Average Private School Tuition Cost
- The national average private school tuition is approximately $10,676 per year (2019-20).
- The private elementary school average is $9,638 per year and the private high school average is $14,522 per year.
Average Private School Tuition Cost (2019-20)
| State | Average Tuition | High Schools | Elementary |
| Alaska | $7,035 | $6,118 | $7,544 |
| Alabama | $7,252 | $7,633 | $6,388 |
| Arkansas | $5,804 | $6,580 | $4,724 |
| Arizona | $10,674 | $17,339 | $6,300 |
| California | $14,249 | $19,235 | $11,360 |
| Colorado | $11,151 | $14,557 | $8,155 |
| Connecticut | $24,433 | $32,456 | $15,929 |
| Delaware | $10,998 | $10,967 | $11,020 |
| Florida | $8,871 | $9,637 | $7,968 |
| Georgia | $10,715 | $11,793 | $9,001 |
| Hawaii | $12,393 | $14,968 | $9,200 |
| Iowa | $5,218 | $8,769 | $3,712 |
| Idaho | $8,444 | $6,894 | $10,511 |
| Illinois | $7,936 | $11,744 | $6,161 |
| Indiana | $6,840 | $10,309 | $5,225 |
| Kansas | $7,613 | $9,677 | $5,253 |
| Kentucky | $6,838 | $7,708 | $6,081 |
| Louisiana | $6,671 | $7,799 | $5,884 |
| Massachusetts | $21,072 | $31,223 | $12,762 |
| Maryland | $12,948 | $16,696 | $10,242 |
| Maine | $21,093 | $30,239 | $7,947 |
| Michigan | $7,082 | $10,884 | $4,530 |
| Minnesota | $6,638 | $10,861 | $4,301 |
| Missouri | $9,697 | $12,195 | $7,425 |
| Mississippi | $5,569 | $6,191 | $4,465 |
| Montana | $8,165 | $7,312 | $9,873 |
| North Carolina | $9,708 | $10,336 | $8,374 |
| Nebraska | $3,565 | $7,038 | $2,871 |
| New Hampshire | $19,828 | $28,157 | $8,661 |
| New Jersey | $13,347 | $18,355 | $8,721 |
| New Mexico | $8,762 | $10,563 | $6,855 |
| Nevada | $10,487 | $11,605 | $9,674 |
| New York | $18,114 | $24,400 | $12,594 |
| Ohio | $6,812 | $9,864 | $4,905 |
| Oklahoma | $5,844 | $6,798 | $4,986 |
| Oregon | $9,096 | $11,344 | $7,567 |
| Pennsylvania | $11,330 | $15,493 | $8,044 |
| Rhode Island | $14,997 | $25,478 | $10,504 |
| South Carolina | $6,650 | $6,895 | $6,151 |
| Tennessee | $9,634 | $10,040 | $8,811 |
| Texas | $9,361 | $10,729 | $7,867 |
| Utah | $11,976 | $13,834 | $8,766 |
| Virginia | $14,249 | $17,051 | $11,166 |
| Vermont | $22,628 | $33,893 | $10,251 |
| Washington | $10,902 | $12,603 | $10,119 |
| Wisconsin | $4,475 | $8,327 | $3,311 |
| West Virginia | $4,823 | $5,375 | $3,442 |
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