【中美创新时报2024 年 11 月 15 日编译讯】(记者温友平编译)如果您想让孩子就读马萨诸塞州顶尖的私立走读或寄宿学校,您将花费一大笔钱。《波士顿环球报》记者Camilo Fonseca对此作了下述报道。
根据该州小学和中学教育部的数据,约有 66,000 名学生(约占该州学龄人口的 7%)就读州内私立和教区学校。虽然这一数字已从十年前的 78,000 名学生下滑,但一些社区(包括波士顿的几个郊区)近年来就读私立学校的学生比例有所上升,尽管马萨诸塞州的学龄人口继续下降。
尽管批评人士表示,私立学校将中等和高收入学生从公立学校中吸引出来,加剧了教育不平等,但许多家长还是更喜欢私立学校,因为私立学校有专门的课程或更高的学术标准,尤其是马萨诸塞州许多公立学校缺乏专门的“天才”项目。马萨诸塞州长期以来一直被视为全国最好的公立教育系统之一,但在选民决定取消将高中毕业与 MCAS 分数挂钩的要求后,该州公立教育系统的未来变得不确定——这一措施不顾该州许多最富裕社区的反对而通过。
其他家长可能更喜欢一些私立学校提供的文化或宗教基础。仅波士顿大主教区就有 93 所天主教学校,更不用说其他地区的数十所教区学校以及提供语言和文化浸入式课程的学校了。
进入私立学校的最大障碍可能是学费。除了一些相对便宜的选择外,马萨诸塞州大多数顶级私立学校每年的学费在 40,000 美元到 70,000 美元之间。在最负盛名的学校,如果没有经济援助,学费每年可能接近 80,000 美元,与顶级私立大学的学费相差无几。
这并不是说许多学生无法获得经济援助。大多数学校都提供一定程度的基于需求的学费援助,尽管金额可能因学生和学校而异。
以下是马萨诸塞州一些最知名私立学校的年度学费:
菲利普斯学院安多佛(9-12 年级)——安多佛
2024-25 学费:73,780 美元(寄宿);57,190 美元(日间)
平均学费援助:58,000 美元
库欣学院(9-12 年级)——阿什伯纳姆
2024-25 学费:75,500 美元(寄宿); 51,050 美元(日间)
主教费汉高中(9-12 年级)——阿特尔伯勒
2024-25 学年学费:14,550 美元
学费补助:2024-25 学年,每 3 名学生中就有 1 名获得补助
贝尔蒙特山学校(7-12 年级)——贝尔蒙特
2024-25 学年学费:73,800 美元(寄宿); 64,800 美元(日间)
平均学费补助:52,000 美元
波士顿三一学院(6-12 年级)——波士顿海德公园
2024-25 学年国内学生学费:29,250 美元
2024-25 学年国际学生学费:39,250 美元
学费补助:约 60% 的家庭获得补助
联邦学校(9-12 年级)——波士顿后湾区
2024-25 学年学费:57,625 美元
平均学费补助:44,740 美元
纽曼学校(7-12 年级)——波士顿后湾区
2024-25 学年国内学生学费:68,000 美元(寄宿,9-12 年级); 34,000 美元(日间,7-12 年级)
2024-25 年国际学生学费:75,000 美元(寄宿,9-12 年级); 41,000 美元(日间,7-12 年级)
学费补助:约 30% 的学生获得
波士顿大学学院(9-12 年级)——波士顿
2024-25 学费:58,508 美元
平均学费补助:44,550 美元
波士顿学院高中(7-12 年级)——多切斯特
2024-25 学费:29,455 美元
学费补助:2024-25 学年约 41% 的学生可获得
英国国际学校(学前班-12 年级)——牙买加平原,波士顿
2024-25 学费:从 34,570 美元(学前班)到 46,750 美元(11-12 年级)
温莎学校(5-12 年级)——波士顿朗伍德区
2024-25 学费: $62,475
学费补助:25% 的学生可获得
天主教纪念学校 (7-12) — 波士顿西罗克斯伯里
2024-25 学费:28,200 美元
罗克斯伯里拉丁学校 (7-12) — 波士顿西罗克斯伯里
2024-25 学费:40,600 美元
学费补助:2024-25 年约 39% 的学生可获得
帕克学校 (学前班至 8 年级) — 布鲁克莱恩
2024-25 学费:45,610 美元(学前班至 4 年级);55,300 美元(5-8 年级)
平均学费补助:39,540 美元
塞耶学院 (5-12) — 布伦特里
2024-25 学费:60,330 美元(中学); 63,100 美元(高中)
平均学费补助:40,770 美元
德克斯特南菲尔德(学前班至 12 年级)——布鲁克林
2024-25 学费:从 42,000 美元(学前班)到 62,200 美元(9-12 年级)
迈蒙尼德学校(学前班至 12 年级)——布鲁克莱恩
2024-25 学费:14,975 美元(学前班)至 39,875 美元(9-12 年级)
平均学费补助:23,000 美元
白金汉布朗和尼科尔斯学校(学前班至 12 年级)——剑桥
2024-25 学费:44,750 美元(学前班至 3 年级)至 63,700 美元(7-12 年级)
