LEGEND SCHOOLS 35 PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOL Parents send their children to private RANKED BY 2019-20 TUITION* 37 schools for a variety of reasons. Some SCHOOLS | PRIVATE select private schools for religious or 1 Fusion Academy - Plano, $35,400 moral reasons. Others value smaller class 2 Fusion Academy - Dallas, $35,400 sizes and individualized attention for their 3 Fusion Academy - Southlake, $35,400 children. Then there are parents who are 4 St. Mark's School of Texas, $31,750 35E 40 focused on the highest possible learning 5 Greenhill School, $31,675 121 standards, advanced placement courses, 6 The Hockaday School, $31,620 35 35E and rigorous college preparation that leads 7 Shelton School, $30,100 75 The Episcopal School of Dallas, $29,495 32 to enhanced academic opportunities. 8 Parish Episcopal School, $29,435 22 1 The Dallas-Fort Worth area off ers a 9 10 Yavneh Academy, $28,000 39 variety of private institutions—some 38 43 11 The Winston School Dallas, $27,905 religious, some secular, and some with 51 12 Fort Worth Country Day, $24,260 121 20 special niches. Some of the more well- 114 19 27 13 Trinity Valley School, $24,190 35W 7 known institutions are St. Mark’s School of 5 31 14 All Saints Episcopal School Fort Worth, $23,440 3 28 34 Texas (Dallas), Hockaday School (Dallas), 29 30 15 Lakehill Preparatory School, $23,400 42 9 24 Greenhill School (Addison), Episcopal 635 6 23 16 The Cambridge School of Dallas, $23,100 46 11 10 School of Dallas, Yavneh Academy of 17 The Oakridge School, $22,950 8 4 Dallas, Fort Worth Country Day School, and 21 2 18 Dallas Academy, $22,300 35W 36 16 25 44 78 Trinity Valley School (Fort Worth). 19 The St. Anthony School, $22,000 47 18 30 820 183 75 50 20 Trinity Christian Academy Addison, $21,980 15 52 21 Ursuline Academy of Dallas, $21,900 161 22 Prestonwood Christian Academy, $21,835 80 23 Bending Oaks School, $21,600 12 24 Dallas International School, $21,400 30 25 Fulton School, $21,225 49 14 17 360 26 Hill School of Fort Worth, $20,990 27 The Fairhill School, $20,900 41 12 175 28 Novus Academy, $20,850 26 48 20 29 Vanguard Preparatory School, $20,450 13 20 30 The Covenant School of Dallas, $19,850 33 31 The Westwood School Upper School Campus, $19,695 45 35E 32 Great Lakes Academy, $19,200 33 Southwest Christian School-Prep Campus, $19,150 35W 34 Jesuit College Preparatory School, $19,150 35 Liberty Christian School, $19,020 36 Cistercian Catholic Preparatory School, $18,800 37 The Selwyn School, $18,800 45 38 John Paul II High School Plano, $18,550 39 Prince of Peace Christian School Carrollton, $18,510 40 Legacy Christian Academy, $18,500 41 Key School, $18,300 42 Grapevine Faith Christian School, $17,350 RESEARCHING SCHOOLS 43 Wind Roase Academy, $17,200 44 Fort Worth Christian School, $17,050 The Dallas-Fort Worth region off ers a wide range of private school options. Some of the terms you will encounter as 45 Canterbury Episcopal School Desoto, $17,000 you look at private school options include: 46 E.A. Young Academy, $16,500 > Learning diff erences schools – families who want students to attend a > Classical – These schools are usually 47 The Highlands School, $16,000 These schools provide for students traditional school and supplement with characterized by small class sizes and 48 Northstar School, $15,900 with learning diff erences across the cultural and language immersion. a classics-based education, normally 49 Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep**, $15,725 spectrum and can range from pre-K – This is a child- with fewer team athletic options. 50 Dallas Christian School, $15,721 > Montessori method through 12th grade. centered educational approach based > College preparatory – Prep schools 51 The Clariden School, $15,650 > Boarding schools – Several of the on scientifi c observations of children focus on academic rigor in preparation 52 Bishop Lynch High School, $15,200 single-gender private schools off er from birth to adulthood. Schools for demanding collegiate programs. full-time boarding as well as day incorporating this self-direction > Religious/parochial – Some schools student options. and discovery method are located are associated with specifi c religious > Language/culture specifi c – Some across the region, but they generally denominations or churches and PRIVATE SCHOOL CALENDAR *Costs shown for 12th grade, and where applicable: for schools off er immersion in specifi c do not extend beyond elementary. A incorporate religious teaching as part a single child enrolled; for U.S. resident students; and number of public districts also have a for non-parishoners. Does not include separate fees. languages, like French, Chinese and of the curriculum. > Testing for private schools often takes place in the fall Montessori choice option within the ** Sliding scale based on family income and Japanese. Many of these schools off er > Enrollment is in January or February household size. Family contribution varies from Saturday and summer options for district. $500 - $2,500 per year > School typically starts earlier in August SOURCE: Source: Texas Private School Accreditation Commission and School websites 166 DALLAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE 2019 2019 DALLAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE 167.