New York Private School Trends (10-Year)

1,795

Private Schools

-17.4% (-379 schools) 10-yr

424,657

Students

-13.7% (-67,456 students) 10-yr

$21,773

Avg. Tuition

+38.2% (+$6,015) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-6.3% (-1 student) 10-yr

39%

Students of Color

-4.9% (-2.0 pp) 10-yr

10:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-16.7% (-2.0) 10-yr

Enrollment & Diversity

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	New York (NY) Total	US Avg per State
2025	1,798	671
2024	1,940	703
2023	1,860	665
2022	1,736	612
2021	1,870	637
2020	2,048	684
2019	2,055	665
2018	2,102	677
2017	1,982	631
2016	2,015	644
2015	2,174	683

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Private schools down 217 in New York, falling from 2,015 in 2016 to 1,798 in 2025.

# Students

424,657 Students

111,484 Students
avg. per state

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Trends in Total Number of Private School Students

Year	New York (NY) Total	US Avg per State
2025	430,262	111,945
2024	448,367	113,628
2023	430,712	108,484
2022	418,616	104,892
2021	442,113	106,817
2020	480,236	109,411
2019	491,275	108,956
2018	500,231	109,868
2017	465,310	106,255
2016	473,047	107,443
2015	492,113	108,505

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Private enrollment down 43,000 in New York, from 473,047 in 2016 to 430,262 in 2025.

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

Grade	New York
Nursery	6,259
Pre-K	55,442
Kind	32,166
1	25,704
2	25,025
3	24,960
4	24,432
5	26,686
6	26,126
7	26,334
8	26,782
9	29,518
10	28,586
11	27,980
12	26,913
Not Listed	11,744

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Pre-K has the most students with 55,442 in New York private schools, far more than any other grade.

Average School Size

244 Students

179 Students

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Trends in Average School Size

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	246	179
2024	238	172
2023	238	174
2022	250	185
2021	245	180
2020	242	171
2019	247	175
2018	245	172
2017	242	180
2016	241	178
2015	230	167

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% Average Students of Color

39%

34%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	40%	34%
2024	40%	34%
2023	40%	33%
2022	40%	33%
2021	41%	32%
2020	41%	32%
2019	40%	31%
2018	39%	31%
2017	40%	32%
2016	40%	32%
2015	41%	32%

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Academics

# Teachers

41,836 Teachers

509,242 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	10:1	11:1
2024	10:1	11:1
2023	11:1	11:1
2022	11:1	11:1
2021	11:1	11:1
2020	11:1	12:1
2019	11:1	12:1
2018	11:1	12:1
2017	11:1	12:1
2016	11:1	12:1
2015	12:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio down 1 in New York private schools, from 11:1 in 2016 to 10:1 in 2025, while the U.S. stayed at 11:1.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

76%

55%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	76%	55%
2024	75%	54%
2023	75%	54%
2022	76%	54%
2021	74%	54%
2020	74%	54%
2019	73%	53%
2018	73%	53%
2017	72%	53%
2016	73%	52%
2015	72%	52%

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Advanced degrees higher in New York private-school faculty rose to 76% in 2025, above the 55% national figure.

Average Class Size

15 students

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	15	16
2024	15	15
2023	15	15
2022	15	15
2021	15	15
2020	15	15
2019	16	15
2018	16	15
2017	16	15
2016	16	15
2015	16	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

12 courses

13 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	11	13
2024	10	12
2023	10	11
2022	10	11
2021	10	11
2020	10	11
2019	10	11
2018	9	11
2017	9	10
2016	9	10
2015	9	10

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Average SAT score

1261

(Out of 1600)

1235

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	1250	1233
2024	1246	1230
2023	1242	1228
2022	1246	1229
2021	1247	1229
2020	1240	1226
2019	1235	1226
2018	1224	1226
2017	1236	1233
2016	1324	1306
2015	1270	1258

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SAT score down 74 points in New York private schools, from 1324 in 2016 to 1250 in 2025.

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	28	26
2024	28	26
2023	28	26
2022	27	26
2021	27	26
2020	27	25
2019	27	25
2018	26	25
2017	26	25
2016	26	25
2015	25	25

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ACT score higher by 2 in New York private schools, where the average was 28 in 2025 versus 26 nationally.

Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$21,773

$13,779

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	$21,409	$13,580
2024	$20,800	$13,227
2023	$20,147	$12,716
2022	$19,374	$12,216
2021	$18,923	$11,969
2020	$18,614	$11,683
2019	$18,109	$11,449
2018	$17,716	$11,183
2017	$17,122	$10,900
2016	$16,540	$10,523
2015	$15,758	$10,108

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Tuition up 30% in New York private schools, rising from $16,540 in 2016 to $21,409 in 2025.

