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Best Sonoma County �� High Schools (2026)

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Sonoma County �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Anova Center For Education Sonoma County (Closed 2013)

Special Education School

2911 Cleveland Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 527-0183

Gr: 1-12 | 88 students

Cross & Crown Lutheran School (Closed 2025)

(Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA))

5475 Snyder Lane
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
(707) 795-7863

Gr: K-5 | 69 students Avg. class size: 14 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Nonesuch School (Closed 2015)

4004 Bones Rd
Sebastopol, CA 95472
(707) 823-6603

Gr: Inquire with school | 30 students

Pacific Christian Academy (Closed 2015)

(Church of Christ)

8877 Donald St
Graton, CA 95444
(707) 823-2880

Gr: K-12 | 33 students

St. Michael's Orthodox School (Closed 2012)

Alternative School

1545 Rose Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
(707) 545-0861

Gr: 1-8 | 12 students Avg. class size: 4 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Stuart Preparatory School (Closed 2010)

Special Program Emphasis

431 Humboldt St
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 528-0721

Gr: K-9 | 37 students Tuition listed

Overview

This County (Sonoma County)

This State (CA)

# Schools

24 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� High Schools
Year	Sonoma County Total Schools
2025	25
2024	28
2023	27
2022	24
2021	26
2020	26
2019	25
2018	25
2017	26
2016	30
2015	34

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Student Body:

# Students

2,544 Students

275,208 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� High School
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	103	254	253
2024	102	249	245
2023	109	261	247
2022	115	270	257
2021	116	265	249
2020	113	250	235
2019	129	246	242
2018	129	234	238
2017	129	242	246
2016	123	230	241
2015	110	205	220

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% Average Students of Color

28%

49%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	28%	49%	32%
2024	26%	48%	31%
2023	29%	47%	31%
2022	28%	43%	30%
2021	27%	43%	30%
2020	27%	42%	29%
2019	24%	44%	29%
2018	25%	42%	28%
2017	25%	48%	30%
2016	24%	48%	30%
2015	23%	48%	30%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

324 Teachers

26,866 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	8:1	10:1	10:1
2024	8:1	10:1	10:1
2023	9:1	10:1	10:1
2022	9:1	10:1	10:1
2021	9:1	10:1	10:1
2020	9:1	11:1	10:1
2019	9:1	10:1	10:1
2018	9:1	11:1	10:1
2017	9:1	11:1	10:1
2016	10:1	11:1	10:1
2015	11:1	11:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

61%

62%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	61%	61%	57%
2024	56%	61%	57%
2023	54%	60%	57%
2022	61%	61%	56%
2021	60%	61%	56%
2020	57%	60%	56%
2019	57%	59%	55%
2018	57%	60%	55%
2017	62%	60%	55%
2016	68%	59%	54%
2015	61%	59%	54%

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Average Class Size

14 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	14	15	14
2024	14	14	14
2023	15	14	14
2022	15	14	14
2021	16	14	14
2020	16	14	14
2019	16	14	14
2018	16	14	14
2017	18	14	14
2016	17	15	14
2015	14	15	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

11 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	11	15	13
2024	11	14	12
2023	9	14	12
2022	9	14	12
2021	8	14	12
2020	8	13	12
2019	7	13	11
2018	7	13	11
2017	9	12	11
2016	9	12	11
2015	7	11	10

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Average SAT score

1198

(Out of 1600)

1264

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	1,198	1,263	1,233
2024	1,198	1,250	1,231
2023	1,189	1,247	1,229
2022	1,217	1,248	1,230
2021	1,217	1,247	1,230
2020	1,217	1,244	1,227
2019	1,227	1,239	1,226
2018	1,180	1,236	1,226
2017	1,265	1,249	1,233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	24	27	26
2024	24	27	26
2023	25	27	26
2022	26	27	26
2021	26	27	26
2020	26	27	26
2019	25	26	25
2018	24	26	25
2017	24	26	25
2016	24	26	25
2015	24	26	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$23,727

$23,316

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$23,727	$23,319	$17,997
2024	$19,227	$23,084	$17,011
2023	$18,056	$21,930	$16,191
2022	$17,515	$21,484	$15,821
2021	$17,446	$20,840	$15,331
2020	$16,757	$19,942	$15,046
2019	$16,565	$19,419	$14,791
2018	$16,252	$18,892	$14,527
2017	$14,121	$18,534	$14,161
2016	$14,348	$17,628	$13,713
2015	$11,686	$15,924	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

