Here’s What It Costs To Attend Private Schools In Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS — Parents choosing a private high school education for their children have 188 to choose from in Massachusetts, according to a new report from U.S. News & World Report.

Because of limited data availability, the schools weren’t evaluated in the same manner as public institutions in the 2024 Best High Schools ranking. The news outlet’s inventory shows tuition costs, the student-teacher ratio, total enrollment and minority student enrollment.

Private schools across Massachusetts include:

• Grades: PK-12
• Enrollment: 145
• Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
• Percent of minority students: 11.7 percent

Boston College High School, Boston: $24,235 annual tuition

• Grades: 7-12
• Enrollment: 1,433
• Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
• Percent of minority students: 23

Worcester Academy, Worcester: $72,113 annual tuition

• Grades: 6-12
• Enrollment: 574
• Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
• Percent of minority students: 24.9

There are more than 30,000 private schools in the country, according to U.S. News. Private school enrollment among all grades is declining, down to 4.7 million students enrolled in private schools in 2019, compared to 5.7 million in 2019, U.S. News said in a previous report analyzing publicly available data.

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That coincides with efforts by lawmakers in dozens of states to expand school choice laws that direct public funding to private educational opportunities, according to FutureEd, an independent think tank at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.

After a flurry of school choice laws in 2023 — a “landmark year for school choice,” EdFuture said — lawmakers in 34 states introduced or pre-filed at least 114 private-school choice bills.