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California Boarding Schools

California has 14 boarding schools serving 4,319 students. They include 12 co-ed schools, 1 all-boys school and 1 all-girls school.
These include 11 college-preparatory schools, 2 junior boarding schools and 2 arts schools.
Average tuition in California is $78,770, based on 14 reporting schools, 17% above the national average of $67,131.
32% of students receive financial aid, based on 13 reporting schools, 11 points below the national average of 43%.
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Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Boarding Schools: 14
  • # Students Served: 4,319
  • Average Tuition: $78,770
  • % Students on Financial Aid: 32%
  • Average Acceptance Rate: 45%
  • Average Class Size: 12 students
  • Average SAT Score: 1,287
  • % Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 74%
  • % Students Boarding: 66%
  • % International Students: 27%
  • % Students of Color: 41%

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Boarding Schools: 14
  • # Students Served: 4,319
  • Average Tuition: $78,770
  • % Students on Financial Aid: 32%
  • Average Acceptance Rate: 45%
  • Average Class Size: 12 students
  • Average SAT Score: 1,287
  • % Faculty w/Advanced Degree: 74%
  • % Students Boarding: 66%
  • % International Students: 27%
  • % Students of Color: 41%

Top California Boarding Schools (2026-27)

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Army and Navy Academy Photo - Our 16-acre campus is bordered by the Pacific Ocean in the northern San Diego coastal town of Carlsbad, CA. State-of-the-art athletic facilities support ANA's 17 different sports teams, plus surfing, beach volleyball, and ice hockey.
Army and Navy Academy
Gr: 7-12 | 285 students
Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 73%
Tuition listed
All-boys
2605 Carlsbad Blvd.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(888) 762-2338
(5)
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Besant Hill School Photo - Besant Hill School is an intentionally small, college-preparatory boarding and day school for grades 9112, located on a beautiful 520-acre campus in Ojai, California, about 90 minutes north of Los Angeles. With a maximum enrollment of 100 students, our size is a deliberate choice. It allows us to know each student personally, provide individualized support, and create an environment where
Besant Hill School
Gr: 9-12, PG | 100 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 8 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
Tuition listed
8585 Ojai Santa Paula Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-4343
(1)
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Cate School Photo - Day Walk
Cate School
Gr: 9-12 | 300 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 17%
Tuition listed
1960 Cate Mesa Road, P.O. Box 5005
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127
(20)
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Dunn School Photo - In 2020 the new Leadership Center was completed. Overlooking the open space known as Munger Common, the center provides state of the art meeting rooms and learning facilities, is home to the student-run Earwig Cafe, and hosts our college counseling team. Students can be found gathering both indoors and outside the center for conversation and relaxation.
Dunn School
Gr: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 249 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 45%
Tuition listed
P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 686-0650
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EF Academy Pasadena Photo - Hands-on learning encourages our students to make their own discoveries. Calculate velocity in the real world by measuring the speed of a baseball!
EF Academy Pasadena
Gr: 9-12 | 265 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 18 students
Tuition listed
1505 E Howard St.
Pasadena, CA 91104
(626) 507-9223
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Idyllwild Arts Academy Photo - Idyllwild Arts Academy is home to 280 students from over 30 countries and 27 US states, all devoted to intensive study of the arts. Named #1 High School for Arts in the nation by Niche in 2025.
Idyllwild Arts Academy
Gr: 9-12, PG | 280 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 65%
Tuition listed
52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 659-2171
(23)
