Average Private School Tuition Cost (2016-2017)
- The national average private school tuition is approximately $9,975 per year.
- The private elementary school average is $8,918 per year and the private high school average is $13,524 per year.
Average Private School Tuition Cost (2016-2017)
| State | Average Tuition | High Schools | Elementary |
| Alaska | $6,797 | $5,340 | $8,046 |
| Alabama | $6,789 | $7,044 | $6,133 |
| Arkansas | $5,182 | $6,297 | $3,927 |
| Arizona | $10,734 | $17,372 | $6,268 |
| California | $13,199 | $18,535 | $10,359 |
| Colorado | $10,416 | $12,910 | $8,135 |
| Connecticut | $23,336 | $31,413 | $13,412 |
| Delaware | $10,242 | $11,485 | $8,661 |
| Florida | $7,914 | $8,942 | $6,786 |
| Georgia | $10,091 | $10,900 | $8,695 |
| Hawaii | $11,342 | $14,048 | $7,212 |
| Iowa | $5,774 | $10,093 | $3,614 |
| Idaho | $6,090 | $6,897 | $4,779 |
| Illinois | $7,719 | $11,710 | $5,929 |
| Indiana | $6,681 | $10,526 | $4,463 |
| Kansas | $8,809 | $10,864 | $5,521 |
| Kentucky | $5,986 | $6,810 | $5,397 |
| Louisiana | $6,061 | $6,472 | $5,773 |
| Massachusetts | $19,940 | $30,186 | $10,822 |
| Maryland | $12,363 | $15,925 | $9,600 |
| Maine | $21,725 | $29,059 | $7,723 |
| Michigan | $6,777 | $10,107 | $4,408 |
| Minnesota | $6,645 | $10,715 | $4,156 |
| Missouri | $9,320 | $12,275 | $6,621 |
| Mississippi | $5,334 | $5,767 | $4,323 |
| Montana | $7,215 | $6,187 | $8,390 |
| North Carolina | $8,937 | $9,554 | $7,677 |
| Nebraska | $3,339 | n/a | $2,643 |
| New Hampshire | $21,426 | $29,649 | $10,773 |
| New Jersey | $13,222 | $18,190 | $8,617 |
| New Mexico | $8,331 | $10,028 | $6,456 |
| Nevada | $9,564 | $10,873 | $8,545 |
| New York | $15,765 | $21,041 | $10,513 |
| Ohio | $6,186 | $8,730 | $4,749 |
| Oklahoma | $5,324 | $5,959 | $4,689 |
| Oregon | $8,439 | $10,874 | $6,746 |
| Pennsylvania | $10,865 | $14,569 | $7,725 |
| Rhode Island | $13,241 | $24,161 | $7,234 |
| South Carolina | $7,372 | $6,570 | $8,782 |
| Tennessee | $9,174 | $9,613 | $8,473 |
| Texas | $8,489 | $9,751 | $7,036 |
| Utah | $9,213 | $10,589 | $6,633 |
| Virginia | $13,303 | $15,574 | $10,755 |
| Vermont | $19,665 | $31,532 | $8,973 |
| Washington | $9,755 | $11,412 | $9,015 |
| Wisconsin | $4,169 | $7,580 | $3,065 |
| West Virginia | $4,769 | $5,254 | $3,638 |
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