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Seattle, WA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+3.3% (+3 schools) 10-yr

22,022

Students

+12.0% (+2,363 students) 10-yr

$22,183

Avg. Tuition

+62.7% (+$8,551) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+13.3% (+2 students) 10-yr

32%

Students of Color

+3.2% (+1.0 pp) 10-yr

10:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-9.1% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Seattle)

This State (WA)

# Schools

94 Schools

521 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools
Year	Seattle, WA Total Schools
2025	96
2024	98
2023	95
2022	94
2021	97
2020	104
2019	100
2018	103
2017	97
2016	93
2015	91

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# Students

22,022 Students

100,140 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	243	202	199
2024	237	198	192
2023	216	190	193
2022	230	182	205
2021	226	182	201
2020	210	175	188
2019	227	174	193
2018	221	172	190
2017	226	174	199
2016	225	172	196
2015	221	166	183

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% Students of Color

32%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	31%	31%	33%
2024	28%	28%	32%
2023	27%	31%	32%
2022	26%	28%	32%
2021	27%	28%	31%
2020	26%	26%	31%
2019	27%	26%	31%
2018	25%	25%	30%
2017	32%	29%	31%
2016	32%	28%	31%
2015	31%	28%	31%

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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	0.64
2024	0.61	0.64	0.64
2023	0.59	0.63	0.63
2022	0.60	0.61	0.62
2021	0.61	0.62	0.62
2020	0.62	0.61	0.62
2019	0.61	0.60	0.61
2018	0.61	0.60	0.60
2017	0.61	0.59	0.59
2016	0.60	0.59	0.59
2015	0.60	0.58	0.58

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# American Indian Students

133 Students

1,105 Students

% American Indian Students

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

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# Asian Students

1,677 Students

7,871 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	7%	8%	5%
2022	8%	7%	5%
2021	8%	7%	5%
2020	8%	7%	5%
2019	7%	6%	4%
2018	7%	6%	4%
2017	7%	6%	4%
2016	7%	6%	4%
2015	7%	6%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

934 Students

5,478 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	3%	5%	8%
2021	3%	5%	9%
2020	3%	5%	9%
2019	3%	5%	8%
2018	3%	5%	8%
2017	3%	5%	8%
2016	3%	5%	8%
2015	3%	5%	8%

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# Black Students

1,079 Students

3,181 Students

% Black Students

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

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# White Students

12,537 Students

52,028 Students

% White Students

56%

52%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	56%	52%	55%
2024	57%	52%	55%
2023	59%	53%	55%
2022	56%	56%	57%
2021	55%	56%	57%
2020	55%	56%	58%
2019	57%	58%	59%
2018	56%	58%	59%
2017	57%	59%	61%
2016	58%	59%	61%
2015	59%	60%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

56 Students

538 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

5,938 Students

28,960 Students

% of Others Students

27%

29%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	26%	30%	22%
2024	25%	30%	22%
2023	24%	29%	22%
2022	28%	27%	22%
2021	28%	27%	20%
2020	27%	26%	19%
2019	26%	26%	20%
2018	26%	26%	20%
2017	26%	25%	19%
2016	25%	25%	18%
2015	24%	24%	18%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

2,160 Teachers

8,548 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

12:1

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

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

63%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	63%	58%	54%
2024	62%	57%	54%
2023	63%	58%	53%
2022	62%	58%	53%
2021	63%	58%	53%
2020	63%	58%	53%
2019	62%	57%	52%
2018	61%	55%	52%
2017	62%	55%	51%
2016	61%	54%	51%
2015	59%	55%	50%

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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	16
2024	17	16	15
2023	16	16	15
2022	16	15	15
2021	16	15	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	15	15	15
2018	15	15	15
2017	15	15	15
2016	15	15	15
2015	15	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	9	9	12
2024	9	8	11
2023	8	9	10
2022	9	8	10
2021	9	8	10
2020	8	8	10
2019	9	8	10
2018	8	8	10
2017	8	8	10
2016	8	7	9
2015	9	7	9

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Average SAT score

1209

(Out of 1600)

1289

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$22,183

$15,215

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	$21,536	$15,354	$14,043
2024	$20,690	$15,034	$13,682
2023	$19,306	$14,025	$13,130
2022	$18,014	$13,115	$12,589
2021	$17,685	$12,858	$12,335
2020	$17,130	$12,448	$12,023
2019	$16,528	$12,079	$11,773
2018	$15,728	$11,690	$11,504
2017	$15,092	$11,116	$11,214
2016	$13,987	$10,687	$10,830
2015	$13,632	$10,312	$10,424

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Average Summer Program Cost

$847

$714

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2021-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	$830	$661	$1,115
2024	$733	$548	$1,094
2023	$675	$1,355	$1,136
2022	$675	$676	$1,075
2021	$672	$644	$1,028

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Average % on Financial Aid

29%

26%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	30%	27%	34%
2024	29%	26%	33%
2023	27%	26%	33%
2022	26%	26%	32%
2021	27%	25%	32%
2020	29%	26%	31%
2019	29%	25%	30%
2018	27%	25%	29%
2017	27%	25%	29%
2016	25%	23%	28%
2015	25%	22%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$13,960

$9,795

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	$14,755	$9,724	$6,227
2024	$14,575	$9,646	$6,113
2023	$12,202	$7,513	$5,785
2022	$11,945	$6,682	$5,514
2021	$11,359	$6,554	$5,269
2020	$9,886	$5,937	$5,141
2019	$9,764	$6,235	$5,007
2018	$7,900	$5,597	$4,752
2017	$7,981	$5,372	$4,582
2016	$8,184	$5,508	$4,396
2015	$8,073	$5,100	$4,230

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Average Endowment Size

$12.51 million

$13.65 million

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Endowment Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	$15 M	$23 M	$33 M
2024	$6 M	$8 M	$24 M
2023	$6 M	$6 M	$24 M
2022	$7 M	$7 M	$24 M
2021	$7 M	$7 M	$23 M
2020	$7 M	$7 M	$21 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

72%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	70%	81%	81%
2024	76%	84%	85%
2023	71%	83%	85%
2022	70%	83%	85%
2021	72%	84%	86%
2020	73%	84%	86%
2019	72%	83%	85%
2018	69%	82%	85%
2017	68%	82%	86%
2016	59%	80%	85%
2015	53%	80%	86%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

5 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private elementary schools in Seattle, WA include Academy Schools, Fusion Academy Seattle, and Bertschi School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Seattle?

94 private elementary schools are located in Seattle.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Seattle?

The average tuition cost is $22,183, which is higher than the Washington private school average tuition cost of $15,215.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Seattle?

Seattle private elementary schools are approximately 32% minority students, which is higher than the Washington private school average of 31%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Seattle?

43% of private elementary schools in Seattle are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

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

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Seattle include: The Bridge School vs. Academy For Precision Learning, Hope Lutheran School vs. Holy Rosary School, University Cooperative School vs. KapKa Cooperative Elementary School

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