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Bethel Christian High School → Carnegie Schools Riverside → Bloomington Christian High Sch → Redlands Adventist Academy → Ontario Christian High School → Compare all similar →Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-7.6%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~342 | -28 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~292 | -78 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~249 | -121 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
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.
LA Sierra Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · Other religious · Riverside · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, LA Sierra Academy sits near the top of its similar-school group (ranked #1 of 5): 43% vs. a peer median of 8%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 30 points since 2020.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 56% (62→27 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of +22%.
- ▸At its recent rate (-7.6%/yr), enrollment projects to ~292 by 2028 — about 78 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 78 fewer students. At a tuition of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual tuition revenue at risk.
Estimate seeded by other religious private school typical — wide range: Jewish day $25k–35k, Lutheran/Christian $10k–18k. NCES doesn't publish per-school tuition; adjust to your school's actual figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Sierra Academy | Private · Other religious | 370 | 43.4% | -56% |
| Peer-group median | 8.4% | +22% | ||
| Bethel Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 396 | — | +12% |
| Carnegie Schools Riverside | Private · Other religious | 494 | 6.2% | +0% |
| Bloomington Christian High Sch | Private · Other religious | 347 | 15.4% | — |
| Redlands Adventist Academy | Private · Other religious | 371 | — | +26% |
| Ontario Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 469 | 10.3% | +22% |
| Crossroads Christian School | Private · Other religious | 733 | — | +36% |
| Calvary Baptist Schools | Private · Other religious | 287 | — | +91% |
| Cornerstone Christian School | Private · Other religious | 299 | — | -92% |
| Whittier Christian High School | Private · Other religious | 410 | 6.4% | -30% |
| Mesa Grande Academy | Private · Other religious | 320 | — | +62% |
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 →
UC Outcomes Trend — 2018–2025
Class size from CDE grade 12 enrollment. Campus-level data — applicant/admit totals may count a student at multiple campuses more than once.
Campus Breakdown — 2025
| Campus | Applicants | Admits | Enrollees | Admit Rate | UC Reach | Yield | Avg GPA (App) | Avg GPA (Adm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA → Elite | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.89 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.75 | 4.21 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.56 | 3.85 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.76 | 4.10 |