Average Private School Tuition Cost
- The national average private school tuition is approximately $10,671 per year (2018-19).
- The private elementary school average is $9,631 per year and the private high school average is $14,575 per year.
Average Private School Tuition Cost (2018-19)
| State | Average Tuition | High Schools | Elementary |
| Alaska | $7,016 | $6,118 | $7,514 |
| Alabama | $7,254 | $7,626 | $6,407 |
| Arkansas | $5,690 | $6,670 | $4,621 |
| Arizona | $10,703 | $18,416 | $5,825 |
| California | $13,887 | $19,023 | $10,999 |
| Colorado | $11,256 | $14,827 | $7,950 |
| Connecticut | $24,634 | $32,354 | $15,787 |
| District of Columbia | $24,703 | $29,129 | $20,646 |
| Delaware | $10,937 | $10,890 | $10,971 |
| Florida | $8,659 | $9,380 | $7,809 |
| Georgia | $10,717 | $11,807 | $8,934 |
| Hawaii | $12,104 | $14,579 | $8,805 |
| Iowa | $5,210 | $8,579 | $3,735 |
| Idaho | $6,258 | $6,819 | $5,416 |
| Illinois | $7,902 | $11,971 | $6,003 |
| Indiana | $6,893 | $10,460 | $5,216 |
| Kansas | $7,497 | $9,461 | $5,253 |
| Kentucky | $6,713 | $7,802 | $5,818 |
| Louisiana | $6,604 | $7,718 | $5,795 |
| Massachusetts | $20,949 | $31,526 | $12,243 |
| Maryland | $12,753 | $16,553 | $9,976 |
| Maine | $20,912 | $28,900 | $8,130 |
| Michigan | $7,114 | $10,949 | $4,515 |
| Minnesota | $6,612 | $11,018 | $4,261 |
| Missouri | $9,627 | $12,325 | $7,245 |
| Mississippi | $5,553 | $6,166 | $4,465 |
| Montana | $8,289 | $7,467 | $9,796 |
| North Carolina | $9,049 | $9,579 | $7,872 |
| Nebraska | $3,370 | $7,038 | $2,536 |
| New Hampshire | $18,796 | $27,395 | $8,396 |
| New Jersey | $13,232 | $18,082 | $8,878 |
| New Mexico | $8,682 | $10,497 | $6,909 |
| Nevada | $10,033 | $11,536 | $8,888 |
| New York | $17,820 | $24,011 | $12,376 |
| Ohio | $6,464 | $9,260 | $4,810 |
| Oklahoma | $5,573 | $6,211 | $4,969 |
| Oregon | $8,759 | $10,828 | $7,393 |
| Pennsylvania | $11,068 | $15,086 | $7,937 |
| Rhode Island | $15,138 | $26,681 | $10,436 |
| South Carolina | $6,591 | $6,742 | $6,171 |
| Tennessee | $9,678 | $10,152 | $8,794 |
| Texas | $9,105 | $10,661 | $7,382 |
| Utah | $10,633 | $11,862 | $8,735 |
| Virginia | $13,933 | $16,513 | $11,059 |
| Vermont | $21,682 | $33,408 | $9,545 |
| Washington | $10,610 | $12,586 | $9,687 |
| Wisconsin | $4,374 | $8,207 | $3,243 |
| West Virginia | $4,761 | $5,295 | $3,425 |
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