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$7,350$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$5,360n/an/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$3,624n/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$9,417n/an/a
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