Average Private School Tuition Cost
- The national average private school tuition is approximately $11,012 per year (2020).
- The private elementary school average is $9,946 per year and the private high school average is $14,711 per year.
Average Private School Tuition Cost (2020)
| State | Average Tuition | High Schools | Elementary |
| Alaska | $7,035 | $6,118 | $7,544 |
| Alabama | $7,260 | $7,645 | $6,388 |
| Arkansas | $5,802 | $6,460 | $4,698 |
| Arizona | $10,612 | $17,097 | $6,288 |
| California | $14,453 | $19,637 | $11,389 |
| Colorado | $11,315 | $14,706 | $8,535 |
| Connecticut | $24,481 | $32,601 | $16,206 |
| Delaware | $11,033 | $12,261 | $10,021 |
| Florida | $8,952 | $9,890 | $7,814 |
| Georgia | $10,798 | $11,875 | $9,110 |
| Hawaii | $12,612 | $15,262 | $9,220 |
| Iowa | $5,264 | $9,203 | $3,712 |
| Idaho | $8,501 | $6,894 | $10,511 |
| Illinois | $8,109 | $11,854 | $6,341 |
| Indiana | $6,890 | $10,169 | $5,269 |
| Kansas | $7,790 | $10,165 | $4,940 |
| Kentucky | $6,915 | $7,897 | $6,081 |
| Louisiana | $6,674 | $7,874 | $5,820 |
| Massachusetts | $21,146 | $31,430 | $12,836 |
| Maryland | $13,050 | $16,956 | $10,493 |
| Maine | $21,627 | $31,196 | $8,119 |
| Michigan | $7,059 | $10,823 | $4,531 |
| Minnesota | $6,764 | $11,153 | $4,365 |
| Missouri | $9,679 | $12,093 | $7,453 |
| Mississippi | $5,569 | $6,191 | $4,465 |
| Montana | $8,325 | $7,749 | $9,149 |
| North Carolina | $9,721 | $10,303 | $8,417 |
| Nebraska | $3,564 | $7,038 | $2,895 |
| New Hampshire | $19,770 | $27,790 | $8,696 |
| New Jersey | $13,377 | $18,435 | $8,648 |
| New Mexico | $8,856 | $10,513 | $6,959 |
| Nevada | $10,453 | $11,504 | $9,642 |
| New York | $18,240 | $24,648 | $12,779 |
| Ohio | $6,874 | $9,918 | $4,969 |
| Oklahoma | $5,934 | $7,021 | $5,001 |
| Oregon | $9,602 | $12,074 | $7,891 |
| Pennsylvania | $11,409 | $15,659 | $8,071 |
| Rhode Island | $14,825 | $25,478 | $10,564 |
| South Carolina | $6,738 | $6,991 | $6,214 |
| Tennessee | $9,586 | $9,975 | $8,845 |
| Texas | $9,548 | $10,918 | $8,040 |
| Utah | $11,726 | $13,856 | $8,614 |
| Virginia | $14,198 | $17,312 | $10,687 |
| Vermont | $21,520 | $31,176 | $10,054 |
| Washington | $10,896 | $12,665 | $10,052 |
| Wisconsin | $4,564 | $8,365 | $3,453 |
| West Virginia | $4,981 | $5,189 | $4,506 |
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