Private high schools

California private high school tuition, ranked

178 California private high schools publish their tuition, and every one of them is ranked here from the highest to the lowest, with the school's 2025 UC Reach Score, student-teacher ratio and metro beside the figure. The median published tuition among the 178 schools is $28,780; a quarter charge $17,890 or less and a quarter charge $49,130 or more. The lowest is Woodland Christian High School at $8,540. The tuition-band table below shows what the scores look like at each price.

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Which private high schools in California charge the highest tuition?

Of the 178 California private high schools that publish tuition on Reach, the highest is The Webb Schools at $87,430 (2026-27), followed by Midland School ($83,900) and Westmark School ($69,928).

# School City Metro Grades Tuition UC Reach Score 2025 Students per teacher Counted college list
1 The Webb Schools Boarding Claremont Los Angeles County 9–12 $87,430
2026-27
 144 8.4 Yes
2 Midland School Boarding Los Olivos Ventura and Santa Barbara counties 9–12 $83,900
2026-27
 — — No
3 Westmark School Encino Los Angeles County 2–12 $69,928
2027-28
 — 4.7 No
4 Bay School of San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco 9–12 $69,899
2026-27
 53 7.6 No
5 San Domenico School Boarding San Anselmo Marin County K–12 $69,650
2026-27
 64 8.8 No
6 Crystal Springs Uplands School Hillsborough San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 6–12 $68,600
2026-27
 64 — No
7 Branson School Ross Marin County 9–12 $68,475
2026-27
 51 6.7 Yes
8 Urban School of San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco 9–12 $68,241
2026-27
 37 9.2 Yes
9 San Francisco University High School San Francisco San Francisco 9–12 $68,090
2026-27
 60 8.1 Yes
10 Menlo School Atherton San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 6–12 $67,792
2026-27
 62 8.8 Yes
11 Marin Academy San Rafael Marin County 9–12 $67,500
2026-27
 42 7.8 Yes
12 Jewish Community High School of the Bay San Francisco San Francisco 9–12 $67,418
2026-27
 19 4.8 Yes
13 Drew School San Francisco San Francisco 9–12 $66,800
2026-27
 20 8.6 No
14 The Nueva School San Mateo San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley PreK–12 $65,065
2026-27
 65 6.2 Yes
15 Lick Wilmerding High School San Francisco San Francisco 9–12 $64,900
2026-27
 55 — Yes
16 Convent of the Sacred Heart High School San Francisco San Francisco 9–12 $63,230
2026-27
 — — No
17 Stuart Hall High School San Francisco San Francisco 9–12 $63,230
2026-27
 — — No
18 The Head-Royce School Oakland East Bay K–12 $62,900
2026-27
 60 8.4 Yes
19 College Preparatory School Oakland East Bay 9–12 $62,760
2026-27
 77 7.9 Yes
20 Army and Navy Academy Carlsbad San Diego County 7–12 $62,000
2026-27
 23 5.8 No
21 Bridges Academy Studio City Los Angeles County 3–12 $61,280
2026-27
 — 3.8 No
22 Sonoma Academy Santa Rosa — 9–12 $60,700
2026-27
 49 — No
23 Sacred Heart Preparatory School Atherton San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 9–12 $59,565
2026-27
 33 — No
24 San Francisco Waldorf High School San Francisco San Francisco -1–12 $59,400
2026-27
 8 6.1 No
25 Buckley School Sherman Oaks Los Angeles County K–12 $58,788
2026-27
 53 10.1 No
26 Crossroads School Santa Monica Los Angeles County K–12 $58,541
2026-27
 48 — Yes
27 Brentwood School Los Angeles Los Angeles County K–12 $58,207
2026-27
 38 — Yes
28 Windward School Los Angeles Los Angeles County 7–12 $58,101
