Grades 7-12 62 students 9.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Private schools in Ojai, CA
9 schools in Ojai itself and 4 more within 12 miles.
Ojai private schools at a glance
Ojai has 9 private schools of its own, and 4 more are within 12 miles. In Ojai itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 7 nonsectarian; 5 teach elementary grades and 6 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Of the 4 nearby: 1 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 77 students and 8.9 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
8.9 students per teacher, typical
5 in a school association
92% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Ojai (9)
Schools that give Ojai as their address come first, then the 4 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 Ojai matches all of those.
Ojai Valley School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 305 students 5.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 84% to 4-year college
Heritage Christian
2 mi Grades K-6 68 students 12.1 students per teacher Assembly of God Co-ed
Grades 6-12 266 students 8.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 92% to 4-year college
Oak Grove School
2 mi Grades PreK-12 216 students 7.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 66% to 4-year college
Monica Ros School
3 mi Grades PreK-3 76 students 6.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 9-12 77 students 4.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 70 students 11.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
The Thacher School
4 mi Grades 9-12 252 students 6.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (4)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Ojai.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades 1-12 33 students 6.2 students per teacher Pentecostal Alternative Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 156 students 14.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-1 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-8 110 students 14.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Ojai?
9 private schools give Ojai as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 13: 9 in Ojai and 4 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,694 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Ojai is Ojai Valley School with 305 students.
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