NYC Private School Tuition Breaks $70,000 Milestone for Fall (1)

Feb. 9, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC

The top private schools in New York City plan to charge more than $70,000 this year for tuition, an amount exceeding that of many elite colleges, as they pass on the costs of soaring expenses including teacher salaries.

Spence School, Dalton School and Nightingale-Bamford School on Manhattan’s Upper East Side are among at least seven schools where the fees now exceed that threshold, according to school disclosures and Bloomberg reporting. Fees among 15 private schools across the city rose a median of 4.7%, outpacing inflation.

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