2026-27
 77 5.7 No
29 Sage Hill School Newport Coast Orange County 7–12 $58,100
2026-27
 151 — Yes
30 Marlborough School Los Angeles Los Angeles County 7–12 $57,850
2026-27
 64 6.8 Yes
31 Oakwood School North Hollywood Los Angeles County K–12 $57,550
2026-27
 38 9.3 No
32 Milken Community School Los Angeles Los Angeles County 6–12 $57,450
2026-27
 66 6.9 No
33 Campbell Hall North Hollywood Los Angeles County K–12 $57,080
2026-27
 38 — No
34 Viewpoint School Calabasas Los Angeles County TK–12 $56,973
2026-27
 77 7.2 Yes
35 Wildwood School Los Angeles Los Angeles County K–12 $56,055
2026-27
 38 9.9 No
36 Harvard-Westlake School Studio City Los Angeles County 7–12 $54,900
2026-27
 62 9.0 Yes
37 Chadwick School Palos Verdes Estate Los Angeles County K–12 $53,760
2026-27
 66 — Yes
38 Flintridge Preparatory School La Canada Los Angeles County 7–12 $53,750
2026-27
 103 — No
39 St. Margaret's Episcopal School San Juan Capistrano Orange County 9–12 $52,950
2026-27
 73 — Yes
40 Vistamar School El Segundo Los Angeles County 9–12 $52,950
2026-27
 35 7.4 No
41 The Bishop's School La Jolla San Diego County 6–12 $52,500
2026-27
 68 — Yes
42 Quarry Lane School Dublin East Bay Preschool–12 $52,384
2026-27
 113 9.0 Yes
43 Georgiana Bruce Kirby Prep School Santa Cruz — 6–12 $52,000
2026-27
 — — No
44 Polytechnic School Pasadena Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge K–12 $51,700
2026-27
 76 6.7 Yes
45 Maybeck High School Berkeley East Bay 9–12 $51,150
2026-27
 30 8.9 No
46 Silicon Valley International School Menlo Park San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley Preschool–12 $49,130
2027-28
 — — No
47 Francis W Parker School San Diego San Diego County JK–12 $49,100
2026-27
 49 — Yes
48 Santa Catalina School Boarding Monterey — PreK–12 $48,925
2026-27
 76 6.5 Yes
49 La Jolla Country Day School La Jolla San Diego County — $48,900
2026-27
 49 9.0 Yes
50 Sierra Canyon School Chatsworth Los Angeles County — $48,600
2026-27
 51 — No
51 Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School Irvine Orange County TK–12 $47,385
2026-27
 65 — No
52 Pacific Ridge School Carlsbad San Diego County 6–12 $47,250
2026-27
 38 8.0 No
53 Shalhevet High School Los Angeles Los Angeles County 9–12 $46,944
2026-27
 21 4.9 No
54 York School Monterey — 8–12 $45,950
2026-27
 41 8.2 Yes
55 Marymount High School Los Angeles Los Angeles County 9–12 $45,750
2026-27
 49 — No
56 Oaks Christian School Westlake Village Los Angeles County TK–12 $45,330
2026-27
 41 — No
57 Laguna Blanca School Santa Barbara Ventura and Santa Barbara counties 9–12 $45,060
2026-27
 63 7.9 Yes
58 Geffen Academy at UCLA Los Angeles Los Angeles County 6–12 $42,675
2026-27
 121 9.5 No
59 Lycee Francais De Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles County 9–12 $41,050
2026-27
 41 — No
60 San Diego Jewish Academy San Diego San Diego County 9–12 $39,550
2026-27
 — — No
61 Mayfield Senior School Pasadena Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge 9–12 $39,300
2026-27
 61 7.9 No
62 BASIS Independent Fremont Upper School Fremont East Bay 9–12 $39,275
2026-27
 212 — No
63 Khan Lab School Mountain View San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley TK–12 $38,850
2026-27
 — — Yes
64 Sacramento Country Day School Sacramento Sacramento region — $37,640
2026-27
 93 6.6 No
65 Valley Christian High School San Jose San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 9–12 $37,640
2026-27
 96 16.9 Yes
66 Ojai Valley School Boarding Ojai Ventura and Santa Barbara counties — $37,000
