average boarding school cost
1 A residential (boarding) high school can cost $30,000-$80,000 or more a year. 2  Members of the National Association of Independent Schools charge an average median of $45,219.3  Boarding school costs $46,000 at Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School in Waltham, MA and $53,925 at Woodside Priory School in Portola Valley, CA. Some public schools charge $50-$400 or more per year for on-campus student parking. 2  South High School in Newton, MA has a $360 annual student parking fee. 3  Parent may be responsible for providing transportation to a private school; or it can cost $300-$2,000 or more.