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Lake Tahoe Prep and ISI Academy Olympic Valley Photo - Co-ed boarding school offering daily adventure, opportunities for winter sports at Palisades Tahoe, other sports seasonally, and college-prep academics in a supportive academic setting.
Lake Tahoe Prep and ISI Academy Olympic Valley
Gr: 9-12 | 5-12 (day) | 35 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 7 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
Tuition listed
255 Olympic Valley Road | P.O. Box 2180
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(801) 336-0753
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Ojai Valley School Photo - OVS offers an exceptional college-prep program. Recent college acceptances for our students include Stanford, Columbia, Northeastern, NYU, Boston College, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Pitzer College, Smith College, Vassar College, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and many more.
Ojai Valley School
Gr: 3-12 | PK-12 (day) | 323 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 64%
Tuition listed
723 El Paseo Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-1423
(2)
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San Domenico School Photo
San Domenico School
Gr: 9-12 | K-12 (day) | 680 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 18 students
Tuition listed
1500 Butterfield Road
San Anselmo, CA 94960
(415) 258-1990
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Santa Catalina School Photo - Come visit our beautiful campus in Monterey, California! Call the admission office at 831.655.9356 or email admission@santacatalina.org to schedule your visit.
Santa Catalina School
Gr: 9-12 | 215 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Tuition listed
All-girls (Catholic)
1500 Mark Thomas Drive
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 655-9356
(1)
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Stevenson School Photo - Situated between the Pacific and Silicon Valley, Stevenson is a school shaped by both its surroundings and its namesake. Like Robert Louis Stevenson - the adventurer and writer who once roamed this coast - the school embraces learning as an exploration. Here, tidepools become classrooms, cypress groves frame our campuses and students are encouraged to chart their own journeys with curiosity andcreativity.
Stevenson School
Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day) | 507 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Tuition listed
3152 Forest Lake Road
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
(831) 625-8309
(11)
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The Thacher School Photo - In courses designed for intellectual and creative expansion, students and teachers meet in seminar circles, studios, and laboratories to create a learning environment that is vigorous and supportive, galvanizing and nurturing.
The Thacher School
Gr: 9-12 | 255 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 15%
Tuition listed
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210
(26)
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The Webb Schools Photo - Imagine learning from expert teachers, exploring paleontology in the Alf Museum, and heading to LA for concerts, sports, or museums-all while living near beaches, mountains, and desert. For more than 100 years, Webb has prepared and placed students at the nation's top colleges.
The Webb Schools
Gr: 9-12 | 400 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 14%
Tuition listed
1175 West Baseline Road
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 482-5214
(29)
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Woodside Priory School (Priory) Photo - School spirit is huge at Priory. More than 30 club and activity choices are available to High School students. Clubs provide opportunities to discover passions, develop strengths, apply academic knowledge in a practical way, develop self-knowledge, and learn to make the choices necessary to manage a busy schedule independently.
Woodside Priory School (Priory)
Gr: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 425 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 30%
Tuition listed
Catholic
302 Portola Road
Portola Valley, CA 94028
(650) 851-8223
(2)
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15
Boarding Schools
+15.4% (+2 schools) 20-yr
4,896
Students
+51.3% (+1,661 students) 20-yr
$76,133
Avg. Tuition
+128.7% (+$42,840) 20-yr
12
Avg. Class Size
-5.2% (-1 student) 20-yr
40%
Students of Color
+66.1% (+16.1 pp) 20-yr
7:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
+0.7% (+0.0) 20-yr