2026-27
 38 4.3 No
67 BASIS Independent Silicon Valley San Jose San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley TK–12 $36,380
2026-27
 194 9.1 No
68 St. Ignatius College Preparatory San Francisco San Francisco 9–12 $35,700
2026-27
 51 12.1 No
69 Fairmont Preparatory Academy Anaheim Orange County 9–12 $34,435
2026-27
 101 — No
70 Pacifica Christian High School Santa Monica Los Angeles County 9–12 $33,985
2026-27
 58 12.5 Yes
71 La Salle High School Pasadena Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge 9–12 $33,912
2026-27
 51 — No
72 Presentation High School San Jose San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 9–12 $33,870
2026-27
 43 12.9 No
73 Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 9–12 $33,860
2026-27
 65 16.1 No
74 Notre Dame High School Belmont San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 9–12 $33,730
2026-27
 32 14.7 No
75 Bellarmine College Preparatory San Jose San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 9–12 $33,575
2026-27
 42 17.8 No
76 International School of Los Angeles Burbank Los Angeles County Preschool–12 $33,160
2026-27
 69 — No
77 Loyola High School Los Angeles Los Angeles County 9–12 $32,732
2026-27
 62 — Yes
78 Cambridge School San Diego San Diego County 9–12 $31,980 52 7.2 Yes
79 Providence High School Burbank Los Angeles County 9–12 $31,800
2026-27
 57 13.8 No
80 Junipero Serra High School San Mateo San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 9–12 $30,800
2026-27
 34 15.8 No
81 Saint Francis High School Mountain View San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 9–12 $30,550
2026-27
 34 — No
82 Mercy High School Burlingame San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 9–12 $30,328
2026-27
 25 14.6 No
83 Notre Dame Academy Los Angeles Los Angeles County TK–12 $29,950
2026-27
 23 — No
84 Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep San Francisco San Francisco 9–12 $29,550
2026-27
 57 — No
85 Marin Catholic High School Kentfield Marin County 9–12 $29,400
2026-27
 30 13.1 No
86 Maranatha High School Pasadena Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge 9–12 $29,200
2026-27
 56 11.4 No
87 Archbishop Riordan High School Boarding San Francisco San Francisco 9–12 $29,000
2026-27
 59 14.9 No
88 The King's Academy Sunnyvale San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley K–12 $28,900
2026-27
 65 — No
89 Notre Dame High School San Jose San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 9–12 $28,880
2026-27
 94 13.1 No
90 Santa Fe Christian School Solana Beach San Diego County K–12 $28,680
2026-27
 33 — No
91 Immaculate Heart High School Los Angeles Los Angeles County 6–12 $28,650
2026-27
 23 11.3 No
92 Bishop O'Dowd High School Oakland East Bay 9–12 $28,380
2026-27
 81 16.9 No
93 High Bluff Academy San Diego San Diego County 7–12 $28,000 — — No
94 Moreau Catholic High School Hayward East Bay 9–12 $27,070
2026-27
 44 13.8 No
95 De La Salle High School Concord East Bay 9–12 $27,050
2026-27
 23 14.7 No
96 Chaminade College Preparatory West Hills Los Angeles County 6–12 $26,995
2026-27
 45 20.0 Yes
97 Louisville High School Woodland Hills Los Angeles County 9–12 $26,700
2026-27
 44 9.6 No
98 Carondelet High School Concord East Bay 9–12 $26,565
2026-27
 55 14.7 No
99 Notre Dame High School Sherman Oaks Los Angeles County 9–12 $26,280
2026-27
 57 — Yes
100 Academy Our Lady of Peace San Diego San Diego County 9–12 $26,250
2026-27
 33 17.0 No
