

1 schools in Darjeeling with annual fees in the ₹2 – ₹5 lakh per year bracket. 0 CBSE, 1 ICSE, 1 IB/IGCSE.
Schools in the ₹2l – ₹5l bracket in Darjeeling typically sit in the ₹2.62 L – ₹2.98 L/year annual tuition band. Parents filtering by budget usually want to confirm three things: that the headline yearly fee outlay is annual not quarterly, that transport and meals aren't hidden add-ons, and that the school publishes a clean grade-wise schedule.
At the ₹2l – ₹5l tier, expect a defined campus footprint, the basic academic spaces, structured sports time and the standard board-aligned curriculum. The further-up tiers add depth on facilities, smaller class sizes and richer co-curricular calendars rather than fundamentally different academics.
It's worth scanning one bracket above and one below your target — the boundary schools sometimes offer the best value when their fees are close to your range but facilities are noticeably stronger or weaker than the bracket average.
From a parent's perspective, the picture for Darjeeling on AdmissionSchool right now: 1 schools indexed and ICSE accounts for roughly 50% of the board mix. Families usually treat the median as a sanity check rather than a target — the right shortlist is the one that matches your specific commute, budget and board preference, even if it sits well off the median.
For related shortlists on AdmissionSchool, see admissions in Darjeeling, facilities at Darjeeling schools, top schools in Darjeeling, fees of schools in Darjeeling and all schools in Darjeeling. Each page carries its own filters so you can layer board, area and budget without starting from scratch.