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Mercy High School, a North Baltimore all-girls Catholic secondary school, is one of several Baltimore area schools that offers an affordable private school option. The school recently launches a capital campaign. (Courtesy Mercy High School)

Tuition is competitive in Catholic high schools

February 24, 2025
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools

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The average tuition for Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore that charge traditional tuition was $19,098 in the 2024-25 academic year, an increase of 4.2 percent from last year’s expenses, according to the Catholic Review’s annual survey of nonpublic school tuition expenses.

Non-Catholic private high schools reported an average tuition of $33,850, representing a 4.3 percent increase from the previous academic year.

The increase in expenses among Catholic and other private schools alike was considerably less than in the 2023-24 academic year, when Catholic schools saw an 8.5 percent increase and non-Catholic schools saw an 8.9 percent increase. Those across-the-board increases were largely attributed to inflation. This year’s tuition seems to have stabilized, returning to a more typical percentage increase.

Catholic schools remain significantly more affordable than their nonpublic school counterparts. On average, the region’s Catholic high schools charge approximately 44 percent less than non-Catholic options. 

The accompanying chart was compiled from high school websites. For comparative purposes, it includes fellow members of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland. When available and consistent across all grades, fees were added to tuition to come up with the cost of attendance for the 2024-25 school year. Catholic school figures are highlighted in bold.

Private schools in the Baltimore area with their tuition:

  • McDonogh School, Owings Mills (1a) — $41,050
  • The Bryn Mawr School,, Baltimore (2) — $40,430       
  • St. Timothy’s School, Stevenson (1a) —  $39,900
  • Roland Park Country School, Baltimore (2) — $39,400   
  • Garrison Forest School, Owings Mills (1a) — $39,190
  • The Park School of Baltimore (2) — $38,900    
  • The St. Paul’s Schools, Brooklandville (2) — $38,330
  • Friends School of Baltimore (2) — $38,000      
  • Gilman School, Baltimore (2) — $37,690
  • The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland, Baltimore (1a) — $37,400
  • Key School, Annapolis (1) — $36,370
  • St. James School, Hagerston (1a ) —   $36,000  
  • Glenelg Country School, Ellicott City (2), $35,830         
  • Indian Creek School, Crownsville, $33,400
  • Severn School (2), Severna Park — $32,290
  • Oldfields School, Sparks Glencoe (1) — $31,000
  • Gerstell Academy, Finksburg (20) — $28,98
  • Maryvale Preparatory School, Lutherville — $26,000
  • Annapolis Area Christian School, Severn — $25,625
  • Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, Pikesville — $25,600
  • Loyola Blakefield, Towson — $24,525
  • Notre Dame Preparatory School, Towson — $24,025
  • Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn — $20,505
  • The John Carroll School, Bel Air (2) — $20,400
  • St. John’s Catholic Prep, Buckeystown — $20,350    
  • Calvert Hall College High School, Towson — $20,175
  • Mount St. Joseph High School, Baltimore — $19,995
  • Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore — $19,300
  • Mercy High School, Baltimore — $18,800
  • Chapelgate Christian Academy, Marriottsville (2) — $18,630  
  • Mount de Sales Academy, Catonsville (2) — $18,375 
  • St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis (3) — $17,720
  • The Catholic High School of Baltimore (4) — $17,175
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Essex — $17,040       
  • Concordia Preparatory School, Towson — $16,851
  • St. Frances Academy, Baltimore (2) — $12,400
  • Bishop Walsh School, Cumberland (5) — $8,790  
  • Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Baltimore(6) — $2,500         

1 – Day student tuition, includes fees; 1a – Day–student tuition, does not include fees; 2 – Tuition, does not include fees; 3 – Tuition for Catholic families; 4 – Average total cost of grades 9–12; 5 – Family discounts for additional children; 6 – Maximum family contribution, all students in mandatory internship program

Email George P. Matysek Jr. at gmatysek@CatholicReview.org

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