101 JSerra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano Orange County 9–12 $26,200
2026-27
 33 16.6 No
102 Saint Joseph-Notre Dame High School Alameda East Bay 9–12 $26,130
2026-27
 49 — Yes
103 Holy Names High School Oakland East Bay 9–12 $26,015
2026-27
 10 5.9 No
104 Saint Mary's College High School Berkeley East Bay 9–12 $25,950
2026-27
 46 — No
105 Saint Francis High School La Canada Los Angeles County 9–12 $25,900
2026-27
 29 — No
106 Saint Monica Catholic High School Santa Monica Los Angeles County 9–12 $25,670
2026-27
 58 — No
107 Justin-Siena High School Napa — 9–12 $25,500 38 13.8 No
108 Pacifica Christian High School Newport Beach Orange County 9–12 $25,490
2026-27
 14 — No
109 Trinity Classical Academy Valencia Los Angeles County PreK–12 $25,450 33 — No
110 Crespi Carmelite High School Encino Los Angeles County 9–12 $25,271
2026-27
 61 14.4 No
111 Sacramento Waldorf School Fair Oaks Sacramento region Preschool–12 $25,135
2026-27
 — 5.7 Yes
112 Salesian College Preparatory Richmond East Bay 9–12 $24,550
2026-27
 45 12.1 No
113 Cardinal Newman High School Santa Rosa — 9–12 $24,300
2026-27
 23 12.2 Yes
114 Santa Margarita Catholic High School Rancho Santa Margarita Orange County 9–12 $23,600
2026-27
 37 — Yes
115 Crean Lutheran High School Irvine Orange County 9–12 $23,575
2026-27
 94 15.3 No
116 Fremont Christian High School Fremont East Bay 9–12 $22,765
2026-27
 34 11.8 No
117 New Covenant Academy Los Angeles Los Angeles County K–12 $22,740
2026-27
 — 9.1 No
118 Cathedral Catholic High School San Diego San Diego County 9–12 $22,137
2026-27
 33 — No
119 Rosary Academy Fullerton Orange County 9–12 $21,990
2026-27
 28 14.5 No
120 Mater Dei Catholic High School Chula Vista San Diego County 9–12 $21,750
2026-27
 35 17.6 No
121 Servite High School Anaheim Orange County 9–12 $21,710
2026-27
 25 16.0 No
122 Mater Dei High School Santa Ana Orange County 9–12 $21,150
2026-27
 36 — No
123 Jesuit High School Carmichael Sacramento region 9–12 $20,100
2026-27
 37 14.1 No
124 St Patrick St Vincent Catholic Vallejo — 9–12 $19,995
2027-28
 10 — No
125 Whittier Christian High School La Habra Orange County 9–12 $19,585
2026-27
 6 13.5 Yes
126 Mission College Prep Catholic High School San Luis Obispo — 9–12 $19,300
2026-27
 22 — No
127 Maranatha Christian Schools San Diego San Diego County K–12 $19,275
2026-27
 22 13.3 No
128 Grace Brethren High School Simi Valley Ventura and Santa Barbara counties 7–12 $18,990
2026-27
 — — No
129 Xavier College Preparatory High School Palm Desert Inland Empire 9–12 $18,750
2026-27
 53 10.0 No
130 Ramona Convent Secondary School Alhambra Los Angeles County 9–12 $18,730
2026-27
 42 9.4 No
131 Saint John Bosco High School Bellflower Los Angeles County 9–12 $18,325
2026-27
 31 — No
132 Saint Francis Catholic High School Sacramento Sacramento region 9–12 $18,080
2026-27
 54 — Yes
133 Orion International Academy Chino Inland Empire K–12 $18,000 67 — No
134 St Francis High School Salesian College Prep Watsonville — 9–12 $17,890
2026-27
 35 13.5 No
135 Christian Brothers High School Sacramento Sacramento region 9–12 $17,675
2026-27
 30 16.3 No
136 Ambassador High School Torrance Los Angeles County 6–12 $17,270
2026-27
 38 — No
137 Tri City Christian School Vista San Diego County Preschool–12 $16,964
2026-27
 29 13.7 No
138 Don Bosco Technical Institute Rosemead Los Angeles County 9–12 $16,950
2026-27
 34 10.8 No
139 Western Christian Schools Upland Inland Empire Preschool–12 $16,838
2026-27
 — — No
140 Berean Christian High School Walnut Creek East Bay 9–12 $16,500
