Private Schools

Dollars & Cents
Planning to send your child to private school?  That's an average of about $15,000 annually for the next 13 years.  Just think, you could almost put a down payment on a small condo in Goleta for that!  However, cost is not a deterrent for some.  "If kids are stimulated and motivated , and parents see that, they'll  pay anything to support that child," says Gerrie Fausett, superintendent of the Hope School District.  While the price of free public schools can't be beat, many parents are willing to get out their checkbooks and pay big bucks to eduacate their children privately.  Here's a look at some of the yearly tuition costs in our area.

Preschools

All Saints by-the-Sea Parish
Location: 84 Eucalyptus Lane (Montecito)
Phone: 969.4946
www.allsaintsbythesea.org
Director: Eva Smith
Enrollment: 65 Students
Tuition: Per semester: $1,331; $1,991; $3,276 depending on the number of days a week
Ages: 2.5 to 5 years old.
Student ratio: 1:5

The Learning Den
www.learningden.com
Location: 4485 Hollister Avenue
Santa Barbara
Phone: 683.5801
Ages: 18 mo. - 5 years old.

YMCA Preschool
Location: 591 Santa Rosa Lane
Phone: 969.3288
www.ciymca.org
Tuition: $800
Ages: 2.5 - 5 years old.


Elementary Schools                                                
                               
Coastline Christian Academy
Kindergarden: $3,960
Grades 1-5: $4,950

Cold Spring
Location: 2243 Sycamore Canyon Road
Phone: 969.2678
www.coldspringschool.net
Enrollment: 200 Students
Grades K - 6
Highest Academic Performance Index (API) for all public schools in Santa Barbara county, with a score of 960.

Crane Country Day School
Location: 1795 San Leandro Lane
Phone: 969.7732
www.craneschool.org
Enrollment: 200 students
Grades: K - 8
Tuition 2007-08 Lower School $18,975
Tuition 2007-08 Upper School $19,975

El Montecito School
Grades K-2: Call for tuition rates
Location: 1455 East Valley Road
Phone: 969.1482
www.elmoschool.com
Student Ratio: 1:11

Laguna Blanca Lower School
Tuition Kindergarden : $15,900
Tuition 1- 4 : $17,300
Location: 260 San Ysidro Road
Phone: 695.8143
www.lagunablanca.org/lower
Enrollment: 82 students

Marymount of Santa Barbara
http://marymountsb.org
Grades K-4: $13,260
Grade 5: $13,595

Montecito Union
Location: 385 San Ysidro Road
Phone: 969.3249
www.sbceo.org/~montecito
Enrollement: 416 Students
Grades: K - 6
Student Ratio: 1:20

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Grades: K-8: $4,000/year for parish members, slight increase for non-members.
Location: 530 Hot Springs Road
Phone: 969.5965
www.mountcarmelschool.net

San Roque School
Grades K-12: Call for tuition rates

Santa Barbara Christian School
Kindergarden: $7,538
Grades 1-5: $8,131

Santa Barbara Montessori School
Grades K-6: $8,500

St. Raphael's
Grade K-8
www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/~sraph/

The Waldorf School of Santa Barbara
http://www.waldorfsantabarbara.org/index.html
Kindergarden: $9,515
Grades 1-8: $11,385

Middle School

Anacapa School
www.anacapaschool.org
Grades 7-8: $17,400

Coastline Christian Academy
Grades 6-8: $4,950

Crane Country Day School
Grades 6-8: $18,000

Dunn School
Grades 7-8: $12,400
(day students)

Laguna Blanca School
Grades 7-8: $19,400

Marymount of Santa Barbara
Grade 6: $14,980
Grade 7: $15,810
Grade 8: $15,905

Santa Barbara Christian School
Grades 6-8: $8,531

Santa Barbara Middle School
Grades 6-8: $19,076
Grade 9: $19,426

Santa Barbara Montessori
Grades 7-8: $8,000

High Schools

Anacapa School
$17,400

Bishop Garcia Diego High School
$9,800
Independant Catholic co-educational secondary school that welcomes students of all faiths and provides them with the spiritual, personal, and intellectual knowledge.
For more information about Bishop Diego Garcia High School visit www.bishopdiego.org