波士顿国际学校(学前班至 12 年级)——剑桥
2024-25 学费:33,140 美元(学前班)至 46,060 美元(9-12 年级)
康科德学院(9-12 年级)——康科德
2024-25 学费:78,610 美元(寄宿); $62,960(日间)
平均学费补助:$65,503(寄宿);$28,442(日间)
米德尔塞克斯学校(9-12)——康科德
2024-25 学费:$75,475(寄宿);$61,270(日间)
平均学费补助:$56,731
比弗乡村日间学校(6-12)——栗山
2024-25 学费:$62,970
学费补助:25% 的家庭获得
布里默和梅学校(学前班-12)——栗山
2024-25 学费:从 $41,350(学前班)到 $63,650(6-12)
平均学费补助:$28,791(小学); $43,464(中学);$48,850(高中)
圣约翰预备学校(6-12)——丹弗斯
2024-25 学费:$33,490
平均学费补助:$13,448
诺布尔和格林诺学校(7-12)——德德姆
2024-25 学费:$68,600(寄宿);$62,600(日间)
平均学费补助:$47,907
乌尔苏拉学院(7-12)——德德姆
2024-25 学费:$28,950
平均学费补助:$11,900
迪尔菲尔德学院(9-12)——迪尔菲尔德
2024-25 学费:$71,770(寄宿); $51,510(日间)
平均学费补助:$60,850
威利斯顿北安普顿学校(7-12 年级)— 东汉普顿
2024-25 学费:$76,600(寄宿);$52,800(日间);$42,500(中学)
学费补助:约 40% 的学生获得
诺斯菲尔德赫尔蒙山(9-12 年级)— 吉尔
2024-25 学费:$74,826(寄宿);$49,751(日间)
平均学费补助:$56,314(寄宿);$34,361(日间)
格罗顿学校(9-12 年级)— 格罗顿
2024-25 学费:$60,895(寄宿); 47,420 美元(日间)
平均学费补助:47,245 美元(寄宿);36,159 美元(日间)
劳伦斯学院(9-12 年级)——格罗顿
2024-25 学费:75,250 美元(寄宿); 60,900 美元(日间)
学费补助:26% 的学生获得
平格里学校(9-12 年级)——汉密尔顿
2024-25 学费:58,500 美元
平均学费补助:36,000 美元
圣母学院(6-12 年级)——欣厄姆
2024-25 学费:29,900 美元
马尔登天主教高中——马尔登
2024-25 学费:19,500 美元
学费补助:65% 的家庭获得
方特邦(7-12 年级)——米尔顿
2024-25 学费:23,500 美元
米尔顿学院(K-12 年级)——米尔顿
2024-25 学费:75,980 美元(寄宿); 65,980 美元(日间)
平均学费补助:学费的 75%
圣塞巴斯蒂安学校(7-12 年级)——尼德姆
2024-25 学费:60,900 美元
学费补助:33% 的学生获得
费森登学校(5-9 年级)——牛顿
2024-25 日间学费:从 38,100 美元(学前班)到 61,200 美元(9 年级)
2024-25 寄宿学费:从 69,700 美元(5 年级)到 84,900 美元(9 年级)
牛顿乡村日间学校(5-12 年级)——牛顿
2024-25 学费:64,075 美元
学费补助:约 30% 的学生获得
布鲁克斯学校(9-12) — 北安多弗
2024-25 学费:77,100 美元(寄宿);63,300 美元(日间)
平均学费补助:51,000 美元
费伊学校(K-9)— 南伯勒
2024-25 日间学费:从 29,330 美元(幼儿园)到 49,980 美元(9 年级)
2024-25 寄宿学费:从 69,520 美元(7 年级)到 81,480 美元(9 年级)
圣马可学校(9-12)— 南伯勒
2024-25 学费:76,100 美元(寄宿); 60,500 美元(日间)
学费补助:30% 的学生获得
伯克希尔学校(9-12 年级)— 谢菲尔德
2024-25 学年学费:76,100 美元(寄宿);57,400 美元(日间)
平均学费补助:55,000 美元
教堂山-昌西霍尔学校(7-12 年级)— 沃尔瑟姆
2024-25 学年学费:74,000 美元(寄宿);61,000 美元(日间)
达纳霍尔学校(5-12 年级)— 韦尔斯利
2024-25 学年学费:74,977 美元(寄宿);60,809 美元(日间)
平均学费补助:69,288 美元(寄宿); $44,511(日间)
韦斯顿剑桥学校(9-12 年级)——韦斯顿
2024-25 学费:$75,200(寄宿);$60,850(日间)
学费补助:约 30% 的学生获得补助
里弗斯学校(6-12 年级)——韦斯顿
2024-25 学费:$63,290
泽维尔兄弟高中(7-12 年级)——韦斯特伍德
2024-25 学费:$26,800
学费补助:56% 的学生获得补助
