Lynchburg, VA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+20.0% (+2 schools) 10-yr

8,216

Students

+146.0% (+4,876 students) 10-yr

$23,522

Avg. Tuition

+206.5% (+$15,847) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+7.7% (+1 student) 10-yr

25%

Students of Color

+150.0% (+15.0 pp) 10-yr

21:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+75.0% (+9.0) 10-yr

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This Town (Lynchburg)

This State (VA)

# Schools

12 Schools

1,038 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Lynchburg, VA Total Schools
2025	12
2024	12
2023	12
2022	12
2021	12
2020	12
2019	11
2018	11
2017	10
2016	10
2015	10

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# Students

8,216 Students

152,743 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	679	169	179
2024	679	163	172
2023	680	167	174
2022	682	171	185
2021	682	165	180
2020	681	158	171
2019	320	161	175
2018	319	158	172
2017	340	166	180
2016	336	163	178
2015	334	149	167

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% Students of Color

25%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	24%	31%	34%
2024	24%	31%	34%
2023	24%	31%	33%
2022	24%	30%	33%
2021	24%	29%	32%
2020	24%	29%	32%
2019	12%	28%	31%
2018	11%	28%	31%
2017	13%	31%	32%
2016	12%	31%	32%
2015	10%	32%	32%

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0.49

0.65

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	0.48	0.65	0.65
2024	0.48	0.65	0.65
2023	0.49	0.65	0.65
2022	0.48	0.64	0.64
2021	0.48	0.64	0.64
2020	0.48	0.64	0.64
2019	0.36	0.62	0.63
2018	0.36	0.62	0.63
2017	0.38	0.61	0.61
2016	0.36	0.60	0.61
2015	0.36	0.62	0.61

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# American Indian Students

3 Students

492 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

609 Students

8,943 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	8%	7%	5%
2024	8%	7%	5%
2023	8%	7%	5%
2022	7%	5%	4%
2021	7%	6%	4%
2020	7%	5%	4%
2019	3%	5%	4%
2018	3%	5%	4%
2017	3%	4%	4%
2016	3%	5%	4%
2015	3%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

613 Students

6,676 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	7%	4%	9%
2024	7%	4%	9%
2023	7%	4%	9%
2022	7%	4%	8%
2021	7%	4%	9%
2020	7%	4%	9%
2019	1%	3%	8%
2018	1%	4%	8%
2017	1%	3%	8%
2016	1%	3%	8%
2015	1%	3%	8%

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# Black Students

600 Students

11,977 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	7%	8%	7%
2024	7%	8%	7%
2023	7%	8%	8%
2022	8%	8%	7%
2021	8%	8%	7%
2020	8%	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

5,798 Students

73,422 Students

% White Students

70%

49%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	71%	49%	52%
2024	71%	49%	52%
2023	71%	48%	52%
2022	71%	51%	54%
2021	71%	51%	54%
2020	71%	52%	54%
2019	79%	53%	56%
2018	79%	53%	56%
2017	78%	56%	58%
2016	79%	56%	58%
2015	79%	53%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

3 Students

370 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

631 Students

47,812 Students

% of Others Students

32%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	7%	32%	26%
2024	7%	32%	26%
2023	7%	33%	25%
2022	7%	32%	25%
2021	7%	31%	25%
2020	7%	30%	24%
2019	13%	31%	24%
2018	13%	30%	23%
2017	14%	29%	22%
2016	13%	28%	22%
2015	13%	30%	21%

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# Teachers

388 Teachers

14,650 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	21:1	10:1	11:1
2024	21:1	11:1	11:1
2023	21:1	11:1	11:1
2022	21:1	11:1	11:1
2021	21:1	11:1	11:1
2020	21:1	11:1	12:1
2019	10:1	10:1	12:1
2018	10:1	10:1	12:1
2017	11:1	10:1	12:1
2016	12:1	10:1	12:1
2015	12:1	11:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

