Average Private School Tuition Cost
- The national average private school tuition is approximately $11,004 per year (2020).
- The private elementary school average is $9,944 per year and the private high school average is $14,821 per year.
Average Private School Tuition Cost (2020)
| State | Average Tuition | High Schools | Elementary |
| Alaska | $7,035 | $6,118 | $7,756 |
| Alabama | $7,350 | $7,789 | $6,404 |
| Arkansas | $5,834 | $6,460 | $4,889 |
| Arizona | $10,413 | $16,078 | $6,529 |
| California | $14,629 | $19,965 | $11,499 |
| Colorado | $11,485 | $15,073 | $8,603 |
| Connecticut | $25,428 | $34,378 | $16,530 |
| District of Columbia | $24,391 | $28,664 | $20,047 |
| Delaware | $10,871 | $11,493 | $10,248 |
| Florida | $8,925 | $9,844 | $7,779 |
| Georgia | $10,811 | $11,862 | $9,126 |
| Hawaii | $12,622 | $15,401 | $9,533 |
| Iowa | $5,196 | $9,203 | $3,665 |
| Idaho | $8,323 | $6,877 | $9,991 |
| Illinois | $8,169 | $12,282 | $6,260 |
| Indiana | $6,921 | $10,145 | $5,280 |
| Kansas | $7,681 | $10,251 | $4,940 |
| Kentucky | $6,919 | $7,803 | $6,133 |
| Louisiana | $6,776 | $8,160 | $5,828 |
| Massachusetts | $21,465 | $31,764 | $12,983 |
| Maryland | $12,780 | $16,366 | $10,506 |
| Maine | $21,830 | $30,621 | $8,094 |
| Michigan | $6,874 | $10,269 | $4,634 |
| Minnesota | $6,678 | $11,554 | $4,330 |
| Missouri | $9,921 | $12,086 | $8,007 |
| Mississippi | $5,528 | $6,191 | $4,469 |
| Montana | $8,472 | $8,026 | $9,174 |
| North Carolina | $9,764 | $10,305 | $8,551 |
| North Dakota | $5,360 | n/a | n/a |
| Nebraska | $3,644 | $7,038 | $2,992 |
| New Hampshire | $19,297 | $28,059 | $8,511 |
| New Jersey | $13,771 | $18,653 | $9,552 |
| New Mexico | $8,921 | $10,504 | $6,954 |
| Nevada | $10,526 | $11,751 | $9,621 |
| New York | $18,695 | $25,286 | $12,776 |
| Ohio | $6,856 | $9,773 | $5,036 |
| Oklahoma | $5,974 | $7,061 | $5,041 |
| Oregon | $9,736 | $12,153 | $8,067 |
| Pennsylvania | $11,555 | $16,439 | $8,004 |
| Rhode Island | $15,778 | $27,095 | $10,705 |
| South Carolina | $6,772 | $7,054 | $6,132 |
| South Dakota | $3,624 | n/a | $3,005 |
| Tennessee | $9,785 | $10,052 | $9,215 |
| Texas | $9,672 | $11,082 | $8,137 |
| Utah | $11,561 | $13,557 | $8,567 |
| Virginia | $14,370 | $17,574 | $10,763 |
| Vermont | $22,067 | $31,154 | $10,141 |
| Washington | $11,189 | $12,938 | $10,414 |
| Wisconsin | $4,501 | $8,274 | $3,447 |
| West Virginia | $5,126 | $5,229 | $4,890 |
| Wyoming | $9,417 | n/a | n/a |
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