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Seattle, WA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-21.6% (-8 schools) 10-yr

10,892

Students

-9.3% (-1,115 students) 10-yr

$24,673

Avg. Tuition

+80.0% (+$10,969) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

31%

Students of Color

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

29 Schools

219 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private High Schools
Year	Seattle, WA Total Schools
2025	31
2024	33
2023	32
2022	31
2021	32
2020	35
2019	34
2018	33
2017	37
2016	37
2015	37

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# Students

10,892 Students

55,201 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	396	267	253
2024	367	261	245
2023	303	246	247
2022	377	234	257
2021	368	236	249
2020	335	225	235
2019	385	230	242
2018	390	234	238
2017	380	226	246
2016	366	224	241
2015	353	217	220

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% Students of Color

31%

30%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	30%	29%	32%
2024	27%	25%	31%
2023	26%	29%	31%
2022	26%	24%	30%
2021	24%	22%	30%
2020	24%	22%	29%
2019	29%	24%	29%
2018	28%	23%	28%
2017	33%	28%	30%
2016	34%	27%	30%
2015	31%	25%	30%

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0.57

0.61

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	0.57	0.61	0.61
2024	0.56	0.61	0.60
2023	0.49	0.60	0.60
2022	0.57	0.55	0.58
2021	0.57	0.56	0.57
2020	0.57	0.55	0.57
2019	0.58	0.55	0.56
2018	0.59	0.55	0.55
2017	0.59	0.54	0.54
2016	0.57	0.53	0.54
2015	0.56	0.53	0.53

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# American Indian Students

65 Students

621 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of Private High School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	1%	1%	1%
2024	1%	2%	1%
2023	1%	1%	1%
2022	1%	1%	1%
2021	1%	1%	1%
2020	1%	1%	1%
2019	2%	1%	1%
2018	2%	2%	1%
2017	2%	2%	1%
2016	4%	2%	1%
2015	2%	2%	1%

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# Asian Students

988 Students

4,170 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	9%	8%	5%
2024	9%	8%	6%
2023	10%	9%	6%
2022	10%	8%	5%
2021	10%	8%	5%
2020	10%	8%	5%
2019	10%	7%	5%
2018	9%	7%	5%
2017	9%	7%	4%
2016	9%	7%	4%
2015	10%	7%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

397 Students

2,314 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	4%	4%	9%
2024	4%	4%	9%
2023	4%	4%	8%
2022	3%	4%	8%
2021	3%	4%	8%
2020	3%	4%	8%
2019	3%	4%	8%
2018	3%	4%	8%
2017	3%	4%	7%
2016	3%	4%	8%
2015	3%	4%	8%

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# Black Students

531 Students

1,553 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%	8%
2021	4%	3%	8%
2020	4%	3%	8%
2019	5%	3%	8%
2018	5%	3%	8%
2017	5%	3%	8%
2016	5%	3%	8%
2015	6%	3%	9%

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# White Students

6,742 Students

30,343 Students

% White Students

63%

56%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	63%	56%	59%
2024	64%	56%	60%
2023	70%	58%	60%
2022	62%	63%	62%
2021	62%	62%	63%
2020	62%	64%	64%
2019	61%	64%	64%
2018	61%	64%	65%
2017	60%	64%	66%
2016	62%	65%	66%
2015	64%	66%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

71 Students

237 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,942 Students

15,087 Students

% of Others Students

18%

28%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	17%	28%	17%
2024	16%	27%	15%
2023	9%	25%	16%
2022	19%	21%	16%
2021	19%	22%	15%
2020	19%	20%	14%
2019	18%	21%	14%
2018	19%	20%	13%
2017	21%	20%	14%
2016	17%	19%	13%
2015	15%	18%	12%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

1,138 Teachers

4,867 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	10:1	11:1	10:1
2024	9:1	11:1	10:1
2023	9:1	11:1	10:1
2022	10:1	10:1	10:1
2021	10:1	11:1	10:1
2020	10:1	11:1	10:1
2019	10:1	11:1	10:1
2018	10:1	11:1	10:1
2017	10:1	11:1	10:1
2016	10:1	11:1	10:1
2015	11:1	11:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

