The 28 Most Expensive Private High Schools In America

There are over 3,000 private high schools in the United States, but few match up to the extensive programming, state-of-the-art facilities and top-notch educators of these 28, where a year of tuition can cost more than a Mercedes.

Unsurprisingly, the northeast had a lock on the priciest schools, with Massachusetts and Manhattan battling for first place.

We looked at day-student tuition, excluding schools that were boarding only.

#28: Cate School, Carpinteria, Calif.

Day student tuition: $34,500

Boarding student tuition: $43,500

Enrollment: 265

Endowment: $72 million

Perks: A ceramics barn with ten pottery wheels and three kilns.

Source: Cate School

Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition for daytime-only students for the 2010-2011 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included. The schools taken into consideration come from several lists of the nation's top private high schools.

#27: Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, Mass.

Day student tuition: $35,000

Boarding student tuition: $46,500

Enrollment: 330

Endowment: $5 million

Perks: A “green” science/art building with six laboratory classrooms.

Source: Cambridge School

Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition for daytime-only students for the 2010-2011 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included. The schools taken into consideration come from several lists of the nation's top private high schools.

#26: The Governors Academy, Byfield, Mass.

Day student tuition: $35,250

Boarding student tuition: $44,550

Enrollment: 390

Endowment: $68.9 million

Fact: Founded in 1763, the Governor's Academy is the oldest continuously operating boarding school in the U.S.

Source: The Governor's Academy

Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition for daytime-only students for the 2010-2011 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included. The schools taken into consideration come from several lists of the nation's top private high schools.

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