How much do international schools cost in France in 2026?

International School of Paris (ISP) is a common Paris IB-style reference point. Recent published schedules place nursery and pre-kindergarten near the mid-€20,000s, primary around the low €30,000s, and upper secondary toward the high €30,000s, before an application fee, a registration deposit, and a one-time entry fee of about €10,000 for many new pupils in Grades 1–12. Always open the live ISP fee schedule for the academic year you need.

Outside Paris, coastal and regional campuses often sit lower. International School of Nice (ISN) publishes recent tuition from the low teens of thousands of euros in early years toward the mid-€20,000s in upper secondary, plus application, admission, and excellence-style one-time charges on entry. Lyon, Toulouse, Bordeaux, and Strasbourg also host bilingual or international tracks with their own ladders. Read each campus policy before you assume “international school” means ISP-level tuition.

Live near the campus if you can. A 16th-arrondissement Paris run, a Nice tram corridor, or a Toulouse aerospace-side commute erase evenings even when public transport helps: Paris cost of living, Living in Nice, and Living in Toulouse. Two children on ISP-level fees can outspend a second rent.

Municipal French schools charge no tuition and remain the normal path for resident children. Language progress, UPE2A-style support where offered, and after-school centre de loisirs still need a family plan. Preschool years before primary are a different budget conversation: Childcare costs. Rebuild the household total with Monthly budget and How expensive is France once school path is chosen. Bordeaux and Montpellier families face the same tuition-versus-language tradeoff with thinner English campus choice: Living in Bordeaux and Living in Montpellier.