Eastern PA HS Among Most Expensive Schools In America: Report

POTTSTOWN, PA — An eastern Pennsylvania high school is among the priciest in the entire nation, according to a new report.

One year's tuition at the Hill School, in Pottstown, will set you back $61,410, according to personal finance website GoBankingRates.com.

For some perspective, the annual cost of a private high school averages $16,040 in the United States, according to the Education Data Initiative.

In state tuition for college students, meanwhile, is similar. Penn State students will pay $17,900 this year. Even Ivy League tuition falls short of the Hill School: while the University of Pennsylvania also charges assorted fees, baseline tuition is $56,212, a staggering than $5,000 less.

Here's what GoBankingRates has to say about Hill School:

"The Hill School is an independent boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12. This small community focus on academic excellence with a liberal arts bent. Students and faculty are encouraged to create a “family-like” environment, including family-style meals, family nights in the dorms, and weekly chapel meetings. The school’s motto is: “Whatsoever things are true.”

Some famous alumni of Hill School include author Tobias Wolff (class of '64), Academy Award winning director Oliver Stone (class of '64), Kansas City Chiefs owner and business magnate Lamar Hunt (class of 1951), Donald Trump Jr. (class of 1996), and Eric Trump (class of 2002).

At the top of GoBankingRate's priciest high schools is The Lawrenceville School, and the race is not even close. Tuition at the Lawrenceville, New Jersey school is $73,220, over $3,200 above Kent's ticket price.