2026-27
 48 14.2 No
141 Garces Memorial High School Bakersfield — 9–12 $16,500
2027-28
 44 — No
142 Bakersfield Christian High School Bakersfield — 9–12 $16,450
2026-27
 34 17.7 No
143 Ontario Christian High School Ontario Inland Empire Preschool–12 $16,358
2026-27
 10 — No
144 Linfield Christian School Temecula Inland Empire TK–12 $16,320
2026-27
 35 16.3 No
145 San Joaquin Memorial High School Fresno — 9–12 $15,832
2026-27
 59 18.2 No
146 Central Catholic High School Modesto — 9–12 $15,808
2026-27
 14 16.6 No
147 Orangewood Academy Garden Grove Orange County K–12 $15,765 — 14.7 No
148 Cathedral High School Los Angeles Los Angeles County 9–12 $15,555
2026-27
 14 — No
149 United Christian Academy Rancho Cucamonga Inland Empire K–12 $15,400
2026-27
 14 16.0 No
150 Bishop Montgomery High School Torrance Los Angeles County 9–12 $15,300
2026-27
 54 16.1 No
151 Contra Costa Christian High School Walnut Creek East Bay Preschool–12 $14,994
2027-28
 — 12.8 No
152 Bishop Alemany High School Mission Hills Los Angeles County 9–12 $14,670
2026-27
 13 20.1 No
153 Woodcrest Christian School Riverside Inland Empire TK–12 $14,640
2026-27
 8 — No
154 Saint Jeanne De Lestonnac C High School Temecula Inland Empire 9–12 $14,600 75 — No
155 Saint Genevieve High School Panorama City Los Angeles County 9–12 $14,475 19 — No
156 Saint Mary's High School Stockton — 9–12 $14,300
2026-27
 37 — No
157 Saint Lucys Priory High School Glendora Los Angeles County 9–12 $14,150
2027-28
 51 — No
158 Destiny Christian Academy Sacramento Sacramento region K–12 $13,450
2026-27
 6 — No
159 Damien High School La Verne Los Angeles County 9–12 $13,300
2026-27
 22 15.2 No
160 Saint Pius X-St Matthias Academy Downey Los Angeles County 9–12 $13,140
2026-27
 31 — No
161 Saint Paul High School Santa Fe Springs Los Angeles County 9–12 $12,850
2026-27
 38 — No
162 Saint Marys Academy Inglewood Los Angeles County 9–12 $12,668
2026-27
 86 — No
163 Vincent Memorial Catholic High School Calexico — 9–12 $12,313
2026-27
 19 18.8 No
164 Saint Anthony High School Long Beach Los Angeles County 9–12 $12,300
2026-27
 13 — No
165 Bishop Mora Salesian High School Los Angeles Los Angeles County 9–12 $12,200
2026-27
 18 — No
166 Saint Bonaventure High School Ventura Ventura and Santa Barbara counties 9–12 $12,200
2026-27
 36 — No
167 Mary Star of the Sea High School San Pedro Los Angeles County 9–12 $12,100
2026-27
 18 15.4 No
168 Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian Los Angeles Los Angeles County TK–12 $11,650
2026-27
 46 11.0 No
169 LA Sierra Academy Riverside Inland Empire 9–12 $11,270 — — No
170 Bishop Amat Memorial High School La Puente Los Angeles County 9–12 $11,165
2026-27
 28 16.6 No
171 Cantwell/Sacred Heart Mary High School Montebello Los Angeles County 9–12 $10,866 15 14.8 No
172 Bishop Conaty Our Lady Loretto Los Angeles Los Angeles County 9–12 $10,800
2026-27
 36 16.6 No
173 Notre Dame High School Riverside Inland Empire 9–12 $10,100
2026-27
 44 16.0 No
174 Santa Clara High School Oxnard Ventura and Santa Barbara counties 9–12 $10,100
2026-27
 — 14.0 No
175 Live Oak Academy Santa Clara San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley K–12 $9,395
2026-27
 — — Yes
176 Aquinas High School San Bernardino Inland Empire 9–12 $8,950
2026-27
 26 16.1 No
177 Armenian Mesrobian High School Pico Rivera Los Angeles County — $8,750
2025-26
 — 8.2 No
178 Woodland Christian High School Woodland Sacramento region Preschool–12 $8,540
2026-27
 11 19.4 No

