Country guide
Private schools in France
Private schools in France from the Ministry of Education directory, both sous contrat (state-funded, low fees) and hors contrat (fully private).
- 8,707
- private schools
- 126
- international schools
- 36
- with fees from the school
- €15,300
- median top fee a year, schools with published fees
Schools with published fees
École Jeannine Manuel - Paris
Ermitage International School
AIS Montpellier - École Antonia
Bordeaux International School
École Bilingue Internationale de Haute-Savoie (EBiHS)
International Bilingual School of Provence
International School of Paris
International School of Toulouse
Marymount International School Paris
Ombrosa International School
American School of Paris
ICS Côte d'Azur
International School 33 (IS33)
International School of Lyon
International School of Nice
Lennen Bilingual School
Mougins British International School
Collège Stanislas Paris
Saint-Martin de France
École alsacienne
Franklin - Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Institution Notre-Dame Strasbourg
Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix de Neuilly
Types of private school
| Type | Schools | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| International | 126 | Teaches a foreign or international curriculum (British, IB, American, French, German…). Usually the highest fees. |
| Fully private | 1,732 | Fully private: funded by fees, sets its own fees and admissions. |
| Private, state-funded (sous contrat) | 6,849 | Private school with state funding: fees are usually low or voluntary, the national curriculum is followed. |
Cities
- Paris104 schools · 15 with fees
- Toulouse72 schools
- Marseille60 schools
- Nantes59 schools
- Nice51 schools · 1 with fees
- Bordeaux49 schools · 1 with fees
- Lyon44 schools · 2 with fees
- Strasbourg43 schools · 1 with fees
- Montpellier41 schools · 2 with fees
- Saint-Etienne40 schools
- Aix-en-Provence39 schools · 1 with fees
- Angers35 schools
- Lille35 schools
- Paris 16e Arrondissement35 schools
- Rennes35 schools
- Le Mans31 schools
- Paris 15e Arrondissement30 schools
- Annecy28 schools · 1 with fees
- Paris 17e Arrondissement28 schools
- Brest27 schools
- Tourcoing27 schools
- Orléans26 schools
- Dijon25 schools
- Nîmes25 schools
- Vannes24 schools
- Amiens23 schools
- Perpignan23 schools
- Nancy22 schools
- Paris 11e Arrondissement21 schools
- Roubaix21 schools
- Saint-Denis21 schools
- Tours21 schools
- Bayonne20 schools
- Besançon20 schools
- Grenoble20 schools
- Nouméa20 schools
- Paris 19e Arrondissement20 schools
- Quimper20 schools
- Toulon20 schools
- Versailles20 schools
- Caen19 schools
- La Roche-sur-Yon18 schools
- Reims18 schools
- Troyes18 schools
- Cholet17 schools
- Fort-de-France17 schools
- Laval17 schools
- Rouen17 schools
- Saint-Nazaire17 schools
- Béziers16 schools
- Boulogne-Billancourt16 schools
- Chemillé-en-Anjou16 schools
- Clermont-Ferrand16 schools
- Le Havre16 schools
- Neuilly-sur-Seine16 schools · 2 with fees
- Pau16 schools
- Villeurbanne16 schools
- Avignon15 schools
- Montauban15 schools
- Paris 7e Arrondissement15 schools
Regions
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 1,181
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté 240
- Bretagne 1,118
- Centre-Val de Loire 248
- Corse 18
- Grand Est 357
- Guadeloupe 54
- Guyane 16
- Hauts-de-France 665
- Ile-de-France 1,054
- La Réunion 67
- Martinique 46
- Mayotte 26
- Normandie 323
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine 695
- Occitanie 744
- Pays de la Loire 1,156
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 504
- TOM et Collectivités territoriales 167
Map
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Guide
Sources
- Annuaire de l'éducation (Ministère de l'Éducation nationale) — Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0
- Official school websites (fee pages and PDF fee schedules) — facts only
- Fees: official school websites and fee schedules, checked 21 October 2026.
Fees and details change. Always confirm current information with the school before you apply.