50%

33%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	50%	33%	38%
2024	50%	33%	37%
2023	43%	31%	36%
2022	40%	32%	36%
2021	40%	32%	36%
2020	38%	31%	35%
2019	38%	30%	34%
2018	38%	31%	33%
2017	38%	30%	32%
2016	39%	29%	31%
2015	39%	28%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$10,410

$12,687

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	$10,410	$12,687	$9,714
2024	$10,410	$11,976	$9,498
2023	$11,000	$11,354	$8,890
2022	$11,667	$11,471	$8,717
2021	$11,667	$11,314	$8,472
2020	$11,600	$10,847	$8,370
2019	$11,600	$10,439	$7,924
2018	$10,667	$9,870	$7,471
2017	$9,667	$9,227	$7,202
2016	$12,500	$7,863	$6,993
2015	$12,500	$7,468	$6,822

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Average Acceptance Rate

92%

78%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	92%	78%	79%
2024	90%	80%	81%
2023	90%	80%	81%
2022	90%	80%	81%
2021	90%	81%	81%
2020	90%	81%	81%
2019	83%	80%	81%
2018	83%	80%	80%
2017	83%	79%	81%
2016	85%	79%	80%
2015	93%	79%	81%

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Average Endowment Size

$6.67 million

$30.35 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.49

0.73

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	0.49	0.73	0.61
2024	0.47	0.73	0.60
2023	0.49	0.72	0.60
2022	0.46	0.69	0.58
2021	0.47	0.69	0.57
2020	0.47	0.69	0.57
2019	0.53	0.69	0.56
2018	0.53	0.69	0.55
2017	0.46	0.68	0.54
2016	0.47	0.69	0.54
2015	0.47	0.69	0.53

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# American Indian Students

18 Students

1,844 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of �� High School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	1%	1%	1%
2024	2%	1%	1%
2023	1%	1%	1%
2022	1%	1%	1%
2021	1%	1%	1%
2020	1%	1%	1%
2019	1%	1%	1%
2018	1%	1%	1%

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# Asian Students

101 Students

35,016 Students

% Asian Students

13%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	4%	13%	5%
2024	4%	14%	6%
2023	5%	13%	6%
2022	6%	11%	5%
2021	6%	11%	5%
2020	6%	11%	5%
2019	5%	11%	5%
2018	5%	11%	5%
2017	5%	10%	4%
2016	4%	10%	4%
2015	4%	10%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

312 Students

43,318 Students

% Hispanic Students

12%

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	12%	16%	9%
2024	12%	16%	9%
2023	11%	16%	8%
2022	12%	16%	8%
2021	12%	16%	8%
2020	12%	16%	8%
2019	10%	16%	8%
2018	10%	16%	8%
2017	8%	17%	7%
2016	8%	18%	8%
2015	8%	18%	8%

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# Black Students

82 Students

15,939 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	3%	6%	8%
2024	3%	6%	8%
2023	4%	6%	8%
2022	3%	6%	8%
2021	3%	6%	8%
2020	3%	6%	8%
2019	3%	6%	8%
2018	3%	6%	8%
2017	3%	6%	8%
2016	3%	6%	8%
2015	3%	7%	9%

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# White Students

1,781 Students

115,884 Students

% White Students

70%

44%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	70%	44%	59%
2024	71%	44%	60%
2023	70%	46%	60%
2022	72%	50%	62%
2021	72%	50%	63%
2020	71%	51%	64%
2019	67%	50%	64%
2018	67%	51%	65%
2017	72%	51%	66%
2016	71%	50%	66%
2015	71%	50%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

5 Students

2,957 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

251 Students

49,002 Students

% of Others Students

10%

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Sonoma County Average	California (CA) Average	National Average
2025	10%	19%	17%
2024	8%	18%	15%
2023	9%	17%	16%
2022	5%	15%	16%
2021	5%	15%	15%
2020	6%	14%	14%
2019	14%	15%	14%
2018	14%	14%	13%
2017	12%	15%	14%
2016	14%	15%	13%
2015	14%	13%	12%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

9 sports

10 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private high schools in Sonoma County, CA?

The private high schools in Sonoma County, CA include Cardinal Newman High School, Sonoma Academy, and Ursuline High School.

How many private high schools are located in Sonoma County?

24 private high schools are located in Sonoma County.

How diverse are private high schools in Sonoma County?

Sonoma County private high schools are approximately 28% minority students, which is lower than the California private school average of 49%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Sonoma County?

29% of private high schools in Sonoma County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Seventh Day Adventist).

Which private high schools in Sonoma County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Sonoma County include: Journey Academy vs. New Directions School, Sonoma Academy vs. Cardinal Newman High School, Greenacre Homes vs. Plumfield Academy

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