Average Private School Tuition Cost

States States  Towns Towns  Counties Counties 
  • 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$7,290$7,689$6,388
Arkansas$5,834$6,460$4,889
Arizona$10,458$16,026$6,470
California$14,545$19,886$11,416
Colorado$11,323$14,744$8,572
Connecticut$24,799$33,456$16,527
District of Columbia$24,346$28,580$20,047
Delaware$10,885$11,863$10,021
Florida$8,888$9,747$7,796
Georgia$10,785$11,802$9,149
Hawaii$12,616$15,427$9,265
Iowa$5,188$9,203$3,653
Idaho$8,332$6,894$9,991
Illinois$8,156$12,267$6,248
Indiana$6,925$10,257$5,278
Kansas$7,597$9,942$4,940
Kentucky$6,919$7,803$6,133
Louisiana$6,786$8,160$5,827
Massachusetts$21,295$31,710$12,946
Maryland$12,807$16,623$10,430
Maine$21,753$31,397$8,137
Michigan$7,078$10,685$4,564
Minnesota$6,677$11,537$4,315
Missouri$9,915$12,069$8,010
Mississippi$5,528$6,191$4,469
Montana$8,472$8,026$9,174
North Carolina$9,755$10,295$8,551
North Dakota$5,170n/an/a
Nebraska$3,639$7,038$2,986
New Hampshire$19,302$28,068$8,511
New Jersey$13,695$18,590$9,506
New Mexico$8,893$10,547$7,001
Nevada$10,426$11,515$9,621
New York$18,694$25,335$12,864
Ohio$6,831$9,776$5,013
Oklahoma$5,938$7,031$5,001
Oregon$9,787$12,239$8,075
Pennsylvania$11,525$16,311$7,994
Rhode Island$14,855$25,837$10,462
South Carolina$6,765$7,074$6,092
South Dakota$3,654n/a$2,998
Tennessee$9,702$10,012$9,057
Texas$9,663$11,046$8,123
Utah$11,554$13,557$8,550
Virginia$14,288$17,467$10,747
Vermont$21,562$31,180$10,141
Washington$11,117$12,854$10,334
Wisconsin$4,486$8,249$3,435
West Virginia$5,126$5,229$4,890
Wyoming$9,417n/an/a
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