Average Private School Tuition Cost
- The national average private school tuition is approximately $11,012 per year (2020).
- The private elementary school average is $9,946 per year and the private high school average is $14,711 per year.
Average Private School Tuition Cost (2020)
| State | Average Tuition | High Schools | Elementary |
| Alaska | $7,035 | $6,118 | $7,544 |
| Alabama | $7,260 | $7,645 | $6,388 |
| Arkansas | $5,802 | $6,460 | $4,698 |
| Arizona | $10,612 | $17,097 | $6,288 |
| California | $14,441 | $19,626 | $11,376 |
| Colorado | $11,270 | $14,706 | $8,406 |
| Connecticut | $24,348 | $32,601 | $15,938 |
| Delaware | $11,033 | $12,261 | $10,021 |
| Florida | $8,892 | $9,804 | $7,788 |
| Georgia | $10,789 | $11,875 | $9,085 |
| Hawaii | $12,428 | $15,015 | $9,220 |
| Iowa | $5,264 | $9,203 | $3,712 |
| Idaho | $8,501 | $6,894 | $10,511 |
| Illinois | $8,040 | $11,841 | $6,235 |
| Indiana | $6,869 | $10,169 | $5,237 |
| Kansas | $7,790 | $10,165 | $4,940 |
| Kentucky | $6,906 | $7,880 | $6,081 |
| Louisiana | $6,722 | $7,874 | $5,917 |
| Massachusetts | $21,119 | $31,295 | $12,900 |
| Maryland | $13,095 | $16,987 | $10,495 |
| Maine | $21,627 | $31,196 | $8,119 |
| Michigan | $7,079 | $10,932 | $4,507 |
| Minnesota | $6,748 | $11,149 | $4,343 |
| Missouri | $9,706 | $12,216 | $7,424 |
| Mississippi | $5,569 | $6,191 | $4,465 |
| Montana | $8,325 | $7,749 | $9,149 |
| North Carolina | $9,753 | $10,357 | $8,417 |
| Nebraska | $3,577 | $7,038 | $2,885 |
| New Hampshire | $19,669 | $27,617 | $8,696 |
| New Jersey | $13,430 | $18,435 | $8,700 |
| New Mexico | $8,820 | $10,443 | $6,959 |
| Nevada | $10,468 | $11,605 | $9,642 |
| New York | $18,214 | $24,632 | $12,779 |
| Ohio | $6,849 | $9,819 | $4,969 |
| Oklahoma | $5,861 | $6,863 | $5,001 |
| Oregon | $9,348 | $11,562 | $7,859 |
| Pennsylvania | $11,343 | $15,581 | $8,042 |
| Rhode Island | $15,036 | $25,478 | $10,714 |
| South Carolina | $6,738 | $6,991 | $6,214 |
| Tennessee | $9,526 | $9,980 | $8,639 |
| Texas | $9,557 | $10,950 | $8,033 |
| Utah | $11,726 | $13,856 | $8,614 |
| Virginia | $14,154 | $17,293 | $10,652 |
| Vermont | $21,520 | $31,176 | $10,431 |
| Washington | $10,902 | $12,665 | $10,056 |
| Wisconsin | $4,568 | $8,457 | $3,453 |
| West Virginia | $4,981 | $5,189 | $4,506 |
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