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

San Luis Obispo County Private Schools (Closed)

Central Coast Montessori School

Gr: NS-PK | 41 students

Montessori School

600 Quintana Road

Morro Bay, CA 93442

(805) 772-9317

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Heartland Christian Academy

Gr: K-8

Christian

Po Box 1674

Morro Bay, CA 93443

(805) 995-1941

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Pacific Coast Christian School

Gr: K | 68 students

Daycare / Preschool (Assembly of God)

207 Pilgrim Way

Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

(805) 474-1074

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San Luis Obispo Christian School

Gr: K-6 | 36 students

Christian

51 W Foothill Blvd

San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

(805) 543-6546

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Overview

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	San Luis Obispo County Total Schools
2025	24
2024	26
2023	26
2022	24
2021	28
2020	31
2019	30
2018	31
2017	29
2016	28
2015	27

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Private schools down 4 in San Luis Obispo County, falling from 28 in 2016 to 24 in 2025.

# Students

2,957 Students

659,615 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	123	180	179
2024	121	175	172
2023	115	181	174
2022	123	189	185
2021	117	185	180
2020	110	179	171
2019	113	179	175
2018	109	173	172
2017	120	179	180
2016	120	173	178
2015	127	162	167

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Average students up 3 in San Luis Obispo County private schools, rising from 120 in 2016 to 123 in 2025.

% Average Students of Color

20%

52%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	20%	51%	34%
2024	20%	51%	34%
2023	20%	50%	33%
2022	17%	48%	33%
2021	17%	48%	32%
2020	16%	48%	32%
2019	19%	48%	31%
2018	18%	47%	31%
2017	22%	50%	32%
2016	22%	49%	32%
2015	22%	49%	32%

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Students of color down 2 points in San Luis Obispo County private schools, from 22% in 2016 to 20% in 2025.

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

246 Teachers

55,836 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Luis Obispo 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	13:1	12:1	11:1
2021	12:1	13:1	11:1
2020	13:1	13:1	12:1
2019	13:1	12:1	12:1
2018	13:1	12:1	12:1
2017	11:1	13:1	12:1
2016	11:1	13:1	12:1
2015	11:1	13:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio down 1 in San Luis Obispo County, from 13:1 in 2024 to 12:1 in 2025.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

49%

60%

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

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	49%	59%	55%
2024	49%	58%	54%
2023	49%	58%	54%
2022	49%	59%	54%
2021	60%	59%	54%
2020	56%	58%	54%
2019	56%	58%	53%
2018	47%	58%	53%
2017	47%	58%	53%
2016	47%	57%	52%
2015	47%	57%	52%

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Faculty advanced degrees up 2 points in San Luis Obispo County private schools, from 47% in 2016 to 49% in 2025, after peaking at 60% in 2021.

Average Class Size

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

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

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Average Number of AP Courses

8 courses

15 courses

Average SAT score

1260

(Out of 1600)

1267

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$11,440

$17,625

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$11,440	$17,164	$13,580
2024	$11,170	$16,732	$13,227
2023	$11,170	$16,056	$12,716
2022	$10,636	$15,237	$12,216
2021	$10,594	$14,862	$11,969
2020	$10,594	$14,273	$11,683
2019	$10,527	$13,914	$11,449
2018	$9,910	$13,607	$11,183
2017	$9,518	$13,197	$10,900
2016	$9,623	$12,780	$10,523
2015	$9,623	$12,173	$10,108

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Tuition up $1,817 in San Luis Obispo County, rising from $9,623 in 2016 to $11,440 in 2025.

Average % on Financial Aid

31%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	31%	29%	34%
2024	34%	29%	34%
2023	34%	29%	34%
2022	34%	28%	33%
2021	30%	28%	33%
2020	30%	28%	32%
2019	30%	27%	31%
2018	30%	27%	30%
2017	31%	27%	30%
2016	29%	26%	29%
2015	29%	25%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,118

$9,632

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$2,118	$8,932	$7,073
2024	$2,118	$8,712	$6,930
2023	$2,118	$8,186	$6,469
2022	$2,118	$8,205	$6,289
2021	$1,993	$7,081	$6,055
2020	$1,993	$6,794	$5,921
2019	$1,993	$6,413	$5,795
2018	$1,993	$5,977	$5,456
2017	$1,927	$5,752	$5,319
2016	$1,855	$5,279	$5,105
2015	$1,855	$5,100	$5,030

