If you think college is expensive, get a load of the price tag on these private high schools!
Business Insider recently compiled a list of the nation’s most expensive private schools, and needless to say, some of these institutions cost a pretty penny. The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey tops the list at $44,885 a year. To put things in perspective, that's more than tuition at Harvard.
With price tags this high, we sure hope it’s worth it.
Below, we have compiled a list of the top eight schools on Business Insider’s rankings. For the full list, click over to Business Insider.
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Berkshire School
Wikpedia
Location: Sheffield, Mass.
Tuition and fees: $42,150
Enrollment: 391
Berkshire's eight-acre solar installation accounts for 40% of the school's electricity needs, and provides an energy laboratory for students.
Source: The Berkshire School
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.
Tuition and fees: $42,150
Enrollment: 391
Berkshire's eight-acre solar installation accounts for 40% of the school's electricity needs, and provides an energy laboratory for students.
Source: The Berkshire School
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.
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Concord Academy
Wikipedia
Location: Concord, Mass.
Tuition and fees: $42,200
Enrollment: 381
Concord preps its students well for the SATs—students have average scores of 2000.
Source: Concord Academy
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.
Tuition and fees: $42,200
Enrollment: 381
Concord preps its students well for the SATs—students have average scores of 2000.
Source: Concord Academy
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.
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Lawrence Academy
Flickr: Bill Brine
Location: Groton, Mass.
Tuition and fees: $42,280
Enrollment: 399
Aside from the gorgeous views of central Massachusetts, Lawrence Academy makes multiple state-of-the-art science and language labs available to its students.
Source: Lawrence Academy
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.
Tuition and fees: $42,280
Enrollment: 399
Aside from the gorgeous views of central Massachusetts, Lawrence Academy makes multiple state-of-the-art science and language labs available to its students.
Source: Lawrence Academy
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.
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The Hotchkiss School
WikiMedia:
Location: Lakeville, Conn.
Tuition and fees: $42,445
Enrollment: 600
Hotchkiss allows students to participate in off-campus semester programs offered in France, Italy, China, Spain, and South Africa.
Source: The Hotchkiss School
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.
Tuition and fees: $42,445
Enrollment: 600
Hotchkiss allows students to participate in off-campus semester programs offered in France, Italy, China, Spain, and South Africa.
Source: The Hotchkiss School
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.
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Riverdale Country School
WikiMedia:
Location: Bronx, N.Y.
Tuition and fees: $43,000
Enrollment: 1,050Riverdale's 27.5-acre campus is the largest in the New York City area.
Source: Riverdale Country School
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.
Tuition and fees: $43,000
Enrollment: 1,050Riverdale's 27.5-acre campus is the largest in the New York City area.
Source: Riverdale Country School
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.
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The Lawrenceville School
WikiMedia:
Location: Lawrenceville, N.J.
Tuition and fees: $44,885
Enrollment: 816
Boarding and day students alike are part of Lawrenceville's House System, which offers increasing freedom and independence as students move up grades.
Source: The Lawrenceville School
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.
Tuition and fees: $44,885
Enrollment: 816
Boarding and day students alike are part of Lawrenceville's House System, which offers increasing freedom and independence as students move up grades.
Source: The Lawrenceville School
Methodology: Rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2013-2014 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included.