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Virginia Beach, Virginia Private Schools (Closed)

Emmanuel Lutheran School

Gr: NS-K | 49 students

Avg. class size: 9 students

Daycare / Preschool (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA))

3900 Virginia Beach Blvd

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

(757) 340-3739

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Kpc Day School

Gr: PK-K | 76 students

Alternative School (Presbyterian)

805 Kempsville Road

Virginia Beach, VA 23464

(757) 495-4611

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Rainbow Preschool

Gr: PK-K | 115 students

Daycare / Preschool

3820 Va Beach Blvd

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

(757) 498-8900

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Virginia Beach Country Day School

Gr: PK-1 | 42 students

2100 Harbor Lane

Virginia Beach, VA 23454

(757) 481-0111

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Virginia Beach, VA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+13.6% (+8 schools) 10-yr

8,264

Students

+22.3% (+1,506 students) 10-yr

$15,700

Avg. Tuition

+83.4% (+$7,139) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+7.1% (+1 student) 10-yr

33%

Students of Color

+37.5% (+9.0 pp) 10-yr

13:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+18.2% (+2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Virginia Beach)

This State (VA)

# Schools

67 Schools

1,038 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Total Schools
2025	66
2024	67
2023	64
2022	63
2021	64
2020	68
2019	67
2018	69
2017	61
2016	62
2015	59

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# Students

8,264 Students

152,743 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	143	169	179
2024	140	163	172
2023	151	167	174
2022	147	171	185
2021	144	165	180
2020	137	158	171
2019	145	161	175
2018	144	158	172
2017	151	166	180
2016	152	163	178
2015	138	149	167

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% Students of Color

33%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	33%	31%	34%
2024	32%	31%	34%
2023	32%	31%	33%
2022	26%	30%	33%
2021	26%	29%	32%
2020	24%	29%	32%
2019	28%	28%	31%
2018	28%	28%	31%
2017	26%	31%	32%
2016	26%	31%	32%
2015	24%	32%	32%

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0.63

0.65

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	0.63	0.65	0.65
2024	0.63	0.65	0.65
2023	0.63	0.65	0.65
2022	0.61	0.64	0.64
2021	0.61	0.64	0.64
2020	0.62	0.64	0.64
2019	0.62	0.62	0.63
2018	0.62	0.62	0.63
2017	0.58	0.61	0.61
2016	0.59	0.60	0.61
2015	0.60	0.62	0.61

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# American Indian Students

20 Students

492 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

250 Students

8,943 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	4%	7%	5%
2024	4%	7%	5%
2023	5%	7%	5%
2022	4%	5%	4%
2021	4%	6%	4%
2020	4%	5%	4%
2019	4%	5%	4%
2018	4%	5%	4%
2017	3%	4%	4%
2016	3%	5%	4%
2015	2%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

338 Students

6,676 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	4%	4%	9%
2024	4%	4%	9%
2023	3%	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

489 Students

11,977 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	6%	8%	7%
2024	6%	8%	7%
2023	6%	8%	8%
2022	6%	8%	7%
2021	6%	8%	7%
2020	7%	9%	8%
2019	7%	8%	7%
2018	7%	8%	7%
2017	6%	8%	7%
2016	6%	8%	7%
2015	7%	9%	8%

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# White Students

3,003 Students

73,422 Students

% White Students

39%

49%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	38%	49%	52%
2024	39%	49%	52%
2023	41%	48%	52%
2022	45%	51%	54%
2021	46%	51%	54%
2020	45%	52%	54%
2019	47%	53%	56%
2018	48%	53%	56%
2017	56%	56%	58%
2016	55%	56%	58%
2015	51%	53%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

49 Students

370 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

3,673 Students

47,812 Students

% of Others Students

47%

32%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	47%	32%	26%
2024	46%	32%	26%
2023	44%	33%	25%
2022	43%	32%	25%
2021	42%	31%	25%
2020	42%	30%	24%
2019	40%	31%	24%
2018	39%	30%	23%
2017	33%	29%	22%
2016	34%	28%	22%
2015	38%	30%	21%

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# Teachers

648 Teachers

14,650 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	13:1	10:1	11:1
2024	14:1	11:1	11:1
2023	13:1	11:1	11:1
2022	11:1	11:1	11:1
2021	11:1	11:1	11:1
2020	12:1	11:1	12:1
2019	11:1	10:1	12:1
2018	12:1	10:1	12:1
2017	11:1	10:1	12:1
2016	11:1	10:1	12:1
2015	11:1	11:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