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Average Acceptance Rate

91%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	91%	83%	85%
2024	90%	84%	85%
2023	90%	84%	85%
2022	90%	84%	85%
2021	91%	84%	85%
2020	91%	84%	85%
2019	91%	84%	85%
2018	90%	84%	85%
2017	91%	85%	85%
2016	93%	84%	85%
2015	93%	84%	85%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.59

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	0.59	0.74	0.65
2024	0.60	0.74	0.65
2023	0.60	0.74	0.65
2022	0.56	0.73	0.64
2021	0.57	0.73	0.64
2020	0.57	0.73	0.64
2019	0.57	0.73	0.63
2018	0.56	0.73	0.63
2017	0.58	0.72	0.61
2016	0.57	0.72	0.61
2015	0.57	0.72	0.61

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Diversity score up slightly in San Luis Obispo County private schools, rising from 0.57 in 2016 to 0.59 in 2025.

# American Indian Students

43 Students

3,574 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of Private School Students of American Indian Trends

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	2%	1%	1%
2024	2%	1%	1%
2023	2%	1%	1%

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# Asian Students

107 Students

71,777 Students

% Asian Students

11%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	3%	11%	5%
2024	3%	11%	5%
2023	3%	11%	5%
2022	3%	10%	4%
2021	3%	10%	4%
2020	3%	10%	4%
2019	4%	10%	4%
2018	4%	10%	4%
2017	1%	10%	4%
2016	2%	10%	4%
2015	1%	10%	4%

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County Asian share up 1 point from 2% in 2016 to 3% in 2025, while California rose from 10% to 11%.

# Hispanic Students

227 Students

104,405 Students

% Hispanic Students

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	7%	16%	9%
2024	7%	16%	9%
2023	7%	16%	9%
2022	6%	16%	8%
2021	6%	16%	9%
2020	6%	16%	9%
2019	7%	16%	8%
2018	7%	17%	8%
2017	10%	17%	8%
2016	10%	17%	8%
2015	10%	17%	8%

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Hispanic share down 3 points in San Luis Obispo County private schools, from 10% in 2016 to 7% in 2025.

# Black Students

58 Students

30,221 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	2%	5%	7%
2024	2%	5%	7%
2023	1%	5%	8%
2022	1%	4%	7%
2021	1%	5%	7%
2020	1%	5%	8%
2019	1%	4%	7%
2018	1%	4%	7%
2017	1%	5%	7%
2016	1%	5%	7%
2015	1%	5%	8%

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Black students up 1 point in San Luis Obispo County private schools, rising from 1% in 2016 to 2% in 2025.

# White Students

1,773 Students

235,730 Students

% White Students

57%

37%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	San Luis Obispo County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	57%	37%	52%
2024	56%	37%	52%
2023	54%	38%	52%
2022	59%	40%	54%
2021	57%	40%	54%
2020	56%	40%	54%
2019	58%	41%	56%
2018	59%	41%	56%
2017	56%	43%	58%
2016	57%	43%	58%
2015	58%	43%	58%

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White students down 2 points in San Luis Obispo County private schools, from 59% in 2018 to 57% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

7 Students

5,499 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

894 Students

188,740 Students

% of Others Students

29%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

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

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Other-race share down 1 point in San Luis Obispo County private schools, from 30% in 2016 to 29% in 2025.

All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

4 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

4 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private schools in San Luis Obispo County, CA include Christ Classical School, Coastal Christian School, and Old Mission School.

How many private schools are located in San Luis Obispo County?

23 private schools are located in San Luis Obispo County.

How much do private schools cost in San Luis Obispo County?

The average tuition cost is $11,440, which is lower than the California private school average tuition cost of $17,625.

How diverse are private schools in San Luis Obispo County?

San Luis Obispo County private schools are approximately 20% minority students, which is lower than the California private school average of 52%.

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

8% of all K-12 students in San Luis Obispo County are educated in private schools (compared to the CA state average of 10%).

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

58% of private schools in San Luis Obispo County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

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

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