Historical Statistics Overview

This State (CA)
US (avg. per state)
# Schools
15 Schools
6.5 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Boarding Schools

YearCalifornia (CA) TotalUS Avg per State
2025156.5
2024166.6
2023176.8
2022197.0
2021227.0
2020236.9
2019277.1
2018267.4
2017257.2
2016267.5
2015267.5
2014267.5
2013277.5
2012257.0
2011226.4
2010216.3
2009195.7
2008195.8
2007185.6
2006165.6
2005135.1

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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# Students
4,896 Students
2,532 Students

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Trends in Total Number of Boarding School Students

YearCalifornia (CA) TotalUS Avg per State
20254,8962,532
20244,3092,488
20234,5042,597
20224,4742,709
20216,2062,739
20206,8282,674
20198,8682,795
20187,7052,882
20177,3512,793
20167,5102,754
20157,2472,688
20147,1532,701
20137,8522,705
20126,9092,490
20115,8662,067
20105,5252,027
20095,3291,817
20085,5731,858
20075,2111,855
20064,7481,790
20053,2351,552

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Academics and Faculty

This State (CA)
US
Average Student-Teacher Ratio
7:1
8:1

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Trends in Average Student-Teacher Ratio

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
20257:18:1
20247:17:1
20237:17:1
20227:17:1
20218:17:1
20208:17:1
201910:18:1
20188:17:1
20178:17:1
20168:17:1
20158:17:1
20148:18:1
20138:17:1
20128:17:1
20117:17:1
20108:17:1
20097:17:1
20088:17:1
20078:17:1
20068:17:1
20057:17:1

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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% Faculty with Advanced Degree
74%
69%

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Trends in Average % Faculty with Advanced Degrees

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
202574%69%
202473%69%
202373%68%
202272%69%
202168%67%
202068%66%
201968%65%
201870%66%
201771%66%
201671%64%
201570%64%
201469%64%
201367%63%
201269%62%
201161%61%
201061%60%
200959%60%
200860%60%
200762%59%
200661%60%
200556%58%

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Academic Programs

This State (CA)*
US
* Fewer than 3 schools in California report Avg. IB Courses, so the West regional average is shown for that row.
Avg. AP/Advanced Courses
27
21

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Trends in Average Number of AP/Advanced Courses Offered

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
20252721
20242621
20232221
20222121
20211921
20201921
20191921
20181820
20171720
20161918
20151818
20141817
20131616
20121415
20111415
20101415
20091316
20081315
20071314
20061313
20051413

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Avg. IB Courses
35
28

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Regional Trends (West) in Average Number of IB Courses Offered

YearWest Region AvgNational Avg
20253528
20243831
20233431
20223530
20212728
20202726
20193227
20181826
20171523
20161624
20152023
20142423
20132424
20122021

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021. The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Avg. Class Size
12
13

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Trends in Average Class Size

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
20251213
20241213
20231213
20221213
20211313
20201313
20191313
20181313
20171313
20161312
20151312
20141312
20131312
20121312
20111312
20101312
20091412
20081412
20071412
20061312
20051312

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Academic Performance

This State (CA)
US
Avg. SAT Score
1286
1268

Trends in Average SAT Score

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
202512861268
202412861270
202313261273
202213221273
202112761268
202012781267
201912731264
201812891264

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2018, 2020 and 2021. The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Avg. ACT Score
29
27

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Trends in Average ACT Score

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
20252927
20242827
20232927
20222827
20212726
20202827
20192726
20182726
20172726
20162726
20152625
20142625
20132725
20122725
20112725
20102624
20092624
20082624

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2008–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Avg. Acceptance Rate
46%
58%

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Trends in Average Acceptance Rate

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
202546%58%
202448%58%
202350%57%
202250%56%
202147%56%
202047%56%
201948%56%
201849%55%
201749%55%
201653%56%
201555%56%
201455%56%
201356%56%
201255%56%
201156%57%
201058%57%
200956%57%
200855%57%
200758%58%
200661%59%
200561%58%

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Tuition and Finances

This State (CA)
US
Avg. Tuition (Boarding)
$76,133
$64,659

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Trends in Average Tuition Cost

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
2025$76,133$64,659
2024$73,293$62,299
2023$63,428$59,731
2022$62,450$57,846
2021$59,360$56,304
2020$59,965$55,222
2019$56,958$53,388
2018$54,153$51,452
2017$51,166$50,161
2016$47,798$47,908
2015$46,513$46,516
2014$45,130$45,356
2013$43,898$44,074
2012$41,670$42,365
2011$40,868$41,119
2010$39,076$39,764
2009$40,181$38,299
2008$38,848$36,978
2007$36,359$34,889
2006$35,565$32,820
2005$33,293$31,332

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Avg. Tuition (Day)
$48,368
$38,029

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Trends in Average Day Student Tuition

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
2025$48,368$38,029
2024$45,921$36,414
2023$38,814$35,569
2022$33,478$34,601
2021$31,827$34,013
2020$33,152$32,747
2019$29,462$30,967
2018$29,723$29,690
2017$27,378$28,543
2016$26,493$27,577
2015$24,925$26,817
2014$24,159$26,112
2013$23,476$25,599
2012$22,522$24,552
2011$23,027$23,986
2010$22,401$23,012
2009$22,895$22,877
2008$22,051$22,305
2007$20,414$20,940
2006$19,516$19,841
2005$18,025$18,952

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Avg. Tuition (International)
$73,992
$62,844

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Trends in Average International Student Tuition

