True Annual Cost · Paris

True annual cost of international schools in Paris

Updated 2026-04-26 · 56 schools with full cost data · 56 schools indexed

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Quick answer

56 international schools in Paris have full cost data published. Median published tuition is $10,000 USD per year, while median true annual cost (with capital levy, registration, transport, uniform, technology and activity fees) runs $12,000 USD — roughly 18% above published tuition. Cheapest in the table: Collège et Lycée International Honoré de Balzac at $3,150 USD/year true cost. Most expensive: International School of Paris (ISP) at $30,700 USD.

True-cost dataset · Source: Official international-school fee schedules + IBO, COBIS & CIS accreditation registries · Last verified Apr 27, 2026 (6 weeks ago) · Verify fees, admissions, and current enrollment directly with the school's admissions office.

Key facts

56 schools with full cost data published tuition + WhereNext-modeled true annual cost (registration, transport, uniform, activities).
Median tuition: $10,000/yr published headline tuition midpoint.
Median true cost: $12,000/yr ~18% above the published tuition median.
Cheapest: Collège et Lycée International Honoré de Balzac $3,150/yr true annual cost.
Most expensive: International School of Paris (ISP) $30,700/yr true annual cost.

Schools ranked

Median tuition

$10.0k

Median true cost

$12.0k

Median hidden fees

+18%

Curriculum mix

IB (10)French (7)American (3)British (2)Local+English (1)

Schools ranked by true annual cost (cheapest first)

International schools in Paris ranked by true annual cost (USD), cheapest first
#	School	Curriculum	Tuition USD	Hidden fee %	True cost
1	Collège et Lycée International Honoré de Balzac	French, IB	$500-$3,000	+50%	$3,150
2	Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye	French, IB	$500-$5,000	+50%	$4,150
3	Lycée Japonais de Paris	—	$4,000-$8,000	+33%	$8,000
4	Deutsche Schule Paris	—	$5,000-$10,000	+23%	$9,200
5	Montessori 21 Bilingual Schools Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+13%	$11,300
6	Ecole Jeannine Manuel Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+13%	$11,300
7	Lennen Bilingual School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+13%	$11,300
8	Ellipse Montessori Academy Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+13%	$11,300
9	Lab School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+13%	$11,300
10	Esclaibes International Schools Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+13%	$11,300
11	Le Petit Cours Du Rocher Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+13%	$11,300
12	Cours Molière	—	$5,000-$15,000	+13%	$11,300
13	Ecole Bilingue Chardin Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+13%	$11,300
14	Rainbow School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+16%	$11,600
15	Ecole Galilee Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+16%	$11,600
16	EIB Grenelle School	—	$5,000-$15,000	+16%	$11,600
17	La Tour Paris Anglophone Section	—	$5,000-$15,000	+16%	$11,600
18	Trillium International School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+16%	$11,600
19	Prunelle School Montessori Bilingual Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+17%	$11,700
20	Etre Et Decouvrir Ecole International Bilingual Montessori School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+17%	$11,700
21	International School Montessori Jeunes Pousses Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+17%	$11,700
22	Lycee International British Section Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+17%	$11,700
23	Ecole Montessori Bilingue De Saint Cloud Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+17%	$11,700
24	Kingsworth International School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
25	La Petite Ecole Bilingue Stewart International School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
26	Concordia Bilingual School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
27	Lycee International American Section Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
28	The Bilingual Montessori School Of Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
29	SIS Paris Ouest	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
30	Notre Dame International High School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
31	Living School	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
32	Bim School	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
33	Union School	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
34	Ics Paris International School	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
35	The British School Of Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
36	Open Sky International Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
37	Alliance Bilingual International School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
38	Hattemer Bilingue	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
39	Bilingual International School Of Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
40	EIB de La Jonchère	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
41	Canadian International School Of Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
42	Collége Sévigné	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
43	Malherbe International School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
44	Eurécole	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
45	Forest International School Paris	—	$5,000-$15,000	+20%	$12,000
46	EIB Étoile – École Internationale Bilingue	French, IB	$8,000-$14,000	+18%	$13,000
47	École Bilingue Greenfield	Local+English	$8,000-$14,000	+18%	$13,000
48	École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel	French, IB	$8,000-$15,000	+17%	$13,500
49	Ermitage International School	French, IB	$10,000-$18,000	+14%	$16,000
50	International Bilingual School of Paris (IBS)	IB, French	$12,000-$20,000	+14%	$18,200

Showing top 50 of 56 schools with cost data — browse all schools in Paris.

How we calculate true cost

The True Annual Cost takes the school’s mid-point USD tuition and adds city-calibrated extras for transport, uniform, registration recurrent, lunch, technology fee, and activity fees. The number is scaled by tier — premium-tier schools tend to charge proportionally higher capital levies and ancillary fees than budget schools.

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