Charlottesville, VA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+47.4% (+9 schools) 10-yr

4,227

Students

+79.2% (+1,868 students) 10-yr

$27,107

Avg. Tuition

+5.3% (+$1,357) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-13.3% (-2 students) 10-yr

21%

Students of Color

+5.0% (+1.0 pp) 10-yr

10:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+11.1% (+1.0) 10-yr

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This Town (Charlottesville)

This State (VA)

# Schools

28 Schools

1,038 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Charlottesville, VA Total Schools
2025	28
2024	28
2023	26
2022	24
2021	24
2020	24
2019	21
2018	21
2017	19
2016	20
2015	19

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# Students

4,227 Students

152,659 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	177	169	179
2024	175	163	172
2023	155	167	174
2022	157	171	185
2021	155	165	180
2020	140	158	171
2019	175	161	175
2018	157	158	172
2017	170	166	180
2016	155	163	178
2015	131	149	167

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% Students of Color

21%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	20%	31%	34%
2024	21%	31%	34%
2023	22%	31%	33%
2022	20%	30%	33%
2021	19%	29%	32%
2020	16%	29%	32%
2019	20%	28%	31%
2018	22%	28%	31%
2017	25%	31%	32%
2016	24%	31%	32%
2015	20%	32%	32%

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0.58

0.65

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	0.58	0.65	0.65
2024	0.58	0.65	0.65
2023	0.54	0.65	0.65
2022	0.54	0.64	0.64
2021	0.53	0.64	0.64
2020	0.51	0.64	0.64
2019	0.53	0.62	0.63
2018	0.53	0.62	0.63
2017	0.51	0.61	0.61
2016	0.50	0.60	0.61
2015	0.53	0.62	0.61

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# American Indian Students

4 Students

492 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

235 Students

8,943 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	6%	7%	5%
2024	6%	7%	5%
2023	5%	7%	5%
2022	6%	5%	4%
2021	6%	6%	4%
2020	6%	5%	4%
2019	5%	5%	4%
2018	5%	5%	4%
2017	4%	4%	4%
2016	4%	5%	4%
2015	3%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

116 Students

6,676 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	3%	4%	9%
2024	3%	4%	9%
2023	2%	4%	9%
2022	2%	4%	8%
2021	2%	4%	9%
2020	2%	4%	9%
2019	2%	3%	8%
2018	2%	4%	8%
2017	2%	3%	8%
2016	2%	3%	8%
2015	2%	3%	8%

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# Black Students

217 Students

11,977 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	5%	8%	7%
2024	5%	8%	7%
2023	5%	8%	8%
2022	4%	8%	7%
2021	4%	8%	7%
2020	5%	9%	8%
2019	4%	8%	7%
2018	4%	8%	7%
2017	4%	8%	7%
2016	4%	8%	7%
2015	4%	9%	8%

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# White Students

2,430 Students

73,422 Students

% White Students

58%

49%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	59%	49%	52%
2024	59%	49%	52%
2023	63%	48%	52%
2022	63%	51%	54%
2021	64%	51%	54%
2020	67%	52%	54%
2019	64%	53%	56%
2018	63%	53%	56%
2017	65%	56%	58%
2016	66%	56%	58%
2015	63%	53%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

4 Students

370 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,156 Students

47,728 Students

% of Others Students

28%

32%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	27%	32%	26%
2024	27%	32%	26%
2023	25%	33%	25%
2022	25%	32%	25%
2021	24%	31%	25%
2020	20%	30%	24%
2019	25%	31%	24%
2018	26%	30%	23%
2017	25%	29%	22%
2016	24%	28%	22%
2015	28%	30%	21%

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# Teachers

480 Teachers

14,650 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	10:1	10:1	11:1
2024	9:1	11:1	11:1
2023	10:1	11:1	11:1
2022	10:1	11:1	11:1
2021	10:1	11:1	11:1
2020	9:1	11:1	12:1
2019	9:1	10:1	12:1
2018	9:1	10:1	12:1
2017	9:1	10:1	12:1
2016	8:1	10:1	12:1
2015	9:1	11:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

