	1%
2018	1%	1%	2%
2017	1%	1%	1%
2016	1%	1%	1%
2015	2%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

3,040 Students

71,777 Students

% Asian Students

11%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	6%	11%	5%
2024	6%	11%	5%
2023	7%	11%	5%
2022	6%	10%	4%
2021	6%	10%	4%
2020	6%	10%	4%
2019	7%	10%	4%
2018	6%	10%	4%
2017	6%	10%	4%
2016	6%	10%	4%
2015	6%	10%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

7,999 Students

104,405 Students

% Hispanic Students

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	16%	16%	9%
2024	16%	16%	9%
2023	15%	16%	9%
2022	15%	16%	8%
2021	15%	16%	9%
2020	15%	16%	9%
2019	16%	16%	8%
2018	16%	17%	8%
2017	15%	17%	8%
2016	15%	17%	8%
2015	16%	17%	8%

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# Black Students

2,144 Students

30,221 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	4%	5%	7%
2024	4%	5%	7%
2023	4%	5%	8%
2022	4%	4%	7%
2021	4%	5%	7%
2020	4%	5%	8%
2019	3%	4%	7%
2018	3%	4%	7%
2017	3%	5%	7%
2016	3%	5%	7%
2015	3%	5%	8%

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Black students up 1 point in San Diego County private schools, from 3% in 2016 to 4% in 2025.

# White Students

19,176 Students

235,730 Students

% White Students

39%

37%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	39%	37%	52%
2024	40%	37%	52%
2023	40%	38%	52%
2022	41%	40%	54%
2021	41%	40%	54%
2020	41%	40%	54%
2019	44%	41%	56%
2018	44%	41%	56%
2017	46%	43%	58%
2016	46%	43%	58%
2015	45%	43%	58%

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White share down 7 points in San Diego County private schools, from 46% in 2016 to 39% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

342 Students

5,499 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Others Students

16,569 Students

188,740 Students

% of Others Students

33%

29%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	San Diego County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	33%	29%	26%
2024	32%	29%	26%
2023	33%	28%	25%
2022	33%	28%	25%
2021	32%	27%	25%
2020	32%	27%	24%
2019	29%	26%	24%
2018	30%	26%	23%
2017	29%	24%	22%
2016	29%	24%	22%
2015	28%	23%	21%

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Other-race students up 4 points in San Diego County private schools, rising from 29% in 2016 to 33% in 2025.

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in San Diego County, CA?

The private schools in San Diego County, CA include The Cambridge School, Academy Of Our Lady Of Peace, and Army and Navy Academy.

How many private schools are located in San Diego County?

303 private schools are located in San Diego County.

How much do private schools cost in San Diego County?

The average tuition cost is $16,499, which is lower than the California private school average tuition cost of $17,625.

How diverse are private schools in San Diego County?

San Diego County private schools are approximately 42% minority students, which is lower than the California private school average of 52%.

What percentage of students in San Diego County go to private school?

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

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in San Diego County?

47% of private schools in San Diego County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private schools in San Diego County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in San Diego County include: Kiddie Academy Cc Learning Center vs. La Petite Academy, Scripps Ranch KinderCare vs. Scripps Montessori School, La Petite Academy vs. Kiddie Academy Cc Learning Center

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