Fusion Academy
1 mi Grades 6-12 95 students 10.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Private schools in Santa Barbara, CA
13 schools in Santa Barbara itself.
Santa Barbara private schools at a glance
Santa Barbara has 13 private schools of its own. In Santa Barbara itself: 4 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 8 nonsectarian; 9 teach elementary grades and 7 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 4 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 5 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 90% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 185 students and 7.9 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
4 Catholic
7.9 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Santa Barbara (13)
Schools that give Santa Barbara as their address come first. Closest schools first. 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 Santa Barbara matches all of those.
Notre Dame School
2 mi Grades PreK-8 75 students 12.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 51 students 5.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades 6-9 185 students 8.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 220 students 7.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 7-12 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Co-ed
Laguna Blanca School
3 mi Grades PreK-12 422 students 7.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Providence School
3 mi Grades PreK-12 295 students 8.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Grades 9-12 284 students 7.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 98% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 210 students 17.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 4-12 38 students 5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Grades K-8 252 students 7.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Santa Barbara
We verified published tuition at one 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna Blanca School | $39,128 to $45,060 | 2026-27 |
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Santa Barbara?
13 private schools give Santa Barbara as their address. Together they enrolled about 2,138 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Santa Barbara is Laguna Blanca School with 422 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.