St. Thomas Aquinas School
under 1 mi Grades K-8 152 students 15.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Monterey Park, CA
5 schools in Monterey Park itself and 49 more within 6 miles.
Monterey Park private schools at a glance
Monterey Park has 5 private schools of its own, and 49 more are within 6 miles. In Monterey Park itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 3 nonsectarian; 5 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 49 nearby, there are 54 in all: 23 Catholic, 12 other Christian, 17 nonsectarian and 2 of other faiths; 47 teach elementary grades and 13 teach high school; 4 are Montessori. 2 are all-girls and 2 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 21 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 11 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 80% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 89 students and 11.4 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
23 Catholic
11.4 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Monterey Park (5)
Schools that give Monterey Park as their address come first, then the 49 more within 6 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 Monterey Park matches all of those.
Monterey Park Christian School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-K Church of the Nazarene Early childhood Co-ed
Meher Montessori School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-5 62 students Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (49)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Monterey Park.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 321 students 17.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-8 50 students 8.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Methodist Early childhood Co-ed
Top Kids
2 mi Grades PreK-8 42 students 14 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 9-12 321 students 12.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-girls 88% to 4-year college
Grades K-8 89 students 17.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades 9-12 352 students 20.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Grades K-8 120 students 19.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
St. Benedict School
3 mi Grades PreK-8 397 students 18 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 115 students 12.2 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades K-8 338 students 17.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades K-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
St. Anthony School
3 mi Grades 9-12 375 students 26.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Grades K-8 185 students 16.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 72 students 8.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-8 132 students 13.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Monterey Park
We verified published tuition at 2 of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop Mora Salesian | $12,200 | 2026-27 |
| Cathedral High School | $15,555 | 2026-27 |
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Monterey Park?
5 private schools give Monterey Park as their address: St. Thomas Aquinas School, Monterey Park Christian School, Meher Montessori School, Alpha-Shen Preschool & Kindergarten and Starkids Preschool Kindergarten. Counting nearby towns, we list 54: 5 in Monterey Park and 49 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 7,408 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Monterey Park is St. Thomas Aquinas School with 152 students. The largest within 6 miles is Cathedral High School with 645 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.