LegaltechEducationIndependent education · Spain
Explore independent private schools and an official benchmark of average spending by level. This is not a school league table: figures are national averages and families should request the complete written cost directly from each institution.
Cost observatory · Spain
Average expenditure per student on official educational services in private education. State-subsidised schools are excluded from this view.
| Level | Average spend | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| €4,446per student | Spain · private education | |
| €6,771per student | Spain · private education | |
| €7,389per student | Spain · private education |
This is a national average of observed spending in 2023/24, not a recommended fee or the price of a particular institution. It varies by city, level, services, scholarships, enrolment and payment schedule.
Final 2023/24 data · published 24 Sep 2025How to use the directories
CICAE and Best Schools in Spain help families explore independent projects, but they are networks with their own criteria: neither is an official register or a complete census of every private school in Spain.
Its associated-school directory can be filtered by curriculum, languages and location. Use it to identify schools and open their profiles; then confirm campus, stages and authorisation in official sources.
Open the CICAE directoryIt offers curriculum, language and boarding filters, plus province-based browsing. Published descriptions help compare propositions, but should be read as information from the network and participating schools.
Open Best Schools in SpainFrom search to school visit
Start with the region or province, then confirm the exact campus address, real travel time, transport and the stages offered at that location.
Distinguish Spanish, IB, British, American or combined routes. Verify which programme is authorised at each stage and how it connects to the intended university pathway.
Cross-check the directory profile against the state register, the school’s official website, current accreditations and a complete written fee proposal.
The observatory uses actual household expenditure and excludes state-subsidised schools. To find individual institutions, CICAE and Best Schools in Spain maintain extensive national directories on their own platforms.
Filter its national directory by curriculum, languages and location.
Open the complete directory Best Schools in SpainBrowse schools and their published educational descriptions across Spain.
Open the complete directoryA family decision framework
Authorisation, ownership/funding model, exact campus, educational stages and current admissions conditions.
Curriculum, language model, assessment, student support, safeguarding and university pathways.
Visit the campus, meet the team and observe whether the daily culture matches the school’s promise.
Evaluate the child’s needs, family logistics and the complete written cost directly with the school.
It is a navigation guide and statistical observatory, not a ranking, accreditation or endorsement. The averages do not represent the fee of any particular school or university. CICAE and Best Schools in Spain use their own membership and selection criteria.