Laguna Blanca School
$19,4000

Boarding High Schools

Cate School
$27,700 day students
$36,350 boarding

Dunn School
$15,500 day students
$34,500 boarding

Midland School
$31,500

Thatcher School
$24,350 day students (must be Ojai residents)
$36,750 boarding


Santa Barbara County offers a variety of outstanding higher learning institutions.

Antioich University
Antioch University Santa Barbara provides high quality, innovative undergraduate and graduate education for adults. Through the integration of academic and experiential learning and by fostering creativity and independent thinking, an Antioch education empowers students to act responsibly to effect personal, social and environmental change.
For more information about Antioich University visit www.antiochsb.edu

Brooks Institute of Photography
For more information about Brooks Institute of Photography visit www.brooks.edu

Fielding Graduate Institute
For more information about Fielding Graduate Institute visit www.fielding.edu

Santa Barbara City College



For more information about Santa Barbara City College visit www.sbcc.net 

Santa Barbara College Continuing Education
The Continuing Education Division of SBCC, founded in 1918, is one of the nation's leading adult education programs.
For more information about Santa Barbara College Continuing Education visit www.sbcc.cc.ca.us/continuingeducation/

Santa Barbara College of Law
The mission of the College is to provide high quality legal education through a part-time evening program, leading to the award of a Juris Doctor degree and eligibility to sit for the California State Bar Examination. Founded to provide an opportunity for men and women of all ages, backgrounds, and life experiences to enter the legal profession.  The College seeks to develop graduates who will be competent practitioners and who recognize and adhere to the high level of ethics, professional responsibility, and civic duty our society expects of lawyers.
For more information about Santa Barbara College of Law visit www.santabarbaralaw.edu

University of California Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara ranks among higher-education leaders in the and as one of only 62 research-intensive institutions elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities.
UCSB's renowned faculty includes five winners of Nobel Prizes for landmark research in chemistry, physics, and economics, and scores of elected members of national and international academies and societies.
For more information about University of California Santa Barbara visit www.ucsb.edu

UCSB Extension
As the continuing education division of the University of California at Santa Barbara, we are open to all adults who seek professional and personal development. Courses are offered year-round, with evening and weekend classes designed to fit into your busy schedule. We have convenient locations in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, and even offer courses online.
For more information about UCSB Extension visit www.extension.ucsb.edu/1

Westmont College
955 La Paz Road
Phone: 565.6000
Enrollment: 1,328 from 24 states and 11 countries
Tuition: $29,766
Room and Board: $8,936
Founded in 1937
For more information about Westmont College visit www.westmont.edu


School District Information

Goleta Union School District
401 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117
Phone: (805) 681-1200
Fax: (805) 692-0857
For more information about Goleta Union School District visit: www.sbceo.k12.ca.us/districts/goletausd

Hope Elementary School District
3970 La Colina Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Phone: 682.2564
Fax: 687.7954

Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program
at the elementary school level
GATE Coordinator, Elementary School Program
Teresa Koontz
Phone: (805) 963-4338 x 249
For more information about the GATE program visit www.sbsdk12.org/programs/gate/elementarygate.shtml

Great Schools Website
This site provides parents with information and tools to choose schools, support for their children's education and improve schools in their communities.
For more information visit www.greatschools.net

Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Mission Statement:
Through the granting of scholarships, we inspire, encourage and support Santa Barbara County students in their pursuit of college, graduate, and vocational education.
For more information about the Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation visit
http://www.sbscholarship.org/index.html

Yahoo's School Report
Search Santa Barbara schools and see how parents of students rate these local schools,  plus demographic information such as enrollment number and student/teacher ratio.
http://realestate.yahoo.com/Schools/result.html?p+&level=all&type=all