Tuition and Financial Aid

Tuition for the 2009-2010 school year is as follows:

Explorers I (4-5 years old; traditional Pre-K): $2200
Explorers II (5-6 years old; traditional Kindergarten): $5200
Classes One & Two: $7450
Classes Three and above: $8200

Please note that tuition is subject to change for the 2009-2010 school year. Tuition for next year will be announced in January 2009, and be posted on the website.

2009 - 2010 Financial Aid

Clapham School has a stated goal to never turn away a student because of financial need. For families who believe in the mission and philosophy of the school, financial aid in the form of Need Based Grants is available to qualifying families.

Need Based Grants: Process Steps

1. Complete the confidential FACTS Grant and Aid Application. Clapham School has subscribed to an independent service called FACTS Tuition Aid. Based upon the information that parents submit to FACTS in the standard application, FACTS will provide the Financial Aid Committee of Clapham School with an objective evaluation of a family’s ability to absorb the costs of the private education that we provide. The process is entirely confidential and is independent.
   
   Parents may fill out the application online. Please visit https://www.factstuitionaid.com/facts/gaindex and click “applicant sign in” and follow the directions to create a new account. There is a $20 application fee that you can pay directly to FACTS online or via check. Alternatively, you may request a hard copy of the FACTS application form from our school office (630-547-5125 or info@claphamschool.com). Be sure to make a hard copy of the application before submitting it online or sending it via mail.

2. Mail in any supporting information to FACTS. They will request Federal (not State) tax forms for the 2007 or 2008 tax year, along with 2008 W2 information.

3. The Clapham School Financial Aid Committee will receive the evaluation from FACTS and make final decisions of grant awards based upon the school’s own resources to provide aid.
   

4. Key Dates:

   • FACTS applications need to be submitted no later than March 15, 2009. Families are encouraged to apply to FACTS at the same time application is made to Clapham School.

   • The Clapham School Financial Aid Committee will make recommendations and communicate decisions by April 15, 2009. For applications received after this date, aid will be awarded only if there are still available funds.

   • For a family whose child has been accepted to Clapham, but who does not yet have the grant award information, the deadline for returning the Enrollment Contract with the nonrefundable first tuition installment of $500 is extended to two weeks after the grant award decisions.