Bishop Garcia Diego High Sch

Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara County · Private (Catholic)
Private Santa Barbara County ~45 seniors
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Most similar nearby schools

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment (9–12)
268 (2020)278 (2025)
+3.7%
Grade 12 (graduating class)
55 (2020)62 (2025)
+12.7%

If this trend holds (+0.7%/yr, Total enrollment)

At tuition of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Tuition impact / yr
1 yr (2026) ~280 +2 $0
3 yr (2028) ~284 +6 $0
5 yr (2030) ~288 +10 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.

Diocesan context — Archdiocese of Los Angeles

Archdiocese
Counties covered
Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara
Schools operated (K–12)
~210
approx; from diocesan reports
Other Catholic HS tracked
44
in this diocese, on this site

Largest Catholic school system in the U.S. Archdiocese of Los Angeles is the canonical governance body for Catholic schools in this region — board policy, tuition guidance, and shared services typically originate here. Visit the diocesan website →

Financial figures aren't shown because Catholic (arch)dioceses don't file IRS Form 990 — they're covered by the USCCB Group Ruling (GEN 0928), which exempts dioceses, parishes, and parochial schools from individual filing. School counts above are hand-compiled from each diocese's published schools-department information.

University of California outcomes · Class of 2024
UC Reach
N/A
UC Application Reach
140.0%
63 applications
Most seniors are applying to at least one of the six most selective UCs (applications counted at each campus).
In context: CA median 79.7% · Top 10% statewide ≥ 243.8% · higher than 73% of CA HS.
UC Admit Rate
N/A
None / 63 applications
UC Yield Rate
N/A
None enrolled of None admitted
Yield vs. Enrollment Reach: Yield answers "of UC admits, what % chose UC?" — denominator is just the admits. A small admitted cohort can post a low yield even when the school sends a healthy share of its class to UC.
UC Enrollment Reach
N/A
None enrollees / 45 seniors
Enrollment Reach vs. Yield: Reach answers "of the whole senior class, what % ended up at UC?" — denominator is everyone. High Yield with low Enrollment Reach is common at elite privates: most admits matriculate, but the school sends most of its class to non-UC selective colleges.
Selective UC Reach (UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD)
N/A
Elite UC Reach (UCB + UCLA)
N/A
Senior Class Size
45
Private School Affidavit
Total School Enrollment
279
All grades · Private School Affidavit

Private-school figures come from the California Private School Affidavit. Per CDE, inclusion in private-school data is not an evaluation, approval, or endorsement of a school.

Bishop Garcia Diego High Sch — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Private · Catholic · Santa Barbara · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Senior-class enrollment is up 13% (55→62 from 2020 to 2025), outpacing the peer-group median of -15%.
  • Enrollment has been growing (+0.7%/yr); projects to ~284 by 2028.

Enrollment projection

278 students (2025)
~284 projected (2028)
at +0.7%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Bishop Garcia Diego High Sch Private · Catholic 278 +13%
Peer-group median 49.0% -15%
Laguna Blanca School Private · secular 414 63.0% -4%
Villanova Preparatory School Private · Catholic 266 49.0% -14%
Cate School Private · secular 306 50.7% -3%
LA Reina High School Private · Catholic 271 53.6% -38%
Providence Private · Other religious 290 -62%
Saint Bonaventure High School Private · Catholic 412 36.4% -31%
Ojai Valley School Private · secular 307 38.1% -16%
Dunn School Private · secular 219 22.6% -26%
Pacifica Christian Hs Private · Other religious 259 57.6% +29%
Louisville High School Private · Catholic 353 44.3% +6%

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type, and religious orientation. Methodology →

Avg. Applicant GPA · top-6 UCs
3.63

Campus Breakdown — 2024

Campus Applicants Admits Enrollees Admit Rate UC Reach Yield Avg GPA (App) Avg GPA (Adm)
UC Berkeley → Elite
UCLA → Elite 18 3.62
UC San Diego → Selective 15 3.61
UC Santa Barbara → Selective 10 3.69
UC Irvine → Selective 13 3.64
UC Davis → 7 3.60
⚠ Campus-level totals may count one student admitted to multiple UC campuses more than once. Admit Volume metrics are not the same as UC Reach, which requires unique-student counts. See methodology →

What This Means

A large share of the senior class applies to UC, indicating strong college-going culture and UC pipeline development.
Note: admit counts used here are campus-level totals. A student admitted to both UCLA and UCSD is counted twice. When UCOP unique-student data becomes available it will be loaded automatically and the labels will update.
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