Roxbury Latin School

West Roxbury, MA

Financials

Source year 2025-2026

Day tuition (2025-2026)

$42,200

Boarding tuition (2025-2026)

—

Financial aid

39% of students

Enrollment

305

Student:Teacher

7:1

Founded

1645

What Roxbury Latin School actually costs

Estimates — verify with the school

Published tuition is only part of the picture. This projection adds the costs families actually pay (tuition source year 2025-2026), with ~4%/yr tuition inflation.

Program

Years attending

Expected financial aid0% of tuition

39% of students at this school receive aid. Use the school's net price calculator for your family's real number.

Year 1 real cost

$46,600

vs $42,200 published tuition

4-year total

$197,609

incl. $18,408 beyond tuition

Hidden costs per year

Books, laptop & course materials$800
Athletics gear & team fees$900
Activities, trips & event fees$1,200
Daily transportation$1,500

About

Roxbury Latin School is a small all-boys day school in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. Founded in 1645, it is the oldest school in continuous existence in North America. Tuition is intentionally kept well below peer day schools, and the school operates on a 'no boy excluded for financial reasons' policy.

Programs

Highlight

Oldest continuously operating school in North America

All-boys day school

Below-market tuition by design

Program

Classics

Hockey

Choral Music

Squash

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