Average Summer Program Cost

$2,323

$1,160

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2018-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	$2,213	$1,152
2024	$2,240	$1,128
2023	$2,493	$1,156
2022	$2,022	$1,102
2021	$2,090	$1,125
2020	$2,178	$1,217
2019	$1,781	$1,305
2018	$2,681	$1,108

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Summer cost down 17% in New York, from $2,681 in 2018 to $2,213 in 2025.

Average % on Financial Aid

34%

35%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	34%	34%
2024	33%	34%
2023	34%	34%
2022	34%	33%
2021	33%	33%
2020	33%	32%
2019	32%	31%
2018	32%	30%
2017	31%	30%
2016	31%	29%
2015	30%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$11,790

$7,693

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	$9,504	$7,073
2024	$9,775	$6,930
2023	$10,192	$6,469
2022	$9,153	$6,289
2021	$8,840	$6,055
2020	$8,813	$5,921
2019	$8,764	$5,795
2018	$7,563	$5,456
2017	$6,602	$5,319
2016	$6,842	$5,105
2015	$6,353	$5,030

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Average Acceptance Rate

79%

85%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	79%	85%
2024	79%	85%
2023	79%	85%
2022	78%	85%
2021	78%	85%
2020	78%	85%
2019	77%	85%
2018	77%	85%
2017	79%	85%
2016	80%	85%
2015	81%	85%

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Average Endowment Size

$31.78 million

$31.69 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	$33 M	$30 M
2024	$29 M	$39 M
2023	$28 M	$39 M
2022	$24 M	$40 M
2021	$24 M	$40 M
2020	$22 M	$40 M
2019	$21 M	$40 M
2018	$16 M	$43 M
2017	$15 M	$45 M

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Students by Ethnicity

0.59

0.65

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	0.60	0.65
2024	0.60	0.65
2023	0.62	0.65
2022	0.62	0.64
2021	0.62	0.64
2020	0.62	0.64
2019	0.61	0.63
2018	0.61	0.63
2017	0.61	0.61
2016	0.62	0.61
2015	0.62	0.61

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Diversity score fell slightly in New York private schools, from 0.62 in 2016 to 0.60 in 2025, while the national score rose to 0.65.

# American Indian Students

949 Students

29,810 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

18,397 Students

264,326 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	4%	5%
2024	4%	5%
2023	4%	5%
2022	5%	4%
2021	5%	4%
2020	4%	4%
2019	5%	4%
2018	5%	4%
2017	4%	4%
2016	4%	4%
2015	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

33,759 Students

506,562 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	8%	9%
2024	8%	9%
2023	9%	9%
2022	9%	8%
2021	9%	9%
2020	9%	9%
2019	10%	8%
2018	10%	8%
2017	9%	8%
2016	9%	8%
2015	9%	8%

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Hispanic share steady at 8% in New York private schools, matching 9% nationally in 2025 after easing from 10% in 2018-19.

# Black Students

33,696 Students

415,491 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	8%	7%
2024	8%	7%
2023	9%	8%
2022	9%	7%
2021	9%	7%
2020	9%	8%
2019	9%	7%
2018	9%	7%
2017	11%	7%
2016	11%	7%
2015	11%	8%

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Black student share down 3 points in New York private schools, from 11% in 2016 to 8% in 2025.

# White Students

252,994 Students

2,925,942 Students

% White Students

60%

52%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	59%	52%
2024	59%	52%
2023	57%	52%
2022	57%	54%
2021	57%	54%
2020	58%	54%
2019	58%	56%
2018	58%	56%
2017	58%	58%
2016	58%	58%
2015	58%	58%

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White share up 1 point in New York private schools, from 58% in 2016 to 59% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

538 Students

20,065 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

81,171 Students

1,473,041 Students

% of Others Students

19%

26%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	New York (NY) Avg	National
2025	20%	26%
2024	20%	26%
2023	20%	25%
2022	18%	25%
2021	19%	25%
2020	19%	24%
2019	18%	24%
2018	18%	23%
2017	18%	22%
2016	18%	22%
2015	18%	21%

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Other-race students up 2 points in New York private schools, rising from 18% in 2016 to 20% in 2025.

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Extracurriculars & Sports

Average Number of Extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in New York?

The top-ranked private schools in New York include schooltest school 7, BASIS Independent Brooklyn Upper School, and Friends Academy.

How many private schools are located in New York?

There are 1,795 private schools are located in New York.

How much do private schools cost in New York?

The average private school tuition in New York is $21,995 for elementary schools and $26,603 for high schools

How diverse are private schools in New York?

Approximately 39% of students in New York private schools are minority students (compared to the national percentage).

What percentage of students in New York go to private school?

15% of all K-12 students in New York attend private schools (compared to the national average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in New York?

63% of private schools in New York are religiously affiliated, with most being Catholic or Jewish.

Which private schools in New York are often viewed compared to one another?

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