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Overview

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Santa Clara County Total Schools
2025	265
2024	272
2023	259
2022	251
2021	256
2020	258
2019	239
2018	242
2017	224
2016	224
2015	219

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Private schools up 41 in Santa Clara County, rising from 224 in 2016 to 265 in 2025.

# Students

58,793 Students

659,577 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	246	180	179
2024	215	175	172
2023	231	181	174
2022	260	189	185
2021	254	185	180
2020	253	179	171
2019	258	179	175
2018	233	173	172
2017	237	179	180
2016	228	173	178
2015	222	162	167

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Average students up 18 in Santa Clara County private schools, from 228 in 2016 to 246 in 2025.

% Average Students of Color

59%

52%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	58%	51%	34%
2024	57%	51%	34%
2023	56%	50%	33%
2022	54%	48%	33%
2021	53%	48%	32%
2020	53%	48%	32%
2019	54%	48%	31%
2018	49%	47%	31%
2017	54%	50%	32%
2016	53%	49%	32%
2015	53%	49%	32%

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Students of color up 5 points in Santa Clara County private schools, rising from 53% in 2016 to 58% in 2025.

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

5,125 Teachers

55,835 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	12:1	12:1	11:1
2024	11:1	12:1	11:1
2023	11:1	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	13:1	12:1	12:1
2017	13:1	13:1	12:1
2016	13:1	13:1	12:1
2015	13:1	13:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio down 2 in Santa Clara County, from 14:1 in 2022 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	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	59%	59%	55%
2024	58%	58%	54%
2023	56%	58%	54%
2022	59%	59%	54%
2021	60%	59%	54%
2020	60%	58%	54%
2019	59%	58%	53%
2018	59%	58%	53%
2017	59%	58%	53%
2016	58%	57%	52%
2015	56%	57%	52%

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Average Class Size

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	17	17	16
2024	17	17	15
2023	18	17	15
2022	18	17	15
2021	18	17	15
2020	18	17	15
2019	18	17	15
2018	18	17	15
2017	18	17	15
2016	18	17	15
2015	19	17	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

17 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

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

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Average SAT score

1389

(Out of 1600)

1267

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	1377	1261	1233
2024	1372	1248	1230
2023	1357	1246	1228
2022	1362	1250	1229
2021	1298	1249	1229
2020	1294	1244	1226
2019	1293	1239	1226
2018	1279	1237	1226
2017	1358	1252	1233

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SAT score up 84 points in Santa Clara County private schools, rising from 1293 in 2019 to 1377 in 2025.

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2018-2025)

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	30	27	26
2024	30	27	26
2023	30	27	26
2022	30	27	26
2021	29	27	26
2020	28	26	25
2019	28	26	25
2018	27	26	25

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ACT score up 3 points in Santa Clara County private schools, rising from 27 in 2018 to 30 in 2025.

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$26,468

$17,602

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$25,215	$17,164	$13,580
2024	$24,521	$16,732	$13,227
2023	$23,569	$16,056	$12,716
2022	$22,273	$15,237	$12,216
2021	$21,420	$14,862	$11,969
2020	$20,187	$14,273	$11,683
2019	$19,580	$13,914	$11,449
2018	$19,226	$13,607	$11,183
2017	$18,073	$13,197	$10,900
2016	$17,418	$12,780	$10,523
2015	$16,292	$12,173	$10,108

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Tuition up 45% in Santa Clara County, from $17,407 in 2016 to $25,199 in 2025, widening the gap with California and the U.S..

Average Summer Program Cost

$794

$1,072

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2020-2025)

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$787	$1,044	$1,152
2024	$746	$999	$1,128
2023	$647	$1,039	$1,156
2022	$634	$934	$1,102
2021	$642	$815	$1,125
2020	$681	$882	$1,217

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Summer cost up 106 dollars in Santa Clara County, rising from $681 in 2020 to $787 in 2025 while staying below California and national averages.

Average % on Financial Aid

23%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	23%	29%	34%
2024	23%	29%	34%
2023	21%	29%	34%
2022	22%	28%	33%
2021	21%	28%	33%
2020	20%	28%	32%
2019	19%	27%	31%
2018	19%	27%	30%
2017	17%	27%	30%
2016	17%	26%	29%
2015	19%	25%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$10,683

$9,656

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2016-2025)

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$9,861	$8,932	$7,073
2024	$10,693	$8,712	$6,930
2023	$6,142	$8,186	$6,469
2022	$9,199	$8,205	$6,289
2021	$8,110	$7,081	$6,055
2020	$8,285	$6,794	$5,921
2019	$5,806	$6,413	$5,795
2018	$6,552	$5,977	$5,456
2017	$7,335	$5,752	$5,319
2016	$6,174	$5,279	$5,105