题图:马萨诸塞州米尔顿市米尔顿学院校园内的一栋建筑。David L. Ryan/Globe 员工
附原英文报道:
Want to send your kid to a top private school in Mass.? Here’s how much it’s going to cost you.
By Camilo Fonseca Globe Staff,Updated November 15, 2024
A building on the campus of Milton Academy in Milton, Mass.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
If you want your child to attend a top private day or boarding school in Massachusetts, it’s going to cost you a pretty penny.
Approximately 66,000 students, about 7 percent of the state’s school-age population, attend in-state private and parochial schools, according to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. While that number has slipped from 78,000 students a decade ago, some communities, including several Boston suburbs, have seen the percentage of students enrolling in private schools climb in recent years, even as the school-age population in the Bay State continues to decline.
Though critics say private schools worsen educational inequality by drawing middle- and upper-income students out of public systems, many parents prefer them for their specialized curriculums or what they see as higher academic standards, especially since many public schools in Massachusetts lack dedicated “gifted” programs. And the future of the state’s public education system, long seen as one of the best in the nation, is uncertain after voters moved to eliminate a requirement tying high school graduation to MCAS scores — a measure passed over the opposition of many in the state’s wealthiest communities.
Other parents may prefer the cultural or religious grounding provided by some private schools. There are 93 Catholic schools in the Boston Archdiocese alone, not to mention dozens of other parochial schools elsewhere and schools with language- and cultural-immersion programs.
Perhaps the largest barrier to entry is affordability. Aside from a few comparatively affordable options, most top private schools in Massachusetts cost between $40,000 and $70,000 a year. At the most prestigious institutions, the cost can approach $80,000 a year without financial aid, not far from the cost of top private colleges.
