Average Private School Tuition Cost

The national average private school tuition is $11,896 per year (2022).
The private elementary school average tuition cost is $10,922 per year and the private high school average is $15,491 per year.
The state with the highest average private school tuition is Connecticut with a $27,936 average tuition cost. The state with the lowest tuition cost is South Dakota with an average cost of $3,739.
Tuition Range: $3,739 $27,936 Avg. Tuition: $11,896

Average Private School Tuition Cost (2022)

State
Average Tuition
High Schools
Elementary
$6,926
$5,999
$7,003
$7,446
$7,872
$7,413
$6,160
$7,163
$6,146
$10,552
$15,894
$9,770
$15,499
$21,164
$14,647
$12,357
$15,562
$10,851
$27,936
$40,378
$23,400
$25,941
$30,973
$27,585
$11,110
$11,654
$10,426
$9,595
$10,549
$9,501
$11,025
$11,942
$10,947
$13,740
$16,661
$13,649
$5,295
$9,202
$4,560
$8,275
$7,576
$8,267
$8,366
$12,403
$7,623
$7,049
$10,234
$5,508
$8,049
$10,730
$7,065
$7,080
$8,090
$6,919
$7,206
$8,754
$7,228
$23,138
$34,509
$20,164
$13,525
$17,143
$12,838
$22,898
$30,795
$15,231
$7,240
$10,834
$6,131
$7,070
$11,993
$6,802
$10,246
$11,880
$9,850
$5,685
$6,342
$5,558
$8,877
$8,117
$8,121
$9,640
$10,133
$9,075
$5,092
n/a
$4,010
$3,986
$7,856
$3,554
$19,976
$28,913
$11,334
$14,146
$18,654
$13,939
$8,912
$10,423
$9,023
$10,460
$12,011
$10,563
$19,291
$25,259
$19,465
$7,378
$10,299
$6,764
$6,577
$7,535
$6,577
$9,788
$12,176
$8,914
$11,796
$16,393
$10,429
$15,508
$26,663
$12,902
$6,961
$7,249
$7,104
$3,739
n/a
$3,644
$10,305
$10,644
$10,247
$10,075
$11,164
$9,712
$11,315
$13,324
$11,460
$14,336
$16,570
$12,882
$22,925
$32,117
$17,738
$11,858
$14,131
$11,919
$4,487
$8,370
$3,975
$6,489
$7,114
$6,315
$7,238
n/a
$3,665

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Did You Know?

The most expensive town for private school tuition is Newton, MA with an average tuition of $41,746. The most expensive county for private school tuition is Litchfield County, CT with an average tuition of $50,775.