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If this trend holds (+3.2%/yr, Total enrollment)
At tuition of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Tuition impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2026) | ~427 | +13 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2028) | ~456 | +42 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2030) | ~486 | +72 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Edit the figure to match your school.
Financial profile — IRS Form 990, FY2023
From 13 years of Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (free public IRS data). The school's tax filings show financial scale, fundraising health, and endowment trajectory — signals that drive board-level conversations about tuition pricing, financial-aid capacity, and capital projects.
Source: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (EIN 951641448). View latest 990 PDF → Tuition-per-student is total program-service revenue divided by latest enrollment — a rough average that includes auxiliary revenue (athletics, food service, etc.); the actual published tuition can differ. Form 990 is filed annually under penalty of perjury, so the financial scale figures are authoritative.
+17.0 pp above peer median (46.0%) · Ranked #3 of 9 similar schools
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63.0%
Higher than 94% of California high schools (1105 ranked, ≥50 seniors)
Laguna Blanca School's UC Reach of 63.0% clears the statewide top-10% cutoff (53.3%) — meaning roughly 63 top-6 UC admits per 100 seniors, well above what most California schools achieve.
Against similar schools, Laguna Blanca School stands out clearly — the peer-group median is 46.0%.
For context, the elite tier (top 1%) clears 102.7% — a gap of 40 pp from where this school sits.
Overall, Laguna Blanca School's UC Reach is higher than 94% of California high schools (1105 ranked).
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.
Laguna Blanca School — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Private · secular · Santa Barbara · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸On UC Reach, Laguna Blanca School sits in the middle of its similar-school group (ranked #3 of 9): 63% vs. a peer median of 46%.
- ▸Its UC Reach has risen 3 points since 2020.
- ▸Across the top-6 UC campuses, Laguna Blanca School is admitting at roughly +13 percentage points above what its average applicant GPA (3.956) alone would predict (35% actual vs. 23% expected). That's a meaningful signal — it can reflect UC's track record with this school's graduates, students presenting strongly in UC's holistic review (essays, EC's, context), or institutional familiarity helping at the margin. The data can't distinguish which, but the pattern itself is real and worth understanding.
- ▸Senior-class enrollment is down 4% (48→46 from 2020 to 2025), trailing the peer-group median of -1%.
- ▸Enrollment has been growing (+3.2%/yr); projects to ~456 by 2028.
Enrollment projection
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Blanca School | Private · secular | 414 | 63.0% | -4% |
| Peer-group median | 46.0% | -1% | ||
| Cate School | Private · secular | 306 | 50.7% | -3% |
| Bishop Garcia Diego High Sch | Private · Catholic | 278 | — | +13% |
| Ojai Valley School | Private · secular | 307 | 38.1% | -16% |
| Archer School for Girls | Private · secular | 484 | 45.1% | -10% |
| Saint Bonaventure High School | Private · Catholic | 412 | 36.4% | -31% |
| Dunn School | Private · secular | 219 | 22.6% | -26% |
| New Roads School | Private · secular | 545 | 64.6% | +4% |
| Marlborough School | Private · secular | 546 | 64.0% | +29% |
| Oak Grove School | Private · secular | 212 | — | +260% |
| Thacher School the | Private · secular | 257 | 46.8% | +2% |
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 →
GPA figures reflect 2024 — UC has not yet released applicant/admit GPA for 2025.
Admit rate vs. CA peer average, by campus ⓘ
How does this school's admit rate at each UC compare to other CA schools whose applicant pool averages the same GPA? Based on 2024 (latest GPA available).
| Campus | Applicant GPA (avg) | Actual admit rate | CA peer avg | Δ | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 3.99 | 33.3% | 14.6% | +18.8pp | Over |
| UC San Diego | 3.94 | 39.1% | 22.1% | +17.0pp | Over |
| UC Santa Barbara | 3.94 | 38.5% | 29.7% | +8.7pp | Over |
| UC Irvine | 3.89 | 40.0% | 22.6% | +17.4pp | Over |
| UC Davis | 4.00 | 25.0% | 31.3% | -6.3pp | Under |
Where Laguna Blanca School sits vs. all California schools ⓘ
Overall, this school admits its UC applicants 12.6 points above what their GPAs predict (35.4% actual vs. 22.8% expected), based on 2024 data.
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) '24 | Avg GPA (Adm) '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley → Elite | 21 | 4 | — | 19.0% | 8.7% | — | 3.99 | 4.15 |
| UCLA → Elite | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.02 | — |
| UC San Diego → Selective | 19 | 7 | — | 36.8% | 15.2% | — | 3.94 | 4.19 |
| UC Santa Barbara → Selective | 17 | 6 | — | 35.3% | 13.0% | — | 3.94 | 4.24 |
| UC Irvine → Selective | 15 | 5 | — | 33.3% | 10.9% | — | 3.89 | — |
| UC Davis → | 14 | 7 | — | 50.0% | 15.2% | — | 4.00 | — |