Dunn School
under 1 mi Grades 6-12 218 students 5.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
Private schools in Los Olivos, CA
3 schools in Los Olivos itself and 1 more within 12 miles.
Los Olivos private schools at a glance
Los Olivos has 3 private schools of its own, and 1 more is within 12 miles. They are Dunn School, Midland School and Santa Ynez Valley Family School. In Los Olivos itself: 3 nonsectarian; 1 teaches elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 1 nearby, there are 4 in all: 1 other Christian and 3 nonsectarian; 2 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 1 reports membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 136 students and 8.2 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
Private schools in Los Olivos (3)
Schools that give Los Olivos as their address come first, then the 1 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Los Olivos matches all of those.
Midland School
5 mi Grades 9-12 79 students 4.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 79% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5 61 students 8.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Los Olivos.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 136 students 13.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Los Olivos?
3 private schools give Los Olivos as their address: Dunn School, Midland School and Santa Ynez Valley Family School. Counting nearby towns, we list 4: 3 in Los Olivos and 1 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 494 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Los Olivos is Dunn School with 218 students.
Does California pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No California program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction. Families rely on a school’s own financial aid and on privately funded scholarships.