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Average Acceptance Rate

80%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	82%	83%	85%
2024	83%	84%	85%
2023	79%	84%	85%
2022	83%	84%	85%
2021	83%	84%	85%
2020	84%	84%	85%
2019	85%	84%	85%
2018	87%	84%	85%
2017	87%	85%	85%
2016	84%	84%	85%
2015	86%	84%	85%

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Average Endowment Size

$19.25 million

$18.27 million

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Endowment Trends (2023-2025)

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$19 M	$15 M	$30 M
2024	$21 M	$17 M	$39 M
2023	$21 M	$16 M	$39 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	0.74	0.74	0.65
2024	0.76	0.74	0.65
2023	0.75	0.74	0.65
2022	0.73	0.73	0.64
2021	0.73	0.73	0.64
2020	0.73	0.73	0.64
2019	0.73	0.73	0.63
2018	0.73	0.73	0.63
2017	0.73	0.72	0.61
2016	0.73	0.72	0.61
2015	0.72	0.72	0.61

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Diversity score up 0.01 in Santa Clara County private schools, rising from 0.73 in 2016 to 0.74 in 2025.

# American Indian Students

187 Students

3,574 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

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Percentage of Private School Students of American Indian Trends

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2017	2%	1%	1%
2016	3%	1%	1%
2015	2%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

11,673 Students

71,777 Students

% Asian Students

22%

11%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	23%	11%	5%
2024	25%	11%	5%
2023	24%	11%	5%
2022	17%	10%	4%
2021	17%	10%	4%
2020	17%	10%	4%
2019	19%	10%	4%
2018	21%	10%	4%
2017	19%	10%	4%
2016	19%	10%	4%
2015	21%	10%	4%

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Asian share down 2 points in Santa Clara County private schools, from 25% in 2024 to 23% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

5,613 Students

104,405 Students

% Hispanic Students

10%

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	10%	16%	9%
2024	12%	16%	9%
2023	11%	16%	9%
2022	9%	16%	8%
2021	9%	16%	9%
2020	9%	16%	9%
2019	8%	16%	8%
2018	9%	17%	8%
2017	10%	17%	8%
2016	9%	17%	8%
2015	10%	17%	8%

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Hispanic share near 10% in Santa Clara County private schools, slipping from 12% in 2024 to 10% in 2025 while California held at 16%.

# Black Students

1,576 Students

30,221 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	3%	5%	7%
2024	3%	5%	7%
2023	3%	5%	8%
2022	4%	4%	7%
2021	4%	5%	7%
2020	4%	5%	8%
2019	4%	4%	7%
2018	4%	4%	7%
2017	4%	5%	7%
2016	3%	5%	7%
2015	2%	5%	8%

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Black student share flat at 3% in Santa Clara County private schools, matching 2024 and 2025 and remaining below California's 5% and the U.S. 7%.

# White Students

15,257 Students

235,730 Students

% White Students

28%

37%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	28%	37%	52%
2024	33%	37%	52%
2023	36%	38%	52%
2022	35%	40%	54%
2021	34%	40%	54%
2020	34%	40%	54%
2019	35%	41%	56%
2018	38%	41%	56%
2017	40%	43%	58%
2016	40%	43%	58%
2015	42%	43%	58%

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White students down 12 points in Santa Clara County private schools, from 40% in 2016 to 28% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

445 Students

5,499 Students

% Hawaiian Students

# Others Students

19,320 Students

188,723 Students

% of Others Students

36%

29%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Santa Clara County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	35%	29%	26%
2024	26%	29%	26%
2023	25%	28%	25%
2022	34%	28%	25%
2021	35%	27%	25%
2020	35%	27%	24%
2019	34%	26%	24%
2018	28%	26%	23%
2017	25%	24%	22%
2016	26%	24%	22%
2015	23%	23%	21%

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Other-race students up 9 points in Santa Clara County private schools, rising from 26% in 2016 to 35% in 2025.

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Santa Clara County, CA?

The private schools in Santa Clara County, CA include Emerson Montessori School - Palo Alto, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Upper School, and The Harker School Upper School.

How many private schools are located in Santa Clara County?

250 private schools are located in Santa Clara County.

How much do private schools cost in Santa Clara County?

The average tuition cost is $26,468, which is higher than the California private school average tuition cost of $17,602.

How diverse are private schools in Santa Clara County?

Santa Clara County private schools are approximately 59% minority students, which is higher than the California private school average of 52%.

What percentage of students in Santa Clara County go to private school?

20% of all K-12 students in Santa Clara County are educated in private schools (compared to the CA state average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Santa Clara County?

35% of private schools in Santa Clara County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private schools in Santa Clara County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Santa Clara County include: The Girls' Middle School vs. Castilleja School, Santa Clara KinderCare vs. Stratford School Santa Clara Pomeroy, Stratford School of Morgan Hill vs. Oakwood

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