60%

55%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	61%	54%	55%
2024	60%	53%	54%
2023	60%	54%	54%
2022	62%	54%	54%
2021	62%	54%	54%
2020	61%	52%	54%
2019	66%	53%	53%
2018	63%	53%	53%
2017	63%	53%	53%
2016	63%	53%	52%
2015	50%	51%	52%

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Average Class Size

13 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	13	14	15
2024	13	14	15
2023	13	14	15
2022	13	14	15
2021	13	14	15
2020	14	14	15
2019	15	14	15
2018	15	14	15
2017	15	14	15
2016	15	14	15
2015	15	13	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

9 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	10	12	13
2024	10	11	12
2023	10	11	11
2022	10	11	11
2021	10	11	11
2020	10	11	11
2019	11	11	11
2018	13	11	11
2017	13	11	10
2016	14	10	10
2015	16	10	10

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Average SAT score

1301

(Out of 1600)

1229

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SAT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	1301	1225	1233
2024	1290	1234	1230
2023	1286	1227	1228
2022	1290	1226	1229
2021	1290	1220	1229
2020	1283	1216	1226
2019	1283	1216	1226
2018	1282	1222	1226
2017	1282	1226	1233
2016	1256	1267	1306

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	29	27	26
2024	29	27	26
2023	28	27	26
2022	27	27	26
2021	27	26	26
2020	27	26	25
2019	27	26	25
2018	26	26	25
2017	26	26	25
2016	26	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$27,107

$17,345

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$26,940	$17,414	$15,012
2024	$28,017	$15,256	$13,254
2023	$27,458	$15,221	$12,626
2022	$25,833	$14,456	$12,187
2021	$24,000	$14,203	$11,800
2020	$25,083	$14,291	$11,512
2019	$25,083	$14,111	$11,293
2018	$20,646	$13,894	$11,017
2017	$20,490	$13,323	$10,708
2016	$19,949	$12,876	$10,356
2015	$25,750	$12,863	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

35%

30%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	35%	30%	34%
2024	36%	30%	34%
2023	35%	29%	34%
2022	37%	29%	33%
2021	37%	29%	33%
2020	35%	27%	32%
2019	34%	27%	31%
2018	32%	26%	30%
2017	32%	25%	30%
2016	36%	25%	29%
2015	30%	24%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$10,054

$8,875

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$10,054	$8,819	$7,073
2024	$10,054	$8,571	$6,930
2023	$10,054	$8,585	$6,469
2022	$11,937	$8,791	$6,289
2021	$11,937	$8,283	$6,055
2020	$11,937	$7,664	$5,921
2019	$7,606	$6,891	$5,795
2018	$7,237	$6,928	$5,456
2017	$7,237	$6,662	$5,319
2016	$6,404	$6,697	$5,105
2015	$3,856	$6,226	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$25 million

$46.09 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$25 M	$46 M	$60 M
2024	$14 M	$52 M	$59 M
2023	$14 M	$55 M	$71 M
2022	$14 M	$55 M	$76 M
2021	$14 M	$52 M	$71 M
2020	$14 M	$46 M	$74 M
2019	$14 M	$51 M	$78 M
2018	$14 M	$60 M	$67 M
2017	$14 M	$80 M	$83 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

59%

79%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	59%	78%	81%
2024	70%	83%	85%
2023	70%	84%	85%
2022	63%	83%	85%
2021	63%	84%	85%
2020	63%	84%	85%
2019	73%	85%	85%
2018	83%	84%	85%
2017	83%	85%	85%
2016	83%	84%	85%
2015	83%	84%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

9 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Charlottesville, VA?

The private schools in Charlottesville, VA include Regents School of Charlottesville, St. Anne's-belfield School, and Peabody School.

How many private schools are located in Charlottesville?

28 private schools are located in Charlottesville.

How diverse are private schools in Charlottesville?

Charlottesville private schools are approximately 21% minority students, which is lower than the Virginia private school average of 31%.

What percentage of students in Charlottesville go to private school?

23% of all K-12 students in Charlottesville are educated in private schools (compared to the VA state average of 11%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Charlottesville?

21% of private schools in Charlottesville are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

Which private schools in Charlottesville are often viewed compared to one another?

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