What is the median private high school tuition in California?

The median published tuition among the 178 schools is $28,780; a quarter charge $17,890 or less and a quarter charge $49,130 or more. The lowest is Woodland Christian High School at $8,540.

Which California metro has the highest private high school tuition?

By metro, the median published tuition is highest in Marin County at $67,987 (4 schools) and lowest in Inland Empire at $15,400 (11 schools).

Metro Schools publishing tuition Lowest Median Highest Highest at
Marin County 4 $29,400 $67,987 $69,650 San Domenico School
San Francisco 12 $29,000 $64,065 $69,899 Bay School of San Francisco
Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge 4 $29,200 $36,606 $51,700 Polytechnic School
San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley 18 $9,395 $33,865 $68,600 Crystal Springs Uplands School
San Diego County 14 $16,964 $30,330 $62,000 Army and Navy Academy
Los Angeles County 62 $8,750 $29,575 $87,430 The Webb Schools
Ventura and Santa Barbara counties 6 $10,100 $27,995 $83,900 Midland School
East Bay 16 $14,994 $26,807 $62,900 The Head-Royce School
Orange County 13 $15,765 $23,600 $58,100 Sage Hill School
Sacramento region 7 $8,540 $18,080 $37,640 Sacramento Country Day School
Inland Empire 11 $8,950 $15,400 $18,750 Xavier College Preparatory High School

Does higher tuition mean better college outcomes?

Only on average: the median 2025 UC Reach Score rises from 31 among the 47 schools under $20,000 to 60 among the 39 at $50,000 and up, and the spread inside each band is wide, from 8 to 151 in the top band. Tuition pays for more than college outcomes, and the score counts only UC admits.

Tuition band Schools With a 2025 UC Reach Score Median score Lowest to highest score Median students per teacher With a counted college list
Under $20,000 55 47 31 6 to 86 15.3 3
$20,000 to $34,999 55 52 42 10 to 101 14.1 9
$35,000 to $49,999 23 20 51 21 to 212 8.0 7
$50,000 and up 45 39 60 8 to 151 7.8 22

What tuition pays for besides college outcomes

Parents are not only shopping for college outcomes. The UC Reach Score counts one thing, UC admits per 100 seniors, and the table above shows that schools at every price reach every part of the range. Families who choose a private school are usually weighing some of these:

  • Community and values fit. A private school sets its own mission and expectations, and the application, the entrance exam and the interview work as a fit signal in both directions.
  • Class size. The National Center for Education Statistics' Private School Survey lists a student–teacher ratio for 107 of the 178 schools here, and the band table shows the median at each price.
  • Advising. Each private school builds its own college-advising model, so the useful question is how many students each counselor carries and how early the work starts.
  • Arts, athletics and, at some schools, boarding. A smaller school can mean more students on each team and in each production; ask each school what participation looks like.
  • Financial aid. The figure here is the published sticker price. Most of these schools publish an aid program beside it, and a family's price can be well below the figure in the table.

Public schools are a great choice when a family cannot afford a private school, and the private vs public county pages show how each does with UC admissions at equal grades.

For one school at a time, the is it worth the tuition? pages set each private school beside the best public school nearby. Every metro's schools, ranked, are on the private high schools by metro index.

Tuition is the figure each school publishes on its own admissions or tuition page for the year shown beside it, usually the upper-school day tuition, and is shown only where the school publishes one; 178 of the California private high schools with a page on Reach do. UC Reach Score is top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors in 2025, counted at each campus; a dash means the University of California published no admit counts for that school. Students per teacher is from the Private School Survey. A school "has a counted college list" when its own published list carries a count beside each college. The median in each band is of the schools in that band with a score. The list excludes nonclassroom-based online schools and schools the California Department of Education records with no 12th grade.