Sending a child to a top private high school can be expensive.
We took a look at the 150 top-ranked private high schools in America according to Niche , and found the 50 schools from that list with the highest annual tuition.
The lion's share of the most expensive top-ranked schools are in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, especially the New York City area. No fewer than 15 of the schools on the list are located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.
Here are the 50 most expensive top-ranked private high schools in America, along with their location, annual tuition for the highest grade offered according to Niche , the Niche ranking of the school, and whether or not the school provides boarding. For schools that offer boarding, we've listed only the cost of tuition, without room and board.
50. The Urban School of San Francisco
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Location: San Francisco, CA
Tuition: $42,721
Niche ranking: 129
Offers boarding: No
49. Riverdale Country School
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Location: Bronx, NY
Tuition: $42,805
Niche ranking: 38
Offers boarding: No
48. Menlo School
Menlo School/Facebook
Location: Atherton, CA
Tuition: $42,830
Niche ranking: 68
Offers boarding: No
47. The Chapin School
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Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $43,000
Niche ranking: 41
Offers boarding: No
46. Phillips Academy
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Location: Andover, MA
Tuition: $43,300
Niche ranking: 1
Offers boarding: Yes
45. Groton School
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Location: Groton, MA
Tuition: $43,400
Niche ranking: 28
Offers boarding: Yes
44. Choate Rosemary Hall
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Location: Wallingford, CT
Tuition: $43,580
Niche ranking: 5
Offers boarding: Yes
43. National Cathedral School
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Location: Washington, DC
Tuition: $43,585
Niche ranking: 56
Offers boarding: No
42. Commonwealth School
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Location: Boston, MA
Tuition: $43,706
Niche ranking: 103
Offers boarding: No
41. Marin Academy
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Location: San Rafael, CA
Tuition: $43,785
Niche ranking: 106
Offers boarding: No
40. The College Preparatory School
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Location: Oakland, CA
Tuition: $43,810
Niche ranking: 8
Offers boarding: No
39. Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School/Facebook
Location: Cambridge, MA
Tuition: $43,970
Niche ranking: 72
Offers boarding: No
38. The Taft School
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Location: Watertown, CT
Tuition: $44,000
Niche ranking: 67
Offers boarding: Yes
37. Lick-Wilmerding High School
Lick-Wilmerding High School/Facebook
Location: San Francisco, CA
Tuition: $44,127
Niche ranking: 81
Offers boarding: No
36. Hackley School
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Location: Tarrytown, NY
Tuition: $44,225
Niche ranking: 49
Offers boarding: Yes
35. Winsor School
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Location: Boston, MA
Tuition: $44,300
Niche ranking: 15
Offers boarding: No
34. Lake Forest Academy
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Location: Lake Forest, IL
Tuition: $44,400
Niche ranking: 66
Offers boarding: Yes
33. Dalton School
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Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $44,640
Niche ranking: 23
Offers boarding: No
32. The Packer Collegiate Institute
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Location: Brooklyn, NY
Tuition: $44,700
Niche ranking: 76
Offers boarding: No
31. Deerfield Academy
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Location: Deerfield, MA
Tuition: $44,735
Niche ranking: 13
Offers boarding: Yes
30. San Francisco University High School
Location: San Francisco, CA
Tuition: $44,750
Niche ranking: 73
Offers boarding: No
29. Belmont Hill School
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Location: Belmont, MA
Tuition: $44,800
Niche ranking: 124
Offers boarding: No
28. Berkeley Carroll School
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Location: Brooklyn, NY
Tuition: $44,950
Niche ranking: 136
Offers boarding: No
27. ECF – Fieldston Middle/Upper School
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Location: Bronx, NY
Tuition: $45,100
Niche ranking: 123
Offers boarding: No
26. The Webb Schools
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Location: Claremont, CA
Tuition: $45,225
Niche ranking: 95
Offers boarding: Yes
25. The Loomis Chaffee School
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Location: Windsor, CT
Tuition: $45,360
Niche ranking: 40
Offers boarding: Yes
24. Woodside Priory School
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Location: Portola Valley, CA
Tuition: $45,500
Niche ranking: 82
Offers boarding: Yes
23. St. Marks School
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Location: Southborough, MA
Tuition: $45,800
Niche ranking: 87
Offers boarding: Yes
22. Poly Prep Country Day School
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Location: Brooklyn, NY
Tuition: $46,035
Niche ranking: 84
Offers boarding: No
21. The Nueva School
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Location: Hillsborough, CA
Tuition: $46,495
Niche ranking: 53
Offers boarding: No
Tuition from The Nueva School's website .
20. Convent of the Sacred Heart
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Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $46,524
Niche ranking: 85
Offers boarding: No
19. Milton Academy
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Location: Milton, MA
Tuition: $47,330
Niche ranking: 24
Offers boarding: Yes
18. The Spence School
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Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $47,410
Niche ranking: 92
Offers boarding: No
17. Collegiate School
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Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $47,500
Niche ranking: 16
Offers boarding: No
16. Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
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Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $47,540
Niche ranking: 130
Offers boarding: No
15. Trinity School
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Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $47,965
Niche ranking: 4
Offers boarding: No
14. Castilleja School
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Location: Palo Alto, CA
Tuition: $47,970
Niche ranking: 18
Offers boarding: No
13. The Harker School
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Location: San Jose, CA
Tuition: $48,500
Niche ranking: 17
Offers boarding: No
12. Peddie School
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Location: Hightstown, NJ
Tuition: $48,800
Niche ranking: 45
Offers boarding: Yes
11. Marymount School of New York
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Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $49,210
Niche ranking: 120
Offers boarding: No
10. Middlesex School
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Location: Concord, MA
Tuition: $49,480
Niche ranking: 34
Offers boarding: Yes
9. The Hotchkiss School
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Location: Lakeville, CT
Tuition: $49,550
Niche ranking: 44
Offers boarding: Yes
8. Brearley School
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Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $49,680
Niche ranking: 32
Offers boarding: No
7. Cate School
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Location: Carpinteria, CA
Tuition: $49,700
Niche ranking: 31
Offers boarding: Yes
6. Noble and Greenough School
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Location: Dedham, MA
Tuition: $50,200
Niche ranking: 27
Offers boarding: Yes
5. Concord Academy
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Location: Concord, MA
Tuition: $50,445
Niche ranking: 89
Offers boarding: Yes
4. Horace Mann School
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Location: Bronx, NY
Tuition: $51,000
Niche ranking: 19
Offers boarding: No
3. The Lawrenceville School
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Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Tuition: $51,440
Niche ranking: 10
Offers boarding: Yes
2. St. Pauls School
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Location: Concord, NH
Tuition: $55,000
Niche ranking: 9
Offers boarding: Yes
1. St. Andrews School
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Location: Middletown, DE
Tuition: $55,500
Niche ranking: 51
Offers boarding: Yes
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