25 Best Private Schools In The Twin Cities And Their Tuition Cost

TWIN CITIES, MN — Where your child goes to school matters. Parents move to some communities solely for the local schools, and they are willing to shell out big bucks in tuition to send their child to the best private schools.

Though not quite as cutthroat as New York City's private school circuit, the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area has a highly-competitive private school market. But which schools are the best? And how much do they cost?

The results are in for what has come to be pretty much the go-to ranking in non-public K-12 education: Niche.com's annual list of the best private schools. Niche also lists each schools' yearly tuition price.

The top ranking in the 2019 list goes to The Blake School in Hopkins, which costs $29,025 per year, according to Niche. Check out the top 25 schools below.

Note: Tuition listed is for the highest grade offered.

1. The Blake School (Hopkins) — Yearly Tuition: $29,025
2. Mounds Park Academy (St. Paul) — Yearly Tuition: $26,800
3. St. Paul Academy and Summit School (Saint Paul) — Yearly Tuition: $28,150
4. Breck School (Minneapolis) — Yearly Tuition: $28,905
5. International School Of Minnesota (Eden Prairie) — Yearly Tuition: $21,000
6. Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis) — Yearly Tuition: $21,280
7. Saint Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights) — Yearly Tuition: $21,100
8. Convent of Visitation School (Mendota Heights) — Yearly Tuition: $22,025
9. Providence Academy (Plymouth) — Yearly Tuition: (Not listed on Niche.com)
10. Trinity School at River Ridge (Eagan) — Yearly Tuition: $14,600
11. Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) — Yearly Tuition: $14,495
12. Benilde-St. Margaret’s School (St. Louis Park) — Yearly Tuition: $14,395
13. St. Paul Preparatory School (St. Paul) — Yearly Tuition: $10,500
14. DeLasalle High School (Minneapolis) — Yearly Tuition: (Not listed on Niche.com)
15. Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul) — Yearly Tuition: $13,575
16. Hill-Murray School (Maplewood) — Yearly Tuition: $13,495
17. St. Croix Lutheran High School (West Saint Paul) — Yearly Tuition: (Not listed on Niche.com)
18. Holy Family Catholic High School (Victoria) — Yearly Tuition: $13,990
19. Maranatha Christian Academy (Brooklyn Park) — Yearly Tuition: $10,329
20. Totino-Grace High School (Fridley) — Yearly Tuition: $14,300
21. Concordia (Roseville) — Yearly Tuition: (Not listed on Niche.com)
22. New Life Academy (Woodbury) — Yearly Tuition: (Not listed on Niche.com)
23. Fourth Baptist Christian School (Plymouth) — Yearly Tuition: (Not listed on Niche.com)
24. Heritage Christian Academy (Maple Grove) — Yearly Tuition: $9,855
25. Southwest Christian High School (Chaska) — Yearly Tuition: $11,210

Find more school information at Niche.com.

Also read: Minnesota's 100 Best Public High Schools: New Rankings Released

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