Average Private School Tuition Cost
The national average private school tuition is approximately $11,173 per year (2021).
The private elementary school average is $10,066 per year and the private high school average is $14,978 per year.
Average Private School Tuition Cost (2021)
| State | Average Tuition | High Schools | Elementary |
| Alaska | $7,035 | $6,118 | $7,756 |
| Alabama | $7,396 | $7,797 | $6,529 |
| Arkansas | $5,906 | $6,611 | $4,929 |
| Arizona | $10,448 | $15,878 | $6,545 |
| California | $14,732 | $19,996 | $11,594 |
| Colorado | $11,771 | $15,450 | $8,751 |
| Connecticut | $26,067 | $34,479 | $17,599 |
| District of Columbia | $24,631 | $29,114 | $20,047 |
| Delaware | $10,982 | $11,673 | $10,248 |
| Florida | $8,951 | $9,887 | $7,775 |
| Georgia | $10,411 | $11,272 | $9,014 |
| Hawaii | $12,690 | $15,517 | $9,549 |
| Iowa | $5,279 | $9,189 | $3,670 |
| Idaho | $8,323 | $6,877 | $9,991 |
| Illinois | $8,325 | $12,555 | $6,286 |
| Indiana | $6,970 | $10,019 | $5,352 |
| Kansas | $7,694 | $10,276 | $4,940 |
| Kentucky | $6,947 | $7,821 | $6,169 |
| Louisiana | $6,799 | $8,182 | $5,852 |
| Massachusetts | $21,668 | $31,912 | $13,235 |
| Maryland | $12,886 | $16,465 | $10,586 |
| Maine | $21,925 | $30,777 | $8,094 |
| Michigan | $6,941 | $10,332 | $4,702 |
| Minnesota | $6,838 | $11,970 | $4,342 |
| Missouri | $10,132 | $12,242 | $8,183 |
| Mississippi | $5,528 | $6,191 | $4,469 |
| Montana | $8,472 | $8,026 | $9,174 |
| North Carolina | $9,867 | $10,492 | $8,511 |
| North Dakota | $5,360 | n/a | n/a |
| Nebraska | $3,664 | $7,158 | $2,992 |
| New Hampshire | $19,393 | $28,231 | $8,511 |
| New Jersey | $13,819 | $18,768 | $9,593 |
| New Mexico | $8,921 | $10,504 | $6,954 |
| Nevada | $10,526 | $11,751 | $9,621 |
| New York | $18,793 | $25,198 | $13,081 |
| Ohio | $6,938 | $9,752 | $5,174 |
| Oklahoma | $6,326 | $7,637 | $5,081 |
| Oregon | $9,874 | $12,161 | $8,322 |
| Pennsylvania | $11,570 | $16,303 | $7,939 |
| Rhode Island | $15,743 | $27,990 | $10,608 |
| South Carolina | $6,762 | $7,005 | $6,186 |
| South Dakota | $3,624 | n/a | $3,005 |
| Tennessee | $10,020 | $10,342 | $9,304 |
| Texas | $9,827 | $11,389 | $8,097 |
| Utah | $11,587 | $13,782 | $8,715 |
| Virginia | $14,291 | $17,508 | $10,747 |
| Vermont | $22,067 | $31,154 | $10,141 |
| Washington | $11,300 | $13,054 | $10,517 |
| Wisconsin | $4,494 | $8,321 | $3,437 |
| West Virginia | $6,068 | $6,553 | $4,890 |
| Wyoming | $8,689 | n/a | n/a |
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