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Average Private School Tuition Cost

The national average private school tuition is $12,326 per year (2023).
The private elementary school average tuition cost is $11,369 per year and the private high school average is $15,840 per year.
The state with the highest average private school tuition is Connecticut with a $28,277 average tuition cost. The state with the lowest tuition cost is South Dakota with an average cost of $4,120.
Tuition Range: $4,120 $28,277 Avg. Tuition: $12,326

Average Private School Tuition Cost (2023)

State
Average Tuition
High Schools
Elementary
Alaska
$7,107
$6,787
$7,191
Alabama
$7,669
$7,994
$7,633
Arkansas
$6,187
$7,163
$6,173
Arizona
$9,825
$13,772
$9,356
California
$16,072
$20,942
$15,290
Colorado
$12,881
$16,003
$11,545
Connecticut
$28,277
$40,715
$22,564
District Of Columbia
$25,718
$31,789
$27,308
Delaware
$11,209
$11,445
$10,540
Florida
$10,003
$11,175
$9,898
Georgia
$11,541
$12,462
$11,466
Hawaii
$14,492
$17,502
$14,364
Iowa
$5,437
$9,208
$4,839
Idaho
$8,316
$7,753
$8,309
Illinois
$8,658
$12,879
$7,952
Indiana
$7,220
$10,601
$5,751
Kansas
$8,158
$10,732
$7,251
Kentucky
$7,200
$8,150
$6,972
Louisiana
$7,322
$8,904
$7,353
Massachusetts
$24,744
$36,849
$21,790
Maryland
$14,063
$17,925
$13,404
Maine
$22,584
$30,025
$14,845
Michigan
$7,625
$11,791
$6,537
Minnesota
$7,589
$13,472
$7,336
Missouri
$10,494
$12,182
$10,118
Mississippi
$6,028
$6,611
$5,920
Montana
$9,103
$8,488
$8,412
North Carolina
$9,696
$10,092
$9,122
North Dakota
$5,092
n/a
$4,010
Nebraska
$4,190
$7,880
$3,659
New Hampshire
$20,557
$29,106
$11,915
New Jersey
$15,240
$19,731
$15,018
New Mexico
$8,545
$10,067
$8,591
Nevada
$10,468
$11,407
$10,673
New York
$20,554
$26,273
$21,001
Ohio
$7,731
$10,660
$7,084
Oklahoma
$6,591
$7,620
$6,591
Oregon
$10,146
$12,257
$9,352
Pennsylvania
$11,935
$16,384
$10,624
Rhode Island
$16,551
$28,550
$13,877
South Carolina
$7,708
$7,919
$7,796
South Dakota
$4,120
n/a
$4,011
Tennessee
$10,705
$11,153
$10,695
Texas
$10,462
$11,691
$10,120
Utah
$11,018
$13,036
$10,953
Virginia
$14,512
$16,550
$13,005
Vermont
$23,232
$32,155
$18,075
Washington
$12,328
$14,420
$12,435
Wisconsin
$4,533
$8,214
$3,991
West Virginia
$6,164
$6,617
$6,358
Wyoming
$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.