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Best Santa Barbara Private High Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 8 private high schools serving 1,370 students in Santa Barbara, CA.

The private high schools in Santa Barbara, CA include Santa Barbara Middle School, Laguna Blanca School, and Bishop Garcia Diego High School.

The average acceptance rate is 75%, which is lower than the California private high school average acceptance rate of 78%.

38% of private high schools in Santa Barbara, CA are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

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Top-Ranked Santa Barbara Private High Schools (2026)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Fusion Academy Santa Barbara

Alternative School

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510 State Street, 2nd Floor
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(877) 673-8893

Gr: 6-12 Avg. class size: 1 student Tuition listed

Bishop Garcia Diego High School

(Catholic)

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(40)

4000 La Colina Rd
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
(805) 967-1266

Gr: 9-12 | 282 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Laguna Blanca School

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4125 Paloma Dr
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
(805) 687-2461

Gr: PK-12 | 449 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 11 Tuition listed

Providence School

(Christian)

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3225 Calle Pinon
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 962-3091

Gr: NS-12 | 379 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition listed

Santa Barbara Middle School

Alternative School

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(14)

1321 Alameda Padre Serra
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
(805) 682-2989

Gr: 6-9 | 181 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 23 | Extracurrculars: 21 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Anacapa School

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814 Santa Barbara St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 252-3825

Gr: 7-12 | 52 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 5 Tuition listed

Eureka School Of Santa Barbara

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3324 State St Ste M
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 687-9031

Gr: 10-12 | 7 students

St. Therese Classical Academy

(Catholic)

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33 E Micheltorena St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 683-1111

Gr: 5-12 | 20 students

[+] Show Closed Private Schools in Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara, California Private Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Garden Street Academy (Closed 2025)

2300 Garden Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 687-3717

Gr: K-12 | 137 students Avg. class size: 11 students

Overview

This Town (Santa Barbara)

This State (CA)

# Schools

8 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private High Schools
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Total Schools
2025	8
2024	9
2023	9
2022	9
2021	9
2020	8
2019	7
2018	7
2017	6
2016	6
2015	6

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Student Body:

# Students

1,370 Students

275,208 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	196	254	253
2024	187	249	245
2023	184	261	247
2022	176	270	257
2021	164	265	249
2020	162	250	235
2019	180	246	242
2018	184	234	238
2017	224	242	246
2016	214	230	241
2015	189	205	220

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% Average Students of Color

29%

49%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	29%	49%	32%
2024	27%	48%	31%
2023	31%	47%	31%
2022	33%	43%	30%
2021	32%	43%	30%
2020	34%	42%	29%
2019	32%	44%	29%
2018	32%	42%	28%
2017	25%	48%	30%
2016	25%	48%	30%
2015	28%	48%	30%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

206 Teachers

26,866 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	7:1	10:1	10:1
2024	6:1	10:1	10:1
2023	7:1	10:1	10:1
2022	7:1	10:1	10:1
2021	6:1	10:1	10:1
2020	6:1	11:1	10:1
2019	6:1	10:1	10:1
2018	7:1	11:1	10:1
2017	7:1	11:1	10:1
2016	7:1	11:1	10:1
2015	6:1	11:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

61%

62%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	61%	61%	57%
2024	60%	61%	57%
2023	63%	60%	57%
2022	61%	61%	56%
2021	61%	61%	56%
2020	61%	60%	56%
2019	59%	59%	55%
2018	54%	60%	55%
2017	54%	60%	55%
2016	54%	59%	54%
2015	54%	59%	54%

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Average Class Size

13 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	13	15	14
2024	14	14	14
2023	14	14	14
2022	14	14	14
2021	14	14	14
2020	13	14	14
2019	13	14	14
2018	14	14	14
2017	14	14	14
2016	15	15	14
2015	14	15	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	15	15	13
2024	15	14	12
2023	15	14	12
2022	14	14	12
2021	14	14	12
2020	14	13	12
2019	16	13	11
2018	16	13	11
2017	16	12	11
2016	16	12	11
2015	16	11	10

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Average SAT score

1233

(Out of 1600)

1264

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	1,233	1,263	1,233
2024	1,233	1,250	1,231
2023	1,233	1,247	1,229
2022	1,233	1,248	1,230
2021	1,201	1,247	1,230
2020	1,201	1,244	1,227
2019	1,266	1,239	1,226
2018	1,266	1,236	1,226
2017	1,260	1,249	1,233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	29	27	26
2024	29	27	26
2023	29	27	26
2022	29	27	26
2021	29	27	26
2020	29	27	26
2019	29	26	25
2018	29	26	25
2017	26	26	25
2016	26	26	25
2015	26	26	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$30,393

