Desales Catholic High School
under 1 mi Grades 7-12 129 students 13.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 45% to 4-year college
Private schools in Walla Walla, WA
3 schools in Walla Walla itself and 2 more within 12 miles.
Walla Walla private schools at a glance
Walla Walla has 3 private schools of its own, and 2 more are within 12 miles. They are Desales Catholic High School, Assumption School and St. Basil Academy of Classical Studies. In Walla Walla itself: 2 Catholic and 1 of other faiths; 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Counting the 2 nearby, there are 5 in all: 2 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 1 of other faiths; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 2 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 133 students and 13.6 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
13.6 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Walla Walla (3)
Schools that give Walla Walla as their address come first, then the 2 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 Walla Walla matches all of those.
Assumption School
2 mi Grades PreK-6 184 students 17.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-8 50 students 12.8 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Walla Walla.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades 9-12 133 students 12.5 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed 30% to 4-year college
Grades K-8 338 students 15.8 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Walla Walla?
3 private schools give Walla Walla as their address: Desales Catholic High School, Assumption School and St. Basil Academy of Classical Studies. Counting nearby towns, we list 5: 3 in Walla Walla and 2 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 834 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Walla Walla is Assumption School with 184 students. The largest within 12 miles is Rogers Adventist School with 338 students.
Does Washington pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No Washington program pays private school tuition. The state constitution bars public money for religious instruction and keeps public schools free of sectarian control, and Washington has no individual income tax, so there is no tuition tax break.