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
2025$73,992$62,844
2024$71,736$60,399
2023$66,550$58,212
2022$60,510$57,190
2021$58,932$54,626
2020$61,602$53,748
2019$57,170$51,070
2018$54,482$48,318
2017$52,166$47,000
2016$48,796$45,168
2015$45,861$44,246
2014$44,531$44,192
2013$42,397$41,771
2012$38,626$39,468
2011$40,355$38,081
2010$37,982$38,134

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2010 and 2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Avg. Financial Aid Rate
33%
42%

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Trends in Average Financial Aid Rate

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
202533%42%
202434%41%
202335%41%
202237%41%
202138%41%
202038%40%
201936%38%
201835%38%
201735%37%
201635%36%
201532%36%
201432%36%
201332%35%
201232%34%
201130%35%
201029%34%
200926%33%
200824%32%
200724%32%
200624%34%
200524%33%

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Avg. Financial Aid Grant
$39,208
$27,222

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Trends in Average Financial Aid Grant

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
2025$39,208$27,222
2024$38,923$26,537
2023$37,735$25,958
2022$34,979$26,441
2021$33,162$26,195
2020$33,162$25,718
2019$28,383$25,458
2018$23,209$23,372
2017$21,654$22,531
2016$20,052$20,656
2015$17,894$20,437
2014$18,105$20,104
2013$16,872$19,416
2012$16,535$18,866
2011$18,644$18,915
2010$18,502$18,506
2009$19,423$18,387
2008$19,073$17,633
2007$16,831$16,621
2006$16,607$16,524
2005$16,550$15,686

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Avg. Endowment
$49 MM
$84 MM

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Trends in Average School Endowment

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
2025$49 MM$84 MM
2024$45 MM$80 MM
2023$42 MM$71 MM
2022$40 MM$72 MM
2021$36 MM$71 MM
2020$33 MM$64 MM
2019$29 MM$63 MM
2018$25 MM$63 MM
2017$25 MM$63 MM
2016$25 MM$57 MM
2015$25 MM$57 MM
2014$23 MM$54 MM
2013$21 MM$50 MM
2012$21 MM$49 MM
2011$20 MM$50 MM
2010$22 MM$47 MM
2009$27 MM$48 MM
2008$27 MM$54 MM
2007$23 MM$52 MM
2006$23 MM$49 MM
2005$22 MM$48 MM

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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US
% Students of Color
40%
30%

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Trends in Average % Students of Color

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
202540%30%
202439%30%
202344%29%
202242%29%
202136%28%
202037%27%
201937%26%
201836%25%
201734%24%
201636%23%
201535%22%
201435%22%
201333%21%
201234%21%
201130%20%
201034%20%
200927%19%
200827%19%
200728%18%
200626%17%
200524%17%

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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% International Students
24%
27%

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Trends in Average % International Students

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
202524%27%
202423%26%
202327%26%
202230%26%
202122%25%
202023%25%
201926%25%
201826%26%
201727%26%
201630%26%
201531%26%
201430%25%
201329%24%
201229%23%
201126%21%
201027%20%
200921%18%
200819%18%
200718%17%
200616%16%
200516%15%

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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% Boarding Students
63%
59%

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Trends in Average % Boarding Students

YearCalifornia (CA) AvgNational Avg
202563%59%
202465%60%
202367%60%
202262%61%
202158%60%
202057%61%
201954%60%
201856%60%
201757%60%
201658%62%
201558%62%
201458%62%
201358%61%
201257%61%
201158%64%
201061%64%
200958%66%
200858%67%
200760%67%
200662%67%
200571%68%

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many boarding schools are located in California?
There are 14 college-preparatory boarding schools located in California.
What is the average tuition cost of boarding school in California?
The average California boarding school tuition cost is $78,770 per year.
What is the oldest boarding school in California?
San Domenico School, founded in 1850, is the oldest boarding school in California.
What boarding school in California has the lowest acceptance rates?
The Webb Schools has the lowest boarding school acceptance rate (14%) in California.
What boarding school in California has the highest average SAT scores?
The Webb Schools has the highest average SAT scores (1520) in California.
Which boarding schools in California are often viewed compared to one another?

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