$23,316

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$30,393	$23,319	$17,997
2024	$27,263	$23,084	$17,011
2023	$30,067	$21,930	$16,191
2022	$28,700	$21,484	$15,821
2021	$28,375	$20,840	$15,331
2020	$27,613	$19,942	$15,046
2019	$22,550	$19,419	$14,791
2018	$22,550	$18,892	$14,527
2017	$29,700	$18,534	$14,161
2016	$27,450	$17,628	$13,713
2015	$25,300	$15,924	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

43%

33%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	43%	33%	38%
2024	43%	33%	37%
2023	43%	31%	36%
2022	50%	32%	36%
2021	51%	32%	36%
2020	51%	31%	35%
2019	51%	30%	34%
2018	53%	31%	33%
2017	47%	30%	32%
2016	32%	29%	31%
2015	32%	28%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$14,329

$12,687

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$14,329	$12,687	$9,714
2024	$13,993	$11,976	$9,498
2023	$13,993	$11,354	$8,890
2022	$11,993	$11,471	$8,717
2021	$10,928	$11,314	$8,472
2020	$11,392	$10,847	$8,370
2019	$11,392	$10,439	$7,924
2018	$11,392	$9,870	$7,471
2017	$16,000	$9,227	$7,202
2016	$14,000	$7,863	$6,993
2015	$14,000	$7,468	$6,822

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Average Acceptance Rate

75%

78%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	75%	78%	79%
2024	50%	80%	81%
2023	50%	80%	81%
2022	50%	80%	81%
2021	60%	81%	81%
2020	60%	81%	81%
2019	70%	80%	81%
2018	70%	80%	80%
2017	70%	79%	81%
2016	70%	79%	80%

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Average Endowment Size

$22 million

$30.35 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.58

0.73

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	0.58	0.73	0.61
2024	0.59	0.73	0.60
2023	0.57	0.72	0.60
2022	0.63	0.69	0.58
2021	0.62	0.69	0.57
2020	0.62	0.69	0.57
2019	0.61	0.69	0.56
2018	0.62	0.69	0.55
2017	0.62	0.68	0.54
2016	0.61	0.69	0.54
2015	0.55	0.69	0.53

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# American Indian Students

1 Student

1,844 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of Private High School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2021	1%	1%	1%
2020	1%	1%	1%
2019	1%	1%	1%
2018	1%	1%	1%
2017	1%	1%	1%
2016	1%	1%	1%
2015	1%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

63 Students

35,016 Students

% Asian Students

13%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	5%	13%	5%
2024	5%	14%	6%
2023	5%	13%	6%
2022	5%	11%	5%
2021	5%	11%	5%
2020	5%	11%	5%
2019	5%	11%	5%
2018	5%	11%	5%
2017	5%	10%	4%
2016	5%	10%	4%
2015	6%	10%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

185 Students

43,318 Students

% Hispanic Students

15%

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	15%	16%	9%
2024	16%	16%	9%
2023	16%	16%	8%
2022	14%	16%	8%
2021	14%	16%	8%
2020	14%	16%	8%
2019	13%	16%	8%
2018	13%	16%	8%
2017	13%	17%	7%
2016	13%	18%	8%
2015	15%	18%	8%

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# Black Students

22 Students

15,939 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	2%	6%	8%
2024	2%	6%	8%
2023	2%	6%	8%
2022	2%	6%	8%
2021	2%	6%	8%
2020	2%	6%	8%
2019	2%	6%	8%
2018	2%	6%	8%
2017	2%	6%	8%
2016	2%	6%	8%
2015	2%	7%	9%

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# White Students

730 Students

115,884 Students

% White Students

61%

44%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	61%	44%	59%
2024	60%	44%	60%
2023	62%	46%	60%
2022	54%	50%	62%
2021	56%	50%	63%
2020	56%	51%	64%
2019	56%	50%	64%
2018	56%	51%	65%
2017	55%	51%	66%
2016	57%	50%	66%
2015	64%	50%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

1 Student

2,957 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

198 Students

49,002 Students

% of Others Students

17%

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Santa Barbara, CA Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	17%	19%	17%
2024	17%	18%	15%
2023	15%	17%	16%
2022	25%	15%	16%
2021	22%	15%	15%
2020	22%	14%	14%
2019	23%	15%	14%
2018	23%	14%	13%
2017	24%	15%	14%
2016	22%	15%	13%
2015	12%	13%	12%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

12 sports

10 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private high schools in Santa Barbara, CA?

The private high schools in Santa Barbara, CA include Santa Barbara Middle School, Laguna Blanca School, and Bishop Garcia Diego High School.

How many private high schools are located in Santa Barbara?

8 private high schools are located in Santa Barbara.

How diverse are private high schools in Santa Barbara?

Santa Barbara private high schools are approximately 29% minority students, which is lower than the California private school average of 49%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Santa Barbara?

38% of private high schools in Santa Barbara are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private high schools in Santa Barbara are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Santa Barbara include: Eureka School Of Santa Barbara vs. Anacapa School, Bishop Garcia Diego High School vs. Laguna Blanca School

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