Charlottesville, VA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+41.7% (+5 schools) 10-yr

3,363

Students

+75.8% (+1,450 students) 10-yr

$26,452

Avg. Tuition

+82.2% (+$11,932) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-11.8% (-2 students) 10-yr

21%

Students of Color

+5.0% (+1.0 pp) 10-yr

10:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

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Enrollment & Diversity

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This Town (Charlottesville)

This State (VA)

# Schools

17 Schools

742 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Preschools
Year	Charlottesville, VA Total Schools
2025	17
2024	17
2023	17
2022	16
2021	16
2020	16
2019	13
2018	13
2017	12
2016	12
2015	12

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# Students

3,363 Students

108,546 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Preschool
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	221	173	191
2024	221	167	187
2023	179	164	185
2022	180	168	188
2021	177	163	184
2020	166	158	179
2019	227	165	182
2018	201	159	181
2017	216	165	183
2016	205	162	181
2015	174	156	173

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% Students of Color

21%

30%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	20%	29%	32%
2024	20%	29%	32%
2023	21%	30%	32%
2022	18%	29%	31%
2021	16%	29%	32%
2020	13%	28%	31%
2019	20%	28%	31%
2018	23%	28%	30%
2017	27%	30%	31%
2016	27%	30%	31%
2015	20%	31%	31%

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0.59

0.63

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	0.59	0.63	0.65
2024	0.59	0.64	0.65
2023	0.54	0.63	0.65
2022	0.53	0.63	0.64
2021	0.53	0.63	0.64
2020	0.51	0.63	0.64
2019	0.54	0.62	0.64
2018	0.54	0.62	0.64
2017	0.53	0.61	0.62
2016	0.52	0.61	0.62
2015	0.53	0.62	0.62

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# American Indian Students

3 Students

314 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

187 Students

4,042 Students

% Asian Students

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

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# Hispanic Students

77 Students

4,265 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	2%	4%	8%
2024	2%	4%	8%
2023	2%	4%	8%
2022	2%	3%	8%
2021	2%	3%	7%
2020	2%	3%	7%
2019	2%	3%	7%
2018	2%	3%	7%
2017	2%	3%	6%
2016	2%	3%	7%
2015	2%	3%	6%

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# Black Students

137 Students

6,951 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	4%	7%	6%
2024	4%	7%	6%
2023	4%	7%	6%
2022	3%	7%	6%
2021	3%	7%	7%
2020	3%	8%	7%
2019	3%	8%	6%
2018	3%	8%	6%
2017	3%	8%	6%
2016	3%	8%	6%
2015	3%	8%	6%

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# White Students

1,857 Students

50,208 Students

% White Students

55%

48%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	56%	48%	48%
2024	56%	47%	48%
2023	62%	47%	48%
2022	63%	49%	50%
2021	63%	49%	50%
2020	66%	49%	51%
2019	62%	52%	52%
2018	62%	51%	52%
2017	63%	53%	54%
2016	64%	54%	54%
2015	62%	51%	54%

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# Hawaiian Students

3 Students

327 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,099 Students

38,923 Students

% of Others Students

33%

37%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	32%	37%	34%
2024	32%	38%	33%
2023	27%	38%	33%
2022	28%	36%	31%
2021	27%	36%	31%
2020	24%	35%	31%
2019	28%	33%	30%
2018	28%	34%	30%
2017	28%	32%	30%
2016	27%	31%	29%
2015	30%	35%	29%

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Academics

# Teachers

327 Teachers

10,055 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	11:1	11:1	12:1
2024	11:1	11:1	12:1
2023	13:1	11:1	12:1
2022	13:1	11:1	12:1
2021	12:1	11:1	12:1
2020	11:1	11:1	12:1
2019	10:1	11:1	12:1
2018	11:1	11:1	12:1
2017	10:1	11:1	12:1
2016	10:1	11:1	12:1
2015	10:1	11:1	13:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

60%

51%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	60%	51%	51%
2024	60%	50%	51%
2023	60%	51%	51%
2022	59%	51%	51%
2021	59%	50%	50%
2020	60%	50%	50%
2019	67%	50%	50%
2018	64%	49%	50%
2017	64%	49%	49%
2016	61%	50%	49%
2015	52%	46%	48%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	15	15	16
2024	15	15	16
2023	15	15	16
2022	15	15	16
2021	15	15	16
2020	15	14	16
2019	16	14	16
2018	16	15	16
2017	16	14	16
2016	15	14	16
2015	17	14	16

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Average Number of AP Courses

6 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	8	12	11
2024	8	10	10
2023	8	11	10
2022	8	11	10
2021	8	11	10
2020	9	11	10
2019	9	10	10
2018	12	10	9
2017	12	10	9
2016	13	10	9
2015	17	10	9

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Average SAT score

1314

(Out of 1600)

1221

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	1314	1220	1233
2024	1314	1222	1229
2023	1314	1229	1228
2022	1314	1222	1226
2021	1314	1222	1224
2020	1314	1216	1221
2019	1314	1212	1223
2018	1370	1222	1219
2017	1370	1219	1223

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$26,452

$15,040

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$26,452	$15,178	$12,988
2024	$12,800	$11,015	$10,159
2023	$12,125	$10,896	$9,500
2022	$11,500	$10,529	$8,989
2021	$10,250	$9,991	$8,661
2020	$10,250	$9,763	$8,383
2019	$10,250	$9,260	$8,266
2018	$11,940	$8,627	$7,888
2017	$11,550	$8,432	$7,628
2016	$11,550	$7,561	$7,230
2015	$14,520	$7,745	$6,984

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Average % on Financial Aid

33%

27%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	33%	27%	31%
2024	33%	27%	30%
2023	33%	26%	30%
2022	34%	27%	29%
2021	34%	26%	29%
2020	35%	26%	29%
2019	32%	25%	28%
2018	32%	23%	27%
2017	32%	24%	26%
2016	38%	24%	25%
2015	30%	23%	24%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$9,405

$5,795

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$9,405	$5,742	$4,864
2024	$9,405	$5,732	$4,788
2023	$9,405	$6,101	$4,663
2022	$11,906	$5,375	$4,366
2021	$11,906	$5,198	$4,213
2020	$11,906	$4,979	$4,101
2019	$3,211	$3,657	$3,985
2018	$4,856	$3,643	$3,694
2017	$4,856	$3,443	$3,658
2016	$4,856	$3,398	$3,429
2015	$3,856	$3,713	$3,393

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

60%

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charlottesville, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	60%	79%	83%
2024	72%	85%	88%
2023	72%	86%	88%
2022	63%	86%	88%
2021	63%	87%	88%
2020	63%	88%	88%
2019	80%	88%	88%
2018	93%	88%	88%
2017	93%	88%	88%
2016	93%	87%	88%
2015	93%	87%	88%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

6 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

9 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private preschools in Charlottesville, VA include The Covenant School, Peabody School, and St. Anne's-belfield School.

How many private preschools are located in Charlottesville?

17 private preschools are located in Charlottesville.

How diverse are private preschools in Charlottesville?

Charlottesville private preschools are approximately 21% minority students, which is lower than the Virginia private school average of 30%.

What percentage of private preschools are religiously affiliated in Charlottesville?

24% of private preschools in Charlottesville are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

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

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