Michigan public schools rely on per-pupil state funding from taxpayer dollars, but some parents can spend tens of thousands of dollars more to enroll their children in private schools.

As per recent lists for 2024-25 of Private school reviewaverage private tuition is about $7,000 per student for elementary schools and $13,008 for high schools in Michigan.

Private School Review is a popular website established in 2003 that profiles thousands of private schools in the US, using both self-reported data from the schools and information from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Most of Michigan’s most expensive private schools serve high school students. Of the top 25 most expensive private schools in Michigan, only four do not include high school students, stopping at fifth or eighth grade.

They are Ann Arbor’s Summers-knoll School and Hebrew Day School at $17,800 and $17,738 per student, respectively, and Plymouth’s Steppingstone School and New Morning School at $18,850 and $16,382, respectively.

So how do these Michigan private high school tuition costs compare?

The range is from $1,250 per year to tens of thousands of dollars. Here is Private School Review’s 2025 list, ranked by tuition and presented from least expensive to most expensive, of all 78 private Michigan high schools profiled.

78. Bird Lake Bible School

Rendition: $1,250

Notes: 1-12

Community: Bone

77. Academy of the New Millennium

Rendition: $2,250

Notes: 2-12

Community: Saginaw

76. Factoryville Christian School

Rendition: $2,500

Notes: PK-12

Community: Athens

75. Lake Area Christian School

Rendition: $2,500

Notes: PK-12

Community: Sturgis

74. Al-ikhlas Training Academy

Rendition: $2,725

Notes: PK-12

Community: Hamtramck

73. Tsara Arama Christian School

Rendition: $2,900

Notes: PK-10

Community: Chassell

72. Fellowship Baptist Academy

Rendition: $3,000

Notes: PK-11

Community: Carson City

71. Life in Christ Christian school

Rendition: $3,100

Notes: NS-12

Community: Owosso

70. Grand Rapids Seventh-day Adventist Academy

Rendition: $3,250

Notes: K-12

Community: Grand Rapids

69. Griggs International Academy

Rendition: $3,300

Notes: K-12

Community: Berrien Springs

68. Cornerstone Christian School

Rendition: $3,500

Notes: PK-12

Community: Cheboygan

67. School of St. Patrick

Rendition: $3,600

Notes: K-12

Community: Portland

66. Bethany Christian School

Rendition: $3,950

Notes: K-12

Community: Troy

65. Macomb Christian Schools

Rendition: $4,000

Notes: NS-12

Community: Center line

64. Faith Christian School

Rendition: $4,300

Notes: K-12

Community: Clinton Township

63. Loyola High School (Boys)

Rendition: $4,300

Notes: 9-12

Community: Detroit

62. Spring Vale Christian School

Rendition: $4,500

Notes: PK-12

Community: Owosso

61. Capitol City Baptist School

Rendition: $4,800

Notes: K-12

Community: bachelor

60. Calvary Schools in Holland

Rendition: $4,900

Notes: K-12

Community: Netherlands

59. School of St. increase

Rendition: $4,950

Notes: K-12

Community: Lake Leelanau

58. New Life Christian Academy

Rendition: $5,000

Notes: PK-12

Community: Smiths Creek

57. Genesee Academy

Rendition: $5,900

Notes: PK-12

Community: Swartz Creek

56. Grandville Calvin Christian High School

Rendition: $6,110

Notes: PK-12

Community: Grandville

55. Cabrini High School

Rendition: $6,115

Notes: 9-12

Community: Allen Park

54. Western Michigan Christian School

Rendition: $6,300

Notes: 7-12

Community: Muskegon

53. Islamic Academy of Michigan

Rendition: $6,900

Notes: PK-12

Community: Ann Arbor

52. Calvary Baptist Academy

Rendition: $7,000

Notes: PK-12

Community: Midland

51. Battle Creek Academy

Rendition: $7,040

Notes: K-12

Community: Battle Creek

50. Michigan Lutheran High School

Rendition: $7,095

Notes: 9-12

Community: St. JOSEPH

49. Hillsdale Academy

Rendition: $7,170

Notes: K-12

Community: Hillsdale

48. Gabriel Richard Catholic High School

Rendition: $7,599

Notes: 9-12

Community: River view

47. Central Catholic Nouvel High School

Rendition: $7,900

Notes: 9-12

Community: Saginaw

46. ​​Covenant Christian High School

