Flight school costs by state
An honest, sourced cost directory. Each school listing shows its own published rates with the source and date, next to a PilotBound estimate you can add to your plan. We start with Texas and add states as we verify them.
- schools listed
- 13
- state covered
- 1
- for your Private cert
- from $12.1K
schools listed
state covered
for your Private cert
States with listings
13 schools listed so far. Don't see your state or school? Tell us to add it.
How this directory works
We list each school's own published aircraft and instructor rates, with a link to the source and the date we verified them, then apply one consistent model to all of them: PilotBound's own completion-hours model (examiner-completion data where it exists, FAA minimums where it does not) times each school's rates. So the figure is our estimate, not the school's quote, and it will differ from a school's own numbers. Estimates are a range, the schools do not set or endorse them, and every listing has a correct-this-listing link.
Want a figure tied to your own pace and aircraft? Run the estimator or read the methodology.
PilotBound is not affiliated with the schools listed. A school can correct or remove its listing anytime. Disclaimer & removal policy.