54%

55%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	54%	54%	55%
2024	51%	53%	54%
2023	53%	54%	54%
2022	54%	54%	54%
2021	51%	54%	54%
2020	49%	52%	54%
2019	50%	53%	53%
2018	55%	53%	53%
2017	54%	53%	53%
2016	50%	53%	52%
2015	48%	51%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

14 students

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

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Average Number of AP Courses

17 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	17	12	13
2024	21	11	12
2023	16	11	11
2022	16	11	11
2021	16	11	11
2020	16	11	11
2019	17	11	11
2018	17	11	11
2017	16	11	10
2016	15	10	10
2015	14	10	10

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Average SAT score

1108

(Out of 1600)

1229

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	1090	1225	1233
2024	1246	1234	1230
2023	1193	1227	1228
2022	1157	1226	1229
2021	1157	1220	1229
2020	1157	1216	1226
2019	1158	1216	1226
2018	1158	1222	1226
2017	1092	1226	1233
2016	1149	1267	1306
2015	1149	1234	1258

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	29	27	26
2024	26	27	26
2023	25	27	26
2022	25	27	26
2021	25	26	26
2020	25	26	25
2019	25	26	25
2018	25	26	25
2017	24	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$15,700

$17,359

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$15,613	$17,414	$15,012
2024	$11,230	$15,256	$13,254
2023	$10,998	$15,221	$12,626
2022	$8,564	$14,456	$12,187
2021	$8,364	$14,203	$11,800
2020	$8,161	$14,291	$11,512
2019	$9,365	$14,111	$11,293
2018	$9,623	$13,894	$11,017
2017	$9,510	$13,323	$10,708
2016	$7,617	$12,876	$10,356
2015	$8,561	$12,863	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$909

$1,108

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$909	$1,103	$1,152
2024	$909	$1,097	$1,128
2023	$1,024	$1,410	$1,156
2022	$1,058	$803	$1,102
2021	$1,245	$764	$1,125
2020	$1,232	$1,693	$1,217
2019	$1,583	$2,190	$1,305
2018	$2,100	$1,651	$1,108

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Average % on Financial Aid

33%

30%

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

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$4,740

$8,809

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$4,540	$8,819	$7,073
2024	$5,617	$8,571	$6,930
2023	$4,550	$8,585	$6,469
2022	$4,400	$8,791	$6,289
2021	$4,400	$8,283	$6,055
2020	$4,400	$7,664	$5,921
2019	$7,500	$6,891	$5,795
2018	$7,500	$6,928	$5,456
2017	$5,000	$6,662	$5,319
2016	$5,000	$6,697	$5,105
2015	$5,000	$6,226	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$9 million

$46.09 million

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Endowment Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	$9 M	$45 M	$39 M
2024	$8 M	$52 M	$39 M
2023	$8 M	$55 M	$39 M
2022	$12 M	$55 M	$40 M
2021	$10 M	$52 M	$40 M
2020	$9 M	$46 M	$40 M
2019	$9 M	$51 M	$40 M
2018	$9 M	$60 M	$43 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

89%

79%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Virginia Beach, VA Avg	Virginia (VA)	National
2025	88%	78%	81%
2024	89%	83%	85%
2023	89%	84%	85%
2022	89%	83%	85%
2021	89%	84%	85%
2020	89%	84%	85%
2019	91%	85%	85%
2018	91%	84%	85%
2017	90%	85%	85%
2016	92%	84%	85%
2015	92%	84%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Virginia Beach, VA?

The private schools in Virginia Beach, VA include St. Matthew's School, Chesapeake Bay Academy, and Catholic High School.

How many private schools are located in Virginia Beach?

67 private schools are located in Virginia Beach.

How much do private schools cost in Virginia Beach?

The average tuition cost is $15,700, which is lower than the Virginia private school average tuition cost of $17,359.

How diverse are private schools in Virginia Beach?

Virginia Beach private schools are approximately 33% minority students, which is higher than the Virginia private school average of 31%.

What percentage of students in Virginia Beach go to private school?

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

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Virginia Beach?

51% of private schools in Virginia Beach are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).

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

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