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 | $7,016 | $6,118 | $7,514 |
| Alabama | $7,317 | $7,626 | $6,572 |
| Arkansas | $5,690 | $6,670 | $4,621 |
| Arizona | $10,842 | $18,896 | $6,154 |
| California | $13,805 | $18,839 | $10,991 |
| Colorado | $11,434 | $14,819 | $8,187 |
| Connecticut | $24,778 | $32,239 | $16,047 |
| District of Columbia | $25,014 | $29,382 | $20,646 |
| Delaware | $10,665 | $10,590 | $10,715 |
| Florida | $8,592 | $9,289 | $7,789 |
| Georgia | $10,639 | $11,707 | $8,902 |
| Hawaii | $12,112 | $14,526 | $8,753 |
| Iowa | $5,233 | $8,427 | $3,735 |
| Idaho | $6,173 | $6,678 | $5,416 |
| Illinois | $7,905 | $11,864 | $6,033 |
| Indiana | $7,174 | $11,255 | $5,195 |
| Kansas | $8,356 | $10,910 | $5,253 |
| Kentucky | $6,569 | $7,796 | $5,560 |
| Louisiana | $6,588 | $7,676 | $5,777 |
| Massachusetts | $20,825 | $31,576 | $12,063 |
| Maryland | $12,685 | $16,471 | $9,892 |
| Maine | $20,912 | $28,900 | $8,130 |
| Michigan | $7,082 | $10,866 | $4,515 |
| Minnesota | $6,625 | $11,186 | $4,264 |
| Missouri | $9,628 | $12,326 | $7,245 |
| Mississippi | $5,511 | $6,100 | $4,465 |
| Montana | $7,651 | $6,364 | $9,796 |
| North Carolina | $9,153 | $9,787 | $7,813 |
| Nebraska | $3,076 | n/a | $2,536 |
| New Hampshire | $18,845 | $27,395 | $8,511 |
| New Jersey | $13,026 | $17,510 | $8,972 |
| New Mexico | $8,616 | $10,442 | $6,825 |
| Nevada | $10,118 | $11,536 | $8,924 |
| New York | $17,807 | $23,834 | $12,452 |
| Ohio | $6,431 | $9,160 | $4,809 |
| Oklahoma | $5,547 | $6,159 | $4,969 |
| Oregon | $8,798 | $10,767 | $7,432 |
| Pennsylvania | $11,235 | $15,226 | $8,010 |
| Rhode Island | $14,368 | $23,999 | $10,088 |
| South Carolina | $6,573 | $6,741 | $6,136 |
| Tennessee | $9,562 | $9,979 | $8,785 |
| Texas | $9,124 | $10,705 | $7,359 |
| Utah | $10,130 | $11,103 | $8,714 |
| Virginia | $13,986 | $16,544 | $11,105 |
| Vermont | $21,588 | $33,225 | $9,545 |
| Washington | $10,566 | $12,561 | $9,682 |
| Wisconsin | $4,307 | $8,003 | $3,212 |
| West Virginia | $4,761 | $5,295 | $3,425 |
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