61%

55%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	61%	54%	55%
2024	61%	53%	54%
2023	61%	54%	54%
2022	59%	54%	54%
2021	59%	54%	54%
2020	58%	52%	54%
2019	57%	53%	53%
2018	56%	53%	53%
2017	47%	53%	53%
2016	46%	53%	52%
2015	46%	51%	52%

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Average Class Size

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	14	14	15
2024	12	14	15
2023	12	14	15
2022	12	14	15
2021	12	14	15
2020	12	14	15
2019	13	14	15
2018	13	14	15
2017	13	14	15
2016	13	14	15
2015	13	13	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

14 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	19	12	13
2024	17	11	12
2023	17	11	11
2022	16	11	11
2021	16	11	11
2020	16	11	11
2019	11	11	11
2018	10	11	11
2017	11	11	10
2016	11	10	10
2015	11	10	10

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Average SAT score

1187

(Out of 1600)

1229

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	1187	1225	1233
2024	1187	1234	1230
2023	1187	1227	1228
2022	1187	1226	1229
2021	1187	1220	1229
2020	1187	1216	1226
2019	1187	1216	1226
2018	1172	1222	1226
2017	1135	1226	1233
2016	1432	1267	1306
2015	1432	1234	1258

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	24	27	26
2024	24	27	26
2023	24	27	26
2022	24	27	26
2021	24	26	26
2020	24	26	25
2019	24	26	25
2018	24	26	25
2017	25	26	25
2016	25	26	25
2015	25	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$23,522

$17,359

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$23,140	$17,414	$15,012
2024	$24,001	$15,256	$13,254
2023	$23,944	$15,221	$12,626
2022	$22,032	$14,456	$12,187
2021	$21,084	$14,203	$11,800
2020	$20,809	$14,291	$11,512
2019	$20,497	$14,111	$11,293
2018	$9,592	$13,894	$11,017
2017	$7,675	$13,323	$10,708
2016	$7,675	$12,876	$10,356
2015	$7,675	$12,863	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

29%

30%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	27%	30%	34%
2024	27%	30%	34%
2023	25%	29%	34%
2022	29%	29%	33%
2021	29%	29%	33%
2020	29%	27%	32%
2019	27%	27%	31%
2018	27%	26%	30%
2017	32%	25%	30%
2016	33%	25%	29%
2015	41%	24%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$12,567

$8,809

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$17,350	$8,819	$7,073
2024	$17,350	$8,571	$6,930
2023	$17,350	$8,585	$6,469
2022	$15,250	$8,791	$6,289
2021	$15,250	$8,283	$6,055
2020	$15,250	$7,664	$5,921
2019	$15,250	$6,891	$5,795
2018	$15,250	$6,928	$5,456
2017	$8,375	$6,662	$5,319
2016	$10,167	$6,697	$5,105
2015	$7,383	$6,226	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$44 million

$46.09 million

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Endowment Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$44 M	$46 M	$60 M
2024	$44 M	$52 M	$59 M
2023	$44 M	$55 M	$71 M
2022	$22 M	$55 M	$76 M
2021	$22 M	$52 M	$71 M
2020	$22 M	$46 M	$74 M
2019	$22 M	$51 M	$78 M
2018	$22 M	$60 M	$67 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

83%

79%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lynchburg, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	87%	78%	81%
2024	88%	83%	85%
2023	88%	84%	85%
2022	75%	83%	85%
2021	75%	84%	85%
2020	75%	84%	85%
2019	75%	85%	85%
2018	75%	84%	85%
2017	80%	85%	85%
2016	75%	84%	85%
2015	70%	84%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

9 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private schools in Lynchburg, VA include New Covenant Schools, Liberty Christian Academy, and James River Day School.

How many private schools are located in Lynchburg?

11 private schools are located in Lynchburg.

How diverse are private schools in Lynchburg?

Lynchburg private schools are approximately 25% minority students, which is lower than the Virginia private school average of 31%.

What percentage of students in Lynchburg go to private school?

43% of all K-12 students in Lynchburg are educated in private schools (compared to the VA state average of 11%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Lynchburg?

58% of private schools in Lynchburg are religiously affiliated (most commonly Episcopal and Baptist).

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

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