That’s not to say that financial aid isn’t available for many students. Most schools offer some degree of need-based tuition assistance, though the dollar amounts can vary widely depending on the student and the school.
Here are the annual listed tuition costs at some of the best-known private schools in Massachusetts:
Phillips Academy Andover (grades 9-12) — Andover
2024–25 tuition: $73,780 (boarding); $57,190 (day)
Average tuition assistance: $58,000
Cushing Academy (9-12) — Ashburnham
2024–25 tuition: $75,500 (boarding); $51,050 (day)
Bishop Feehan High School (9-12) — Attleboro
2024–25 tuition: $14,550
Tuition assistance: Awarded to 1 in 3 students in 2024–25
Belmont Hill School (7-12)— Belmont
2024–25 tuition: $73,800 (boarding); $64,800 (day)
Average tuition assistance: $52,000
Boston Trinity Academy (6-12) — Hyde Park, Boston
2024–25 domestic student tuition: $29,250
2024–25 international student tuition: $39,250
Tuition assistance: Received by approximately 60 percent of families
Commonwealth School (9-12) — Back Bay, Boston
2024–25 tuition: $57,625
Average tuition assistance: $44,740
The Newman School (7-12) — Back Bay, Boston
2024–25 domestic student tuition: $68,000 (boarding, grades 9-12); $34,000 (day, grades 7-12)
2024–25 international student tuition: $75,000 (boarding, grades 9-12); $41,000 (day, grades 7-12)
Tuition assistance: Received by approximately 30 percent of students
Boston University Academy (9-12) — Boston
2024–25 tuition: $58,508
Average tuition assistance: $44,550
Boston College High School (7-12) — Dorchester
2024–25 tuition: $29,455
Tuition assistance: Available to approximately 41 percent of students in 2024–25
British International School (pre-K-12) — Jamaica Plain, Boston
2024–25 tuition: From $34,570 (pre-K) to $46,750 (11-12)
The Winsor School (5-12)— Longwood Area, Boston
2024–25 tuition: $62,475
Tuition assistance: Available to 25 percent of students
Catholic Memorial (7-12) — West Roxbury, Boston
2024–25 tuition: $28,200
Roxbury Latin School (7-12) — West Roxbury, Boston
2024–25 tuition: $40,600
Tuition assistance: Available to approximately 39 percent of students in 2024–25
The Park School (pre-K-8) — Brookline
2024–25 tuition: $45,610 (PreK-4); $55,300 (5-8)
Average tuition assistance: $39,540
Thayer Academy (5-12) — Braintree
2024–25 tuition: $60,330 (middle school); $63,100 (upper school)
Average tuition assistance: $40,770
Dexter Southfield (pre-K-12) — Brookline
2024–25 tuition: From $42,000 (pre-K) to $62,200 (9-12)
Maimonides School (pre-K-12) — Brookline
2024–25 tuition: From $14,975 (pre-K) to $39,875 (9-12)
Average tuition assistance: $23,000
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (pre-K-12) — Cambridge
2024–25 tuition: From $44,750 (PreK-3) to $63,700 (7-12)
International School of Boston (pre-K-12) — Cambridge
2024–25 tuition: From $33,140 (pre-K) to $46,060 (9-12)
Concord Academy (9-12) — Concord
2024–25 tuition: $78,610 (boarding); $62,960 (day)
Average tuition assistance: $65,503 (boarding); $28,442 (day)
Middlesex School (9-12) — Concord
2024–25 tuition: $75,475 (boarding); $61,270 (day)
Average tuition assistance: $56,731
Beaver Country Day School (6-12) — Chestnut Hill
2024–25 tuition: $62,970
Tuition assistance: Received by 25 percent of families
Brimmer and May School (pre-K-12) — Chestnut Hill
