Tuition and Affordability

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Prospect Sierra provides a unique educational experience for each of our students. As with all privately funded schools, we generate revenue from tuition and fees, annual fund giving, foundation grants, and other individual or corporate donations. This revenue allows us to keep our teacher to student ratios below 10:1 — significantly below most California schools. Because of all these revenue sources, each one playing an essential role, we are able to teach, mentor, and provide an exceptional educational experience for each of our students.

 

Tuition and Fees for 2011-2012

  • Elementary School (K–4): $20,975
  • Middle School (5–8): $22,975
  • Tuition support program available for Bay Area middle income families
 

Questions?Additional fees

Please note: Some of the fees below are reduced for families receiving tuition assistance.

  • Site Assessment Fee
  • Cost of major field trips in grades 5–8
  • AfterSchool care
  • Other expenses include transportation costs and contributions to the Annual Fund campaign

 

Tuition Assistance

Prospect Sierra offers tuition assistance for qualifying families (demonstrated need) as assessed by School and Student Service (SSS) and the Prospect Sierra Tuition Assistance Committee.

 

Questions?Tuition Assistance Deadlines

To be considered for tuition assistance, please complete the Parent Financial Statement (PFS). Please complete the forms online. You may also request the forms from the either the admissions or business offices. These must be completed and submitted prior to the application due date: Friday, January 13, 2012. (For current Prospect Sierra families, the application due date is November 22, 2011.)

Once complete, submit the original PFS directly to School and Student Services and send a copy to the Prospect Sierra business office along with other requested documentation. Parents who are separated or divorced must each complete individual PFS forms. Click here for additional Tuition Assistance Information.

A copy of your 2010 Form 1040 with application must be sent to the school’s business office as soon as possible. Please also forward your 2011 Form 1040 when ready, no later than April 16, 2012.

Admission and tuition assistance decisions are mailed in early March.

 

Tuition Support Overview

The Tuition Support Program is intended to keep Prospect Sierra School a more affordable choice. Details about the program include:

  • A program aimed at supporting families during the economic downturn.
  • Designed to help families who do not qualify for traditional tuition assistance but who are stretched with current independent school tuition.
  • For families who have education as a top priority.
  • Simple for both families and the school: a flat reduction in tuition for families with income below a certain level. Very little paperwork involved.
  • Designed to spend money on people rather than on the process.
 

Questions?What’s Involved?

Families fill out a brief questionnaire and submit the signed first two pages of their current 1040.