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Seattle, WA Private School Trends (10-Year)

125

Private Schools

+9.6% (+11 schools) 10-yr

26,474

Students

+10.5% (+2,511 students) 10-yr

$21,724

Avg. Tuition

+61.1% (+$8,242) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+6.3% (+1 student) 10-yr

33%

Students of Color

+3.1% (+1.0 pp) 10-yr

11:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Seattle)

This State (WA)

# Schools

125 Schools

788 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Seattle, WA Total Schools
2025	126
2024	129
2023	124
2022	122
2021	125
2020	131
2019	123
2018	126
2017	119
2016	115
2015	114

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# Students

26,474 Students

118,689 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	229	172	179
2024	222	170	172
2023	207	163	174
2022	221	157	185
2021	218	157	180
2020	207	151	171
2019	226	152	175
2018	221	150	172
2017	228	151	180
2016	228	148	178
2015	224	144	167

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% Students of Color

33%

32%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	32%	31%	34%
2024	29%	29%	34%
2023	28%	32%	33%
2022	27%	29%	33%
2021	27%	28%	32%
2020	26%	27%	32%
2019	28%	27%	31%
2018	26%	26%	31%
2017	33%	30%	32%
2016	32%	29%	32%
2015	32%	28%	32%

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0.61

0.64

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	0.61	0.64	0.65
2024	0.61	0.64	0.65
2023	0.59	0.64	0.65
2022	0.61	0.62	0.64
2021	0.61	0.63	0.64
2020	0.61	0.63	0.64
2019	0.61	0.61	0.63
2018	0.61	0.62	0.63
2017	0.60	0.61	0.61
2016	0.59	0.60	0.61
2015	0.59	0.60	0.61

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# American Indian Students

159 Students

1,226 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of Private School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	2%	1%	1%
2024	1%	1%	1%
2023	1%	1%	1%
2022	1%	1%	2%
2021	1%	1%	1%
2020	1%	2%	1%
2019	1%	2%	1%
2018	2%	2%	2%
2017	3%	2%	1%
2016	2%	2%	1%
2015	2%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

2,153 Students

9,040 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	8%	8%	5%
2024	8%	8%	5%
2023	8%	8%	5%
2022	8%	7%	4%
2021	8%	7%	4%
2020	9%	7%	4%
2019	8%	6%	4%
2018	8%	6%	4%
2017	7%	6%	4%
2016	7%	6%	4%
2015	7%	6%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

1,146 Students

6,302 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	4%	5%	9%
2024	4%	5%	9%
2023	4%	5%	9%
2022	4%	5%	8%
2021	4%	5%	9%
2020	4%	5%	9%
2019	4%	5%	8%
2018	4%	5%	8%
2017	3%	5%	8%
2016	3%	5%	8%
2015	3%	5%	8%

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# Black Students

1,460 Students

3,815 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	5%	3%	7%
2024	6%	3%	7%
2023	5%	3%	8%
2022	4%	3%	7%
2021	5%	3%	7%
2020	6%	3%	8%
2019	6%	3%	7%
2018	6%	3%	7%
2017	5%	3%	7%
2016	6%	3%	7%
2015	6%	3%	8%

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# White Students

15,167 Students

59,127 Students

% White Students

57%

50%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	57%	50%	52%
2024	57%	50%	52%
2023	60%	51%	52%
2022	57%	53%	54%
2021	57%	53%	54%
2020	57%	53%	54%
2019	58%	55%	56%
2018	57%	55%	56%
2017	58%	56%	58%
2016	60%	56%	58%
2015	60%	57%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

120 Students

651 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

6,594 Students

37,081 Students

% of Others Students

25%

32%

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

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

2,500 Teachers

10,044 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	11:1	12:1	11:1
2024	11:1	12:1	11:1
2023	10:1	12:1	11:1
2022	11:1	12:1	11:1
2021	11:1	12:1	11:1
2020	11:1	12:1	12:1
2019	11:1	12:1	12:1
2018	11:1	12:1	12:1
2017	11:1	12:1	12:1
2016	11:1	12:1	12:1
2015	11:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

64%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	63%	58%	55%
2024	62%	57%	54%
2023	63%	58%	54%
2022	62%	57%	54%
2021	64%	57%	54%
2020	64%	57%	54%
2019	62%	56%	53%
2018	61%	55%	53%
2017	61%	55%	53%
2016	60%	54%	52%
2015	60%	55%	52%

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Average Class Size

17 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	17	16	15
2024	16	16	15
2023	16	16	15
2022	16	15	15
2021	16	15	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	16	15	15
2018	16	15	15
2017	15	15	15
2016	16	15	15
2015	16	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

12 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	10	10	13
2024	11	8	12
2023	10	9	11
2022	10	8	11
2021	10	8	11
2020	9	8	11
2019	9	8	11
2018	9	8	11
2017	9	8	10
2016	9	7	10
2015	9	7	10

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Average SAT score

1209

(Out of 1600)

1274

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$21,724

$15,197

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	$21,189	$15,533	$15,012
2024	$20,376	$15,185	$14,622
2023	$18,988	$14,169	$14,057
2022	$17,802	$13,293	$13,504
2021	$17,484	$12,994	$13,232
2020	$16,881	$12,587	$12,915
2019	$16,298	$12,231	$12,656
2018	$15,534	$11,837	$12,363
2017	$14,858	$11,270	$12,049
2016	$13,808	$10,847	$11,633
2015	$13,482	$10,475	$11,174

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,133

$846

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	$1,119	$810	$1,152
2024	$1,153	$702	$1,128
2023	$1,070	$1,305	$1,156
2022	$1,045	$757	$1,102
2021	$1,003	$728	$1,125
2020	$929	$774	$1,217
2019	$951	$788	$1,305

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Average % on Financial Aid

32%

28%

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

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$14,470

$9,218

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	$14,755	$8,921	$7,073
2024	$14,575	$8,821	$6,930
2023	$11,954	$6,927	$6,469
2022	$11,945	$6,141	$6,289
2021	$11,142	$6,073	$6,055
2020	$9,723	$5,578	$5,921
2019	$9,617	$5,841	$5,795
2018	$7,660	$5,265	$5,456
2017	$7,519	$5,049	$5,319
2016	$7,649	$5,147	$5,105
2015	$7,530	$4,878	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$12.51 million

$13.76 million

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Endowment Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	$17 M	$25 M	$39 M
2024	$6 M	$8 M	$39 M
2023	$6 M	$6 M	$39 M
2022	$7 M	$7 M	$40 M
2021	$7 M	$7 M	$40 M
2020	$7 M	$7 M	$40 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

73%

85%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	70%	82%	81%
2024	77%	85%	85%
2023	73%	85%	85%
2022	71%	85%	85%
2021	73%	85%	85%
2020	74%	85%	85%
2019	73%	84%	85%
2018	71%	84%	85%
2017	71%	84%	85%
2016	63%	82%	85%
2015	58%	81%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Seattle, WA?

The private schools in Seattle, WA include Holy Names Academy, The Northwest School, and Fusion Academy Seattle.

How many private schools are located in Seattle?

125 private schools are located in Seattle.

How much do private schools cost in Seattle?

The average tuition cost is $21,724, which is higher than the Washington private school average tuition cost of $15,197.

How diverse are private schools in Seattle?

Seattle private schools are approximately 33% minority students, which is higher than the Washington private school average of 32%.

What percentage of students in Seattle go to private school?

23% of all K-12 students in Seattle are educated in private schools (compared to the WA state average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Seattle?

42% of private schools in Seattle are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Jewish).

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

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