2024–25 tuition: From $41,350 (pre-K) to $63,650 (6-12)
Average tuition assistance: $28,791 (lower school); $43,464 (middle school); $48,850 (upper school)
St. John’s Preparatory School (6-12) — Danvers
2024–25 tuition: $33,490
Average tuition assistance: $13,448
Noble and Greenough School (7-12) — Dedham
2024–25 tuition: $68,600 (boarding); $62,600 (day)
Average tuition assistance: $47,907
Ursuline Academy (7-12) — Dedham
2024–25 tuition: $28,950
Average tuition assistance: $11,900
Deerfield Academy (9-12) — Deerfield
2024–25 tuition: $71,770 (boarding); $51,510 (day)
Average tuition assistance: $60,850
Williston Northampton School (7-12)— Easthampton
2024–25 tuition: $76,600 (boarding); $52,800 (day); $42,500 (middle school)
Tuition assistance: Received by approximately 40 percent of students
Northfield Mount Hermon (9-12) — Gill
2024–25 tuition: $74,826 (boarding); $49,751 (day)
Average tuition assistance: $56,314 (boarding); $34,361 (day)
Groton School (9-12) — Groton
2024–25 tuition: $60,895 (boarding); $47,420 (day)
Average tuition assistance: $47,245 (boarding); $36,159 (day)
Lawrence Academy (9-12) — Groton
2024–25 tuition: $75,250 (boarding); $60,900 (day)
Tuition assistance: Received by 26 percent of students
Pingree School (9-12) — Hamilton
2024–25 tuition: $58,500
Average tuition assistance: $36,000
Notre Dame Academy (6-12)— Hingham
2024–25 tuition: $29,900
Malden Catholic High School — Malden
2024–25 tuition: $19,500
Tuition assistance: Received by 65 percent of families
Fontbonne (7-12) — Milton
2024–25 tuition: $23,500
Milton Academy (K-12) — Milton
2024–25 tuition: $75,980 (boarding); $65,980 (day)
Average tuition assistance: 75 percent of tuition
St. Sebastian’s School (7-12) — Needham
2024–25 tuition: $60,900
Tuition assistance: Received by 33 percent of students
The Fessenden School (5-9) — Newton
2024–25 day tuition: From $38,100 (pre-K) to $61,200 (9th grade)
2024–25 boarding tuition: From $69,700 (5th grade) to $84,900 (9th grade)
Newton Country Day School (5-12) — Newton
2024–25 tuition: $64,075
Tuition assistance: Received by approximately 30 percent of students
Brooks School (9-12) — North Andover
2024–25 tuition: $77,100 (boarding); $63,300 (day)
Average tuition assistance: $51,000
Fay School (K-9) — Southborough
2024–25 day tuition: From $29,330 (kindergarten) to $49,980 (9th grade)
2024–25 boarding tuition: From $69,520 (7th grade) to $81,480 (9th grade)
St. Mark’s School (9-12) — Southborough
2024–25 tuition: $76,100 (boarding); $60,500 (day)
Tuition assistance: Received by 30 percent of students
Berkshire School (9-12)— Sheffield
2024–25 tuition: $76,100 (boarding); $57,400 (day)
Average tuition assistance: $55,000
Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School (7-12) — Waltham
2024–25 tuition: $74,000 (boarding); $61,000 (day)
Dana Hall School (5-12)— Wellesley
2024–25 tuition: $74,977 (boarding); $60,809 (day)
Average tuition assistance: $69,288 (boarding); $44,511 (day)
Cambridge School of Weston (9-12) — Weston
2024–25 tuition: $75,200 (boarding); $60,850 (day)
Tuition assistance: Received by approximately 30 percent of students
The Rivers School (6-12) — Weston
2024–25 tuition: $63,290
Xaverian Brothers High School (7-12) — Westwood
2024–25 tuition: $26,800
Tuition assistance: Received by 56 percent of students