Secondary education in the United States lasts 13 years. Such a scheme is usually called "K-12", where "K" stands for kindergarten, which is mandatory here, and "12" is the last, 12th grade. Thus, K5-school provides elementary education, K8-school — secondary, etc.
Many schools specialize in specific stages: primary, secondary, or high school, as a result American students often change schools as they get educated. If parents want their child to go through all the stages of education in one place, they should look for a K-12 institution.
Educational Level | Grade | Age | Final Exams |
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Nursery School | Pre-K | 3-4 | Kindergarten screening |
Kindergarten | K | 4-5 | Kindergarten exit assessment |
Elementary School / Primary School | 1-5 | 5-11 | School tests |
Middle school / Junior High school | 6-8 | 11-14 | State exam |
High school / Senior High school | 9-12 | 14-17 | State exam, SAT, ACT, IB, AP |
Type of school | Tuition cost | Accommodation cost | Guardianship | Pocket expenses | Total |
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Public | 3,000-10,000 USD/Free | 13,000-15,000 USD | Free | 1,500-2,000 USD | 17,500-27,000 USD |
Private day school | 12,000-53,000 USD | 13,000-15,000 USD | Free | 1,500-2,000 USD | 26,500-70,000 USD |
Private boarding school | 12,000-57,000 USD | 5,000-22,000 USD | Free | 1,000-1,500 USD | 18,000-80,000 USD |
Name | City | Grades | Type | Tuition/year | Tuition+boarding/year |
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Phillips Academy | Andover | 9-12 | co-ed | 46,400 USD | 59,850 USD |
Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter | 9-12 | co-ed | 44,960 USD | 57,563 USD |
St. Mark's School of Texas | Dallas | 1-12 | boys | 27,135-33,929 USD | - |
The College Preparatory School | Oakland | 9-12 | co-ed | 48,300 USD | - |
The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville | 9-12 | co-ed | 53,720 USD | 63,180 USD |
Harvard-Westlake School | Los Angeles | 7-12 | co-ed | 41,300-49,550 USD | - |
Trinity School | New York | 1-12 | co-ed | 56,665-57,230 USD | - |
Choate Rosemary Hall | Wallingford | 9-12 | co-ed | 48,550 USD | 62,760 USD |
Name | City | Grades | Type | Tuition/year | Tuition+boarding/ year |
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Luster Christian High School | Luster | 9-12 | co-ed | - | 12,000 USD |
Northland Scholars Academy | Dunbar | 9-12 | co-ed | 25,700 USD | 35,700 USD |
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy | Fergus Falls | 5-12 | co-ed | 4,580-11,280 USD | 25,900 USD |
Pillsbury College Prep | Owatonna | 6-12 | co-ed | - | 23,000 USD |
New Mexico Military Institute | Roswell | 9-12 | co-ed | 23,870 USD | 28,230 USD |
Freeman Academy | Freeman | 1-12 | co-ed | - | 27,551 USD |
Michigan Lutheran High School | Saint Joseph | 9-12 | co-ed | - | 20,900 USD |
Totino- Grace High School | Fridley | 9-12 | co-ed | 16,680 USD | 36,130 USD |
Letter grade | Percentage | Score |
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A | 90% -100% | 4.0 |
B | 80% -89% | 3.0 |
C | 70% -79% | 2.0 |
D | 60% -69% | 1.0 |
F | <69% | 0.0 |
Level | Grades | Duration | Cost |
---|---|---|---|
Elementary Level | 3-4 | 2 hours 5 minutes | 203 USD |
Middle Level | 5-7 | 3 hours 10 minutes | 287 USD |
Upper Level | 8-11 | 3 hours 10 minutes | 287 USD |
Name | City | Grade | Type | Tuition/year | Tuition+boarding/year | AP courses |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brophy College Preparatory | Phoenix | 9-12 | boys | 16,400 USD | - | 30 |
