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San Jose, CA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+3.9% (+2 schools) 10-yr

8,065

Students

+6.7% (+508 students) 10-yr

$17,390

Avg. Tuition

+96.5% (+$8,538) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-5.0% (-1 student) 10-yr

68%

Students of Color

+38.8% (+19.0 pp) 10-yr

13:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-7.1% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

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This Town (San Jose)

This State (CA)

# Schools

53 Schools

2,250 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Preschools
Year	San Jose, CA Total Schools
2025	53
2024	54
2023	58
2022	55
2021	59
2020	59
2019	56
2018	53
2017	49
2016	49
2015	51

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# Students

8,065 Students

362,743 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Preschool
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	200	174	191
2024	190	169	187
2023	193	173	185
2022	199	174	188
2021	238	170	184
2020	236	166	179
2019	204	168	182
2018	211	164	181
2017	229	166	183
2016	229	163	181
2015	172	152	173

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% Students of Color

68%

50%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	62%	50%	32%
2024	62%	49%	32%
2023	63%	50%	32%
2022	56%	48%	31%
2021	59%	48%	32%
2020	59%	47%	31%
2019	57%	48%	31%
2018	57%	47%	30%
2017	54%	48%	31%
2016	55%	48%	31%
2015	49%	47%	31%

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0.77

0.70

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	0.77	0.70	0.65
2024	0.77	0.71	0.65
2023	0.78	0.71	0.65
2022	0.76	0.71	0.64
2021	0.73	0.71	0.64
2020	0.72	0.71	0.64
2019	0.74	0.72	0.64
2018	0.73	0.71	0.64
2017	0.73	0.71	0.62
2016	0.73	0.71	0.62
2015	0.72	0.71	0.62

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# American Indian Students

53 Students

1,696 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

902 Students

30,478 Students

% Asian Students

13%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	15%	9%	4%
2024	15%	9%	5%
2023	20%	9%	5%
2022	18%	9%	5%
2021	23%	9%	5%
2020	24%	9%	4%
2019	24%	9%	5%
2018	24%	9%	5%
2017	26%	9%	3%
2016	26%	9%	3%
2015	17%	9%	3%

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# Hispanic Students

1,157 Students

43,620 Students

% Hispanic Students

16%

13%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	16%	12%	8%
2024	16%	13%	8%
2023	16%	13%	8%
2022	13%	13%	8%
2021	7%	13%	7%
2020	7%	13%	7%
2019	12%	14%	7%
2018	9%	13%	7%
2017	9%	13%	6%
2016	9%	13%	7%
2015	11%	13%	6%

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# Black Students

561 Students

12,275 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	8%	4%	6%
2024	8%	4%	6%
2023	7%	4%	6%
2022	6%	4%	6%
2021	4%	4%	7%
2020	2%	3%	7%
2019	2%	3%	6%
2018	2%	3%	6%
2017	2%	4%	6%
2016	2%	4%	6%
2015	2%	4%	6%

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# White Students

1,929 Students

112,980 Students

% White Students

27%

33%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	26%	32%	48%
2024	26%	33%	48%
2023	27%	33%	48%
2022	35%	36%	50%
2021	29%	35%	50%
2020	29%	35%	51%
2019	36%	36%	52%
2018	36%	36%	52%
2017	38%	38%	54%
2016	37%	38%	54%
2015	41%	38%	54%

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# Hawaiian Students

42 Students

2,015 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,406 Students

143,401 Students

% of Others Students

34%

41%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	33%	42%	34%
2024	34%	40%	33%
2023	28%	39%	33%
2022	28%	37%	31%
2021	37%	37%	31%
2020	38%	38%	31%
2019	26%	36%	30%
2018	29%	37%	30%
2017	25%	35%	30%
2016	26%	35%	29%
2015	29%	35%	29%