Rendition: $7,954

Notes: 9-12

Community: Grand Rapids

45. Holland Christian High School

Rendition: $8,000

Notes: 9-12

Community: Netherlands

44. Lansing Christian School

Rendition: $8,000

Notes: PK-12

Community: Lansing

43. West Highland Christian Academy

Rendition: $8,000

Notes: K-12

Community: Milford

42. High School of the Divine Child

Rendition: $8,100

Notes: K-12

Community: Dearborn

41. Washtenaw Christian Academy

Rendition: $8,325

Notes: PK-12

Community: salinity

40. Wixom Christian School

Rendition: $8,400

Notes: NS-12

Community: Wixom

39. Northern Michigan Christian School

Rendition: $8,450

Notes: K-12

Community: McBain

38. North Lutheran High School

Rendition: $8,480

Notes: 9-12

Community: Macomb

37. Northwest Lutheran High School

Rendition: $8,480

Notes: 9-12

Community: Rochester

36. Westland Lutheran High School

Rendition: $8,480

Notes: 9-12

Community: Westland

35. Cardinal Mooney Catholic

Rendition: $8,500

Notes: 9-12

Community: Marin City

34. Hope Christian Academy

Rendition: $8,750

Notes: 6-12

Community: Westland

33. Lutheran High School in Valea

Rendition: $8,750

Notes: 9-12

Community: Saginaw

32. Livingston Christian Schools

Rendition: $9,200

Notes: PK-12

Community: Brighton

31. Grand Rapids Christian High School

Rendition: $9,445

Notes: 9-12

Community: Grand Rapids

30. Lansing Catholic High School

Rendition: $9,650

Notes: 9-12

Community: Lansing

29. Central Catholic High School St. increase

Rendition: $10,450

Notes: 9-12

Community: Monroe

28. Bloomfield Christian School

Rendition: $11,745

Notes: PK-12

Community: Bloomfield Hills

27. Central Catholic High School

Rendition: $11,850

Notes: 9-12

Community: Grand Rapids

26. Bishop Foley Catholic High School

Rendition: $12,300

Notes: 9-12

Community: Madison Heights

25. West Catholic High School

Rendition: $12,400

Notes: 9-12

Community: Grand Rapids

24. Father Gabriel Richard High School

Rendition: $13,000

Notes: 9-12

Community: Ann Arbor

23. South Christian High School

Rendition: $13,170

Notes: 9-12

Community: Byron Centre

22. Plymouth Christian Academy

Rendition: $13,213

Notes: PK-12

Community: Canton

21. De La Salle Collegiate High School (Boys)

Rendition: $14,900

Notes: 9-12

Community: Warren

20. Detroit Catholic Central High School (Boys)

Rendition: $15,700

Notes: 9-12

Community: Novi

19. Brother Rice High School

Rendition: $15,950

Notes: 9-12

Community: Bloomfield Hills

18. Ann Arbor Academy

Rendition: $16,000

Notes: 4-12

Community: Ann Arbor

17. Mercy High School (Girls)

Rendition: $16,425

Notes: 9-12

Community: Farmington

16. Marian High School (girls)

Rendition: $16,450

Notes: 9-12

Community: Bloomfield Hills

15. University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy

Rendition: $17,800

Notes: 7-12

Community: Detroit

14. Lake Michigan Academy

Rendition: $17,950

Notes: 1-12

Community: Grand Rapids

13. Notre Dame Preparatory School

Rendition: $20,000

Notes: PK-12

Community: Pontiac

12. Aim High School

Rendition: $29,000

Notes: 6-12

Community: Farmington

11. Brightmont Academy – Northville

Rendition: $29,370

Notes: 1-12

Community: Plymouth

10. Brightmont Academy Birmingham

Tuition: $29,370

Grades: 1-12

Community: Birmingham

9. Frankel Jewish Academy of Metro Detroit

Rendition: $30,800

Notes: 9-12

Community: West Bloomfield

8. Greenhills School

Rendition: $31,670

Notes: 6-12

Community: Ann Arbor

7. Rudolf Steiner High School in Ann Arbor

Rendition: $31,700

Notes: 9-12

Community: Ann Arbor

6. Eton Academy

Rendition: $33,000

Notes: 1-12

Community: Birmingham

5. Roeper School

Rendition: $34,030

Notes: 6-12

Community: Birmingham

4. Liggett University School

Rendition: $34,870

Notes: PK-12

Community: Grosse Pointe

3. Cranbrook Schools

Rendition: $38,600

Notes: PK-12

Community: Bloomfield Hills

2. Leelanau School

Rendition: $72,350

Notes: 9-12

Community: Glen Arbor

1. Interlochen Academy of Arts

Rendition: $76,500

Notes: 9-12

Community: Interlochen

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