Average Private School Tuition Cost

The national average private school tuition is $12,167 per year (2023).
The private elementary school average tuition cost is $11,207 per year and the private high school average is $15,645 per year.
The state with the highest average private school tuition is Connecticut with a $27,976 average tuition cost. The state with the lowest tuition cost is Nebraska with an average cost of $4,104.
Tuition Range: $4,104 $27,976 Avg. Tuition: $12,167

Average Private School Tuition Cost (2023)

State
Average Tuition
High Schools
Elementary
$7,107
$6,787
$7,107
$7,684
$8,114
$7,612
$5,932
$6,689
$5,910
$9,907
$13,902
$9,576
$15,890
$20,744
$14,991
$12,680
$15,583
$11,384
$27,976
$40,766
$22,270
$25,662
$30,389
$27,308
$10,843
$11,694
$10,186
$9,873
$10,945
$9,789
$11,429
$12,183
$11,375
$14,348
$17,502
$14,208
$5,513
$9,167
$4,934
$8,316
$7,981
$8,309
$8,536
$12,630
$7,777
$7,217
$10,406
$5,808
$7,856
$10,462
$6,978
$7,182
$8,100
$6,954
$7,289
$8,681
$7,316
$24,427
$36,518
$21,753
$14,017
$18,167
$13,374
$22,364
$30,253
$14,704
$7,537
$11,439
$6,558
$7,543
$13,527
$7,287
$10,357
$11,998
$9,894
$6,028
$6,611
$5,920
$9,103
$8,682
$8,298
$9,648
$10,048
$9,063
$5,092
n/a
$4,010
$4,104
$7,880
$3,308
$20,097
$28,408
$11,629
$14,427
$18,478
$13,947
$8,702
$10,324
$8,770
$10,292
$11,407
$10,531
$19,999
$25,742
$20,203
$7,539
$10,485
$6,935
$6,611
$8,018
$6,697
$9,930
$12,001
$9,346
$11,670
$16,093
$10,408
$16,100
$27,082
$13,484
$7,622
$7,840
$7,753
$4,120
n/a
$4,011
$10,415
$11,025
$10,409
$10,411
$11,407
$10,017
$10,076
$11,561
$9,952
$14,812
$17,248
$13,463
$23,232
$32,155
$18,458
$12,311
$14,344
$12,385
$4,601
$8,506
$4,039
$6,164
$6,617
$6,358
$9,064
n/a
$7,060

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The most expensive town for private school tuition is Newton, MA with an average tuition of $44,037. The most expensive county for private school tuition is Litchfield County, CT with an average tuition of $52,615.