Sacramento has schools like nobody's business, ranging from public high schools to charter elementary schools to universities and colleges. And school isn't just for kids - many adults attend colleges (often as returning students), and there are adult schools specifically for adults.

There may be scholarships and financial aid available to help pay for education if you need a hand.

Colleges and Universities

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Vocational Schools

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Primary and Secondary Education

High Schools

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Middle Schools and Junior Highs

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Clarksburg:

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Elverta:

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Roseville:

Elementary Schools

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Sloughhouse:

Walnut Grove:

Wilton:

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Elk Grove:

Elverta:

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Gold River:

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Isleton:

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Charter Schools

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Private Schools

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento operates 1 diocesan high school within the city and surrounding suburbs, St. Francis Catholic High School. Various Roman Catholic religious congregations operate four additional Catholic "private" (i.e., non-diocesan) high schools in the city and suburbs: Loretto High School (sponsored by the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Christian Brothers High School (sponsored by the Brothers of Christian Schools), Jesuit High School (the Society of Jesus, or "Jesuits"), and, as of the Fall of 2006, Cristo Rey High School (co-sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, the Sisters of Mercy, and the Jesuits). Sacramento is one of 12 cities in the United States with a Cristo Rey Network High School, the first of which was founded by the Jesuits in Chicago in 1996 on a reduced tuition model designed to be accessible to those otherwise unable to afford conventionally-priced private education.

Additionally within the city and surrounding suburbs are 30 "parochial" schools - i.e., schools attached to a parish. These range from the oldest still operating, St. Francis of Assisi Grammar School (1895), to the newest, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (2000), to the recently consolidated, John Paul II School (2005), combining All Hallows (1948) and St. Peter (1955) Schools at the All Hallows Parish site.

In 1857, almost immediately upon their arrival from Ireland, the Sisters of Mercy opened the first school of any kind in Sacramento. Open to all regardless of religious denomination, St. Joseph Academy continued operation through the late 1960s. The final school site is now a city of Sacramento parking garage. The "St. Joseph Garage" honors the name of the school that marked the arrival of formal education in Sacramento.

Preschools/Private Kindergarten/Childcare

See also the Child Care page. Sacramento:

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Special Needs

Many schools have their own special needs education programs. These are centers dedicated to special needs education: Sacramento:

Carmichael:

Fair Oaks:

Career Technical Education

There are many career technical education schools in and near Sacramento. Sacramento:

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West Sacramento:

Adult Education

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Antelope:

Citrus Heights:

Galt:

North Highlands:

Rancho Cordova:

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Alternative Schools

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Mather:

Other Schools

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Districts

Public School Districts Serving Sacramento County Sacramento County Public School Districts

Future and/or Potential Schools

  • Wonder Tree School - had plans to launch in the Fall of 2011, but their website indicates that they have postponed those plans.

After School Program

  • EFSAC - Education Française de Sacramento- French classes after school serving Davis, Folsom, Rocklin, Sacramento
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