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Private schools in New York

No state program pays private school tuition.

1,152 schools listed
265,670 students (2023-24)

No New York program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction. School districts provide busing to nonpublic school students who ask for it by April 1 and live within the distance limits, and lend textbooks on request.

Worth knowing: Bills to opt New York into the federal credit were introduced in 2026. None has passed, and the governor can opt in without one.

School choice in New York: what is available

By city

The number is how many private schools sit within 6 miles of each town (12 miles for smaller towns), so nearby towns can overlap.

Ranked lists, each on one stated measure: Top private schools in New York

By kind of school

By county

The largest private schools in New York

SchoolCityGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliation
Uta of Kiryas Joel, KahanMonroePreK-119,214not reportedJewish
Sheri Torah V'yoel MosheMonroePreK-115,07525.4Jewish, all-boys
Ahavath Israel ViznitzBedford HillsPreK-124,73013.2Jewish
Kellenberg Memorial High SchoolUniondale6-122,69221.8Roman Catholic
Talmud Torah Meorhachaim ViznitzMonseyPreK-122,60213.1Jewish, all-girls
Beth Rachel School for GirlsBrooklynTransitional 1st-82,50917.5Jewish, all-girls
St. Francis PrepFresh Meadows9-122,48020.5Roman Catholic
St. Anthony's High SchoolHuntington Station9-122,43519.3Roman Catholic
Darchei TorahFar RockawayPreK-122,1657.3Jewish, all-boys
Yeshiva Ahavath Isreal Bnos VisnitzsMonseyPreK-122,12319.7Jewish, all-boys
Yeshiva Darchei TorahFar RockawayK-122,0925Jewish, all-boys
United Talmudical Academy of Boro ParkBrooklynK-122,00510.6Jewish, all-girls
Bais Rochel SchoolBrooklynK-122,00512.9Jewish, all-girls
Beth Rivhak SchoolBrooklynPreK-121,99611.8Jewish, all-girls
Yeshivah of FlatbushBrooklynPreK-121,9808.4Jewish

What private school costs in New York

We have read published tuition on 36 New York school websites. The middle price is $29,600 for kindergarten to grade 5 (11 schools), $18,698 for grades 6 to 8 (18 schools), $18,345 for grades 9 to 12 (33 schools). Published prices run from $5,450 to $51,900 a year.

These are the schools we have verified so far, mostly larger ones, so treat the figures as a guide rather than an average. Each school's page links its source. Private school tuition in New York, school by school. Tuition in every state.

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Questions parents ask

How much does New York pay toward private school?

No state program pays private school tuition.

Who can get it?

No New York program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction. School districts provide busing to nonpublic school students who ask for it by April 1 and live within the distance limits, and lend textbooks on request.

Is there still room?

New York is not on the IRS list of states taking part in the new federal scholarship tax credit that starts in 2027 (list dated September 14, 2026). Gov. Hochul said in May 2026 that she intends to opt in, but by mid-September she had not done so and was waiting for the federal rules, which Treasury proposed on October 1, 2026.

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