Standard Annual Contract is the historical contract agreement we have had with our families. It is a one-year, binding contract with the parents and their student(s). The College School’s Board of Trustees sets tuition rates each year for the Standard Contract. Click here to see the tuition rates for the 2023-2024 school year.

Divisional Contract is an optional contract agreement families will be able to choose. A Divisional Contract is a multi-year agreement in which parents enroll their student for the duration of the student’s grade level division, and The College School agrees to lock-in the tuition at the time of signing for the duration of the contract.

Families may choose to opt in to a Divisional Contract (and, therefore, a set tuition rate), which will remain in effect for the years the student is in the division. When the student enters the next division, families will have the choice to opt in to a new Divisional Contract or choose a Standard Annual Contract. Tuition for Divisional Contracts can be paid through one of our payment plan options.

Lower Division: Kindergarten-Third grades (up to four-year term)
Upper Division: Fourth-Eighth grades (up to five-year term)

Your family will know the total tuition cost for the years their student(s) stay(s) in the division. For a student enrolled in the program from Kindergarten through Eighth Grade, the cost savings for that family is estimated to be $12,409 per student.

Families who plan to stay for a student’s entire division term will benefit from signing a Divisional Contract.

Yes. Your student does not have to be entering Kindergarten or Fourth Grade to sign a Divisional Contract.

If your family suffers a financial hardship for any reason, you should contact the school to discuss our financial aid program. The school will always consider its ability to support your family through available funds from this program.

Choosing a Divisional Contract will not impact your family’s eligibility for financial aid. As a benefit, families choosing a Divisional Contract will only need to complete the FACTS application the first year of the Divisional Contract. If your family qualifies for aid, you will receive the aid amount each year through the end of the Divisional Contract. If there is a material change in your family’s financial situation during the Divisional Contract period, your family should contact the school to discuss options.

Families choosing the Standard Annual Contract will continue to apply for financial aid each year if applicable, and awards will be determined.

We understand there are extenuating circumstances that could prevent your family from fulfilling a Divisional Contract. However, a Divisional Contract is a longer-term agreement. Qualifying reasons for release are enumerated in the contract. If your family does not qualify for release from the Divisional Contract, fees will apply, also outlined in the contract.

Our efforts in evaluating this new Divisional Contract option have been focused on ensuring this is a sustainable model for the school both now and into the foreseeable future. We completed conservative financial modeling scenarios that look forward, years into the future, to ensure we will be able to continue the quality families have come to expect. These models included anticipated salary and benefit increases, possible new programming, and other factors critical to a healthy school. We expect that this initiative, coupled with our unique experiential educational program, will improve retention and increase demand.

At this time, our Divisional Contract option is available for families starting in Kindergarten. 

Our tuition model must be sustainable for the school to ensure the quality that families have come to expect. For this reason, we are not able to offer a K-8 guaranteed tuition lock at this time.