The Loomis Chaffee School | Windsor | 9-12 | co-ed | 47,240 USD | 63,605 USD | 38 |
Philips Academy | Andover | 9-12 | co-ed | 46,400 USD | 59,850 USD | 70 |
Tabor Academy | Marion | 9-12 | co-ed | 52,950 USD | 70,250 USD | 44 |
Blair Academy | Blairstown | 9-12 | co-ed | 46,500 USD | 66,500 USD | 54 |
Westtown School | West Chester | 1-12 | co-ed | 41,980 USD | 65,910 USD | 37 |
Bishop Lynch High School | Dallas | 9-12 | co-ed | 18,800 USD | - | 47 |
Montgomery Bell Academy | Nashville | 7-12 | boys | 29,500 USD | - | 30 |
Name | City | Grades | Type | Boarding | Tuition/year | Tuition+boarding/year | Score for graduation |
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Newark Academy | Livingston | 6-12 | co-ed | no | 43,400 USD | - | 100% |
The Quarry Lane School | Dublin | 1-12 | co-ed | no | 41,200 USD | - | 100 % |
French-American School of New-York | Mamaroneck | 1-12 | co-ed | no | 33,800 USD | - | 100% |
Detroit Country Day School | Beverly Hills | 1-12 | co-ed | no | 33,200 USD | - | - |
The Awty International School | Houston | 1-12 | co-ed | no | 30,300 USD | - | 94 % |
George School | Newtown | 9-12 | co-ed | yes | 42,200 USD | 63,700 USD | 95% |
Atlanta International School | Atlanta | 1-12 | co-ed | no | 28,500 USD | - | - |
The Village School | Houston | 1-12 | co-ed | yes | 28,000 USD | 67,800 USD | 96% |
University | SAT average (25%-75%) |
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California Institute of Technology | 1530-1580 |
University of Chicago | 1470-1570 |
Harvard University | 1460-1580 |
Brown University | 1420-1550 |
Cornell University | 1390-1540 |
Washington and Lee University | 1350-1490 |
Amherst College | 1330-1530 |
New York University | 1310-1510 |
University of South Florida | 1170-1330 |
University of Alabama | 1060-1280 |
Brooklyn College | 1060-1240 |
Central Michigan University | 1000-1200 |
San Francisco State University | 950-1160 |
Eastern Illinois University | 920-1110 |
Name | City | Grade | Type | Cost/year | Average SAT score |
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Ross School | East Hampton | 1-12 | co-ed | 45,000 USD | 1575 |
The Awty International School | Houston | 1-12 | co-ed | 30,300 USD | 1525 |
Westridge School | Pasadena | 4-12 | girls | 30,300 USD | 1490 |
The Lawrenceville School | Lawrenceville | 9-12 | co-ed | 57,140-69,420 USD | 1490 |
The College Preparatory School | Oakland | 9-12 | co-ed | 48,300 USD | 1483 |
The Quarry Lane School | Dublin | 1-12 | co-ed | 41,200 USD | 1480 |
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley | San Jose | 5-12 | co-ed | 30,700 USD | 1478 |
Hopkins School | New Haven | 7-12 | co-ed | 44,800 USD | 1470 |
John Burroughs School | St. Louis | 7-12 | co-ed | 29,400 USD | 1470 |
Cistercian Preparatory School | Irving | 5-12 | boys | 19,075 USD | 1470 |
Thomas Jefferson School | St. Louis | 7-12 | co-ed | 30,000 USD | 1460 |
Minimum age | 5 years old (more often from 11 years old) |
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Language of instruction | English |
Minimum level of English | B1 |
Tuition fees (year) | 12,000-53,000 USD |
Cost of living (year) | 5,000-22,000 USD |
Compulsory subjects | English, mathematics, science, social sciences, foreign languages |
Academic calendar | late August — May-June (semesters, trimesters or quarters) |
State schools | 1 year exchange only |
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Primary school (private) | rarely |
High school (private) | yes |
High school (private) | yes |