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# Teachers

728 Teachers

26,870 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

14:1

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

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

48%

58%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	48%	58%	51%
2024	53%	57%	51%
2023	45%	55%	51%
2022	49%	56%	51%
2021	55%	56%	50%
2020	59%	55%	50%
2019	59%	56%	50%
2018	50%	54%	50%
2017	43%	54%	49%
2016	40%	53%	49%
2015	37%	51%	48%

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Average Class Size

19 students

18 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	19	18	16
2024	21	18	16
2023	20	18	16
2022	21	18	16
2021	20	18	16
2020	20	18	16
2019	20	18	16
2018	20	18	16
2017	20	18	16
2016	20	18	16
2015	20	17	16

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Average Number of AP Courses

15 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	15	12	11
2024	14	11	10
2023	13	11	10
2022	13	11	10
2021	11	10	10
2020	11	10	10
2019	11	10	10
2018	11	10	9
2017	17	10	9
2016	17	9	9

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Average SAT score

1425

(Out of 1600)

1284

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SAT Score Trends (2018-2025)
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1414	1284	1233
2024	1405	1263	1229
2023	1405	1256	1228
2022	1405	1235	1226
2021	1336	1240	1224
2020	1336	1235	1221
2019	1336	1222	1223
2018	1336	1211	1219

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2018-2025)
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	29	27	26
2024	28	27	26
2023	28	27	26
2022	28	26	26
2021	24	26	26
2020	24	26	26
2019	24	26	25
2018	24	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$17,390

$15,707

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$17,117	$15,764	$12,988
2024	$17,214	$13,486	$10,159
2023	$16,260	$12,933	$9,500
2022	$14,243	$11,654	$8,989
2021	$17,049	$11,328	$8,661
2020	$16,782	$10,673	$8,383
2019	$12,188	$10,366	$8,266
2018	$12,789	$9,953	$7,888
2017	$11,576	$9,748	$7,628
2016	$9,499	$9,284	$7,230
2015	$8,852	$8,988	$6,984

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,348

$779

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$1,364	$782	$767
2024	$1,298	$748	$721
2023	$700	$692	$729
2022	$800	$629	$699
2021	$800	$578	$668
2020	$800	$561	$681
2019	$800	$545	$744
2018	$800	$541	$514

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Average % on Financial Aid

26%

25%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	26%	25%	31%
2024	27%	25%	30%
2023	28%	25%	30%
2022	35%	26%	29%
2021	32%	25%	29%
2020	32%	24%	29%
2019	30%	25%	28%
2018	30%	24%	27%
2017	22%	24%	26%
2016	22%	22%	25%
2015	19%	22%	24%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$800

$5,800

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2018-2025)
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$800	$5,597	$4,864
2024	$800	$5,756	$4,788
2023	$800	$6,813	$4,663
2022	$800	$6,489	$4,366
2021	$13,222	$4,847	$4,213
2020	$13,222	$4,841	$4,101
2019	$800	$4,288	$3,985
2018	$800	$4,068	$3,694

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Average Endowment Size

$26.5 million

$31.17 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Jose, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	80%	82%	83%
2024	88%	87%	88%
2023	85%	87%	88%
2022	83%	86%	88%
2021	86%	86%	88%
2020	89%	86%	88%
2019	88%	86%	88%
2018	85%	87%	88%
2017	78%	87%	88%
2016	70%	86%	88%
2015	50%	88%	88%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

7 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

5 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private preschools in San Jose, CA?

The private preschools in San Jose, CA include BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, Action Day Elementary School, and Legacy Christian School.

How many private preschools are located in San Jose?

53 private preschools are located in San Jose.

How much do private preschools cost in San Jose?

The average tuition cost is $17,390, which is higher than the California private school average tuition cost of $15,707.

How diverse are private preschools in San Jose?

San Jose private preschools are approximately 68% minority students, which is higher than the California private school average of 50%.

What percentage of private preschools are religiously affiliated in San Jose?

32% of private preschools in San Jose are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private preschools in San Jose are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private preschools in San Jose include: Centro Armonia School vs. Challenger School - Shawnee

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