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Top 20 Best California Catholic Private High Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 135 catholic private high schools serving 79,567 students in California. You can also find more religiously affiliated schools in California.

The catholic private high schools in California include Academy Of Our Lady Of Peace, Aquinas High School, and Mary Star Of The Sea High School.

The average tuition cost is $16,574, which is lower than the California private high school average tuition cost of $23,043.

St. Jeanne De Lestonnac School Photo - Saint Jeanne de Lestonnac Catholic School educates students from preschool through high school.

Immaculate Heart Middle & High School Photo - Immaculate Heart's students gather on the quad.

St. Francis High School - Salesian College Preparatory Photo - Experience the biomedical science pathway or computer science in a small, personal learning environment. We have a 12:1 student-teacher ratio and class sizes averaging 20.

Palma School Photo - Palma is a college-preparatory, Catholic co-ed high school with an all-boy junior high school (grades 6-8) owned and operated by The Christian Brothers Institute of California.

Mercy High School, San Francisco Photo - At Mercy High School we recognize the power girls have to effect change. We are proud to educate our young women, who in the spirit of Catherine McAuley and adherence to the Sisters` Critical Concerns, are fearless in taking the lead to create a better world.

Chaminade College Preparatory-high School Photo

Marymount High School Los Angeles Photo - Marymount offers 13 sports and 22 teams. Over 80 percent our our Sailor Strong Athletic teams move on to the CIF Playoffs.

Providence High School Photo - Aerial view of Providence High School's quad.

Aquinas High School Photo - Aquinas is a private Catholic college preparatory high school located in San Bernardino California.

Cornelia Connelly School Photo - Students celebrate after the NHS Induction Ceremony.

Villanova Preparatory School Photo - Founded in 1924, Villanova Prep is the only Catholic boarding school in the Augustinian tradition. Our 130-acre campus located in Ojai, California, approximately 60 minutes north of Los Angeles, has several athletic and academic facilities to support our students' development of mind, body, and spirit.

Bishop Amat Memorial High School Photo - Front Office

St. Monica Academy Photo - The Cardinal Newman Society recently named St. Monica Academy to the Catholic High School Honor Roll as one of the Top 50 Catholic high schools in the nation. Only three California schools received this prestigious award.

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