Listed below are counties with the lowest average private school acceptance rate (2024-25).
The most selective county for private school acceptance rate is Fulton County, GA with an average acceptance rate of 70%.
The least selective county for private school acceptance rate is Franklin County, MA with an average acceptance rate of 44%.
Acceptance Rate Range: 60%
95%
Avg. Acceptance Rate: 85%
Lowest Private School Acceptance Rate By County (2024-25)
County
Average Acceptance Rate
(Total / High Schools / Elementary)
(Total / High Schools / Elementary)
Most Selective Schools
(Acceptance Rate)
(Acceptance Rate)
Rank: #1-31-3.
70% / 78% / 79%
Rank: #1-31-3.
70% / 75% / 78%
Rank: #1-31-3.
70% / 85% / 85%
Rank: #4-74-7.
69% / 80% / 84%
Rank: #4-74-7.
69% / 65% / 77%
Rank: #4-74-7.
69% / 73% / 80%
Rank: #4-74-7.
69% / 82% / 84%
Rank: #88.
68% / 54% / 71%
Rank: #9-109-10.
66% / 80% / 84%
- The Compass School (15%)
- San Francisco Friends School (15%)
- Katherine Michiels School (30%)
- St. Monica School (30%)
- Children's Day School (47%)
- Adda Clevenger School - Noe Valley Campus (50%)
- Archbishop Riordan High School (50%)
- Meadows-livingstone School (50%)
- One Fifty Parker Avenue School (50%)
- Terra Schools (60%)
Rank: #9-109-10.
66% / 61% / 75%
Rank: #11-1311-13.
65% / 54% / 71%
Rank: #11-1311-13.
65% / 70% / 81%
Rank: #11-1311-13.
65% / 73% / 80%
Rank: #1414.
64% / 54% / 71%
Rank: #15-1615-16.
61% / 54% / 71%
Rank: #15-1615-16.
61% / 65% / 77%
Rank: #1717.
60% / 48% / 64%
Rank: #1818.
57% / 65% / 77%
- The Lawrenceville School (18%)
- Peddie School (22%)
- The Pennington School (24%)
- Princeton Day School (30%)
- Princeton Academy Of The Sacred Heart (65%)
- Stuart Country Day School (65%)
- Waldorf School of Princeton (72%)
- Villa Victoria Academy (80%)
- Princeton Montessori School (90%)
- The Village Learning Center (100%)
Rank: #1919.
51% / 61% / 75%
Frequently Asked Questions
What counties have the private schools with the highest acceptance rate?
The counties with the highest acceptance rate are Fulton, GA (70% average acceptance rate), Cumberland, ME (70% average acceptance rate) and Davidson, TN (70% average acceptance rate).
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