73%

64%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	72%	63%	57%
2024	71%	61%	57%
2023	71%	63%	57%
2022	75%	63%	56%
2021	75%	62%	56%
2020	73%	63%	56%
2019	72%	62%	55%
2018	67%	59%	55%
2017	66%	59%	55%
2016	64%	56%	54%
2015	57%	57%	54%

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Average Class Size

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	14	14	14
2024	13	14	14
2023	13	14	14
2022	13	14	14
2021	13	13	14
2020	13	13	14
2019	13	13	14
2018	13	13	14
2017	13	13	14
2016	14	13	14
2015	14	13	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

13 courses

12 courses

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

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Average SAT score

1242

(Out of 1600)

1272

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	1193	1263	1233
2024	1193	1256	1231
2023	1046	1232	1229
2022	1224	1239	1230
2021	1224	1246	1230
2020	1224	1238	1227
2019	1186	1247	1226
2018	1225	1241	1226
2017	1425	1255	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	28	28	26
2024	28	27	26
2022	28	27	26
2021	28	27	26
2020	28	27	26
2019	30	27	25
2018	30	27	25
2017	30	27	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$24,673

$17,619

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	$24,212	$17,353	$17,997
2024	$24,688	$16,346	$17,011
2023	$21,855	$15,194	$16,191
2022	$22,577	$14,486	$15,821
2021	$22,328	$13,981	$15,331
2020	$19,501	$13,084	$15,046
2019	$18,917	$12,803	$14,791
2018	$18,708	$12,719	$14,527
2017	$16,917	$11,627	$14,161
2016	$14,170	$10,394	$13,713
2015	$13,704	$10,386	$13,065

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,665

$901

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2023-2024)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2024	$1,910	$819	$1,498
2023	$2,700	$2,864	$1,623

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Average % on Financial Aid

34%

32%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	37%	34%	38%
2024	28%	31%	37%
2023	32%	31%	36%
2022	26%	30%	36%
2021	26%	30%	36%
2020	32%	32%	35%
2019	37%	32%	34%
2018	37%	33%	33%
2017	35%	31%	32%
2016	33%	29%	31%
2015	33%	28%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$18,715

$8,649

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	$21,793	$9,062	$9,714
2024	$20,375	$8,659	$9,498
2023	$13,875	$7,491	$8,890
2022	$15,154	$6,418	$8,717
2021	$13,545	$6,469	$8,472
2020	$11,914	$6,558	$8,370
2019	$13,357	$7,575	$7,924
2018	$12,217	$7,702	$7,471
2017	$10,904	$6,794	$7,202
2016	$9,821	$6,791	$6,993
2015	$8,447	$5,833	$6,822

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Average Endowment Size

$33.52 million

$50.11 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

69%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Seattle, WA Avg	Washington (WA)	National
2025	73%	83%	79%
2024	85%	86%	81%
2023	79%	83%	81%
2022	77%	84%	81%
2021	77%	84%	81%
2020	79%	83%	81%
2019	77%	81%	81%
2018	75%	80%	80%
2017	75%	80%	81%
2016	65%	78%	80%
2015	71%	81%	81%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

10 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private high schools in Seattle, WA include Holy Names Academy, Bishop Blanchet High School, and Kennedy Catholic High School.

How many private high schools are located in Seattle?

29 private high schools are located in Seattle.

How much do private high schools cost in Seattle?

The average tuition cost is $24,673, which is higher than the Washington private school average tuition cost of $17,619.

How diverse are private high schools in Seattle?

Seattle private high schools are approximately 31% minority students, which is higher than the Washington private school average of 30%.

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

52% of private high schools in Seattle are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

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

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Seattle include: Bishop Blanchet High School vs. Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle Academy vs. UPrep, Seattle Preparatory School vs. Bishop Blanchet High School

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