Washington DC international school fees (2026/2027)
What 4 international schools in Washington DC actually charge, ranked by annual tuition at age 16. These are published fees, not “starting from” figures — registration, capital levies and deposits are listed separately below.
Every school, most expensive first
| Rank | School | Age 16 tuition |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington International SchoolHigh | $ 56,820 |
| 2 | British International School of WashingtonHigh | $ 47,930 |
| 3 | Rochambeau, The French International SchoolHigh | $ 33,580 |
| 4 | German International School Washington D.C.High | $ 28,385 |
| — | Maryland International Day SchoolMedium | no age-16 fee |
1 of the 5 schools listed stop before age 16 and have no age-16 fee, so they are not in the figures above. Ranked on annual tuition at age 16; entry costs are one-off and additional.
What the figures include
Tuition is the annual fee for the academic year shown, in $ (USD). It is the school’s own published figure for the age band a child falls into.
Entry costs are charged once, before or at enrolment, and are separate from tuition: an application fee, a non-refundable registration fee, sometimes a capital levy, and a refundable security deposit. The entry-cost column is the sum of those four.
What is not in these numbers: transport, uniforms, lunches, trips, examination entries, English-language support and any annual capital or building fee billed separately by some schools. Where a school bills in two currencies, only the local leg is ranked.