Private Schools

Private Schools in Santa Barbara, California

11 private schools in Santa Barbara, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,127 students: 4 Catholic, 1 other religious and 6 nonsectarian. 6 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

210

Median students per teacher

7.9

Private schools in Santa Barbara, California

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Laguna Blanca School	PK–12	422	7.3	Nonsectarian
Providence School	PK–12	295	8.1	Christian
Bishop Garcia Diego High School	9–12	284	7.9	Catholic
Crane Country Day School	K–8	252	7.4	Nonsectarian
The Riviera Ridge School	PK–8	220	7.6	Nonsectarian
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School	PK–8	210	17.4	Catholic
Santa Barbara Middle SchoolAlternative	6–9	185	8.6	Nonsectarian
Fusion Academy	6–12	95	10.6	Nonsectarian
Notre Dame School	PK–8	75	12.5	Catholic
The Knox School of Santa BarbaraSpecial program	PK–8	51	5.5	Nonsectarian
St Therese Classical Academy	4–12	38	5	Catholic

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
CAASPP practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in California give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in California.
Colleges in California, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Santa Barbara, California?

11 private schools in Santa Barbara, California with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Santa Barbara, California?

Among schools that answered the survey, Laguna Blanca School in Santa Barbara is the largest, with 422 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Santa Barbara, California?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Santa Barbara, California has 7.9 students per teacher and 210 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.