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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.
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50. The Urban School of San Francisco
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Facebook/The Urban School of San Francisco/David Wakely
Location: San Francisco, CA
Tuition: $42,721
Niche ranking: 129
Offers boarding: No
49. Riverdale Country School
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Riverdale Country School/Facebook
Location: Bronx, NY
Tuition: $42,805
Niche ranking: 38
Offers boarding: No
48. Menlo School
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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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Facebook/phillipsacademy
Location: Andover, MA
Tuition: $43,300
Niche ranking: 1
Offers boarding: Yes
45. Groton School
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Courtesy of Groton School
Location: Groton, MA
Tuition: $43,400
Niche ranking: 28
Offers boarding: Yes
44. Choate Rosemary Hall
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Facebook/Choate Rosemary Hall
Location: Wallingford, CT
Tuition: $43,580
Niche ranking: 5
Offers boarding: Yes
43. National Cathedral School
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National Cathedral School/Facebook
Location: Washington, DC
Tuition: $43,585
Niche ranking: 56
Offers boarding: No
42. Commonwealth School
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Facebook/Commonwealth School
Location: Boston, MA
Tuition: $43,706
Niche ranking: 103
Offers boarding: No
41. Marin Academy
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Facebook/Marin Academy
Location: San Rafael, CA
Tuition: $43,785
Niche ranking: 106
Offers boarding: No
40. The College Preparatory School
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The College Preparatory School/Facebook
Location: Oakland, CA
Tuition: $43,810
Niche ranking: 8
Offers boarding: No
39. Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
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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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The Taft School/Facebook
Location: Watertown, CT
Tuition: $44,000
Niche ranking: 67
Offers boarding: Yes
37. Lick-Wilmerding High School
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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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Hackley School/Facebook
Location: Tarrytown, NY
Tuition: $44,225
Niche ranking: 49
Offers boarding: Yes
35. Winsor School
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The Winsor School/Facebook
Location: Boston, MA
Tuition: $44,300
Niche ranking: 15
Offers boarding: No
34. Lake Forest Academy
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Facebook/Lake Forest Academy
Location: Lake Forest, IL
Tuition: $44,400
Niche ranking: 66
Offers boarding: Yes
33. Dalton School
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Dalton School/Facebook
Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $44,640
Niche ranking: 23
Offers boarding: No
32. The Packer Collegiate Institute
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Facebook/The Packer Collegiate Institute
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Tuition: $44,700
Niche ranking: 76
Offers boarding: No
31. Deerfield Academy
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Facebook/Deerfield Academy
Location: Deerfield, MA
Tuition: $44,735
Niche ranking: 13
Offers boarding: Yes
30. San Francisco University High School
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Location: San Francisco, CA
Tuition: $44,750
Niche ranking: 73
Offers boarding: No
29. Belmont Hill School
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Belmont Hill School/Facebook
Location: Belmont, MA
Tuition: $44,800
Niche ranking: 124
Offers boarding: No
28. Berkeley Carroll School
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Facebook/Berkeley Carroll School
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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The Webb Schools/Facebook
Location: Claremont, CA
Tuition: $45,225
Niche ranking: 95
Offers boarding: Yes
25. The Loomis Chaffee School
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Loomis Chaffee School/Facebook
Location: Windsor, CT
Tuition: $45,360
Niche ranking: 40
Offers boarding: Yes
24. Woodside Priory School
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Facebook/Woodside-Priory-School
Location: Portola Valley, CA
Tuition: $45,500
Niche ranking: 82
Offers boarding: Yes
23. St. Marks School
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Facebook/St. Mark's School
Location: Southborough, MA
Tuition: $45,800
Niche ranking: 87
Offers boarding: Yes
22. Poly Prep Country Day School
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Facebook/Poly Prep Country Day School
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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Wikipedia
Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $46,524
Niche ranking: 85
Offers boarding: No
19. Milton Academy
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Milton Academy/Facebook
Location: Milton, MA
Tuition: $47,330
Niche ranking: 24
Offers boarding: Yes
18. The Spence School
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Wikipedia
Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $47,410
Niche ranking: 92
Offers boarding: No
17. Collegiate School
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Google Maps
Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $47,500
Niche ranking: 16
Offers boarding: No
16. Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
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Wikimedia Commons
Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $47,540
Niche ranking: 130
Offers boarding: No
15. Trinity School
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Google Maps
Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $47,965
Niche ranking: 4
Offers boarding: No
14. Castilleja School
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Castilleja School/Facebook
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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Peddie School/Facebook
Location: Hightstown, NJ
Tuition: $48,800
Niche ranking: 45
Offers boarding: Yes
11. Marymount School of New York
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Facebook/Marymount School of New York
Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $49,210
Niche ranking: 120
Offers boarding: No
10. Middlesex School
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Wikimedia Commons
Location: Concord, MA
Tuition: $49,480
Niche ranking: 34
Offers boarding: Yes
9. The Hotchkiss School
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The Hotchkiss School/Facebook
Location: Lakeville, CT
Tuition: $49,550
Niche ranking: 44
Offers boarding: Yes
8. Brearley School
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Google Earth
Location: New York, NY
Tuition: $49,680
Niche ranking: 32
Offers boarding: No
7. Cate School
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Cate School/Facebook
Location: Carpinteria, CA
Tuition: $49,700
Niche ranking: 31
Offers boarding: Yes
6. Noble and Greenough School
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Noble and Greenough School/Facebook
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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Via Horace Mann School
Location: Bronx, NY
Tuition: $51,000
Niche ranking: 19
Offers boarding: No
3. The Lawrenceville School
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Facebook/The Lawrenceville School
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Tuition: $51,440
Niche ranking: 10
Offers boarding: Yes
2. St. Pauls School
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Facebook/St. Paul's School
Location: Concord, NH
Tuition: $55,000
Niche ranking: 9
Offers boarding: Yes
1. St. Andrews School
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Facebook/St. Andrew's School
Location: Middletown, DE
Tuition: $55,500
Niche ranking: 51
Offers boarding: Yes
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