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 | $7,007 | $6,118 | $7,501 |
| Alabama | $7,315 | $7,623 | $6,572 |
| Arkansas | $5,654 | $6,670 | $4,434 |
| Arizona | $10,889 | $19,162 | $6,126 |
| California | $13,805 | $18,981 | $10,938 |
| Colorado | $11,421 | $14,819 | $8,221 |
| Connecticut | $25,190 | $32,305 | $16,134 |
| District of Columbia | $25,014 | $29,382 | $20,646 |
| Delaware | $10,783 | $10,590 | $10,922 |
| Florida | $8,541 | $9,259 | $7,715 |
| Georgia | $10,567 | $11,653 | $8,864 |
| Hawaii | $12,110 | $14,526 | $8,749 |
| Iowa | $5,153 | $8,094 | $3,729 |
| Idaho | $6,089 | $6,510 | $5,416 |
| Illinois | $7,902 | $11,903 | $6,023 |
| Indiana | $7,135 | $11,142 | $5,191 |
| Kansas | $8,331 | $10,866 | $5,253 |
| Kentucky | $6,339 | $7,312 | $5,560 |
| Louisiana | $6,547 | $7,581 | $5,777 |
| Massachusetts | $20,797 | $31,559 | $11,944 |
| Maryland | $12,700 | $16,585 | $9,867 |
| Maine | $20,857 | $29,157 | $8,130 |
| Michigan | $7,072 | $10,840 | $4,488 |
| Minnesota | $6,628 | $11,176 | $4,249 |
| Missouri | $9,659 | $12,326 | $7,272 |
| Mississippi | $5,421 | $5,959 | $4,465 |
| Montana | $7,587 | $6,582 | $8,878 |
| North Carolina | $9,240 | $9,880 | $7,971 |
| Nebraska | $3,071 | n/a | $2,554 |
| New Hampshire | $18,802 | $27,319 | $8,511 |
| New Jersey | $13,207 | $17,686 | $9,260 |
| New Mexico | $8,531 | $10,437 | $6,813 |
| Nevada | $9,848 | $10,561 | $9,278 |
| New York | $17,822 | $23,937 | $12,350 |
| Ohio | $6,410 | $9,131 | $4,801 |
| Oklahoma | $5,376 | $6,094 | $4,613 |
| Oregon | $8,762 | $10,738 | $7,363 |
| Pennsylvania | $11,332 | $15,243 | $8,088 |
| Rhode Island | $14,608 | $25,642 | $9,940 |
| South Carolina | $6,539 | $6,699 | $6,132 |
| Tennessee | $9,527 | $9,954 | $8,732 |
| Texas | $9,041 | $10,514 | $7,427 |
| Utah | $7,371 | $7,690 | $6,936 |
| Virginia | $13,895 | $16,442 | $11,018 |
| Vermont | $21,522 | $33,098 | $9,545 |
| Washington | $10,581 | $12,594 | $9,672 |
| Wisconsin | $4,293 | $7,986 | $3,164 |
| West Virginia | $4,761 | $5,295 | $3,425 |
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