Montrose School uses a program called Clarity for financial aid.

• Clarity is a user-friendly program used by several area independent schools which offers many benefits for families.
• Families can complete a financial aid application in one sitting, in 20-30 minutes or less. You won’t need to scan and upload any tax documents;
• Clarity will pull your verified tax documents directly from the IRS.
• Your application will be reviewed by the Financial Aid Committee at Montrose School with the help of computations from Clarity, along with any supplemental information you provide.
• Financial offers are then sent to the families as part of their acceptance package and enrollment contract.
• Instructions for filling out the application can be found on Clarity’s website

If you have any questions regarding financial aid or the application process, please feel free to contact the Admission Office or the Business Office.

We are committed to providing access to a Montrose education to as many families as possible through a robust financial aid program. We welcome families from diverse backgrounds and financial needs. 

We speak with many families who don’t think they will qualify for financial aid and are worried about affording the full tuition. We find that families with a variety of levels of income are often pleasantly surprised to find that they qualify for financial aid. We encourage you to fill out the Clarity application and sign up for a personal, confidential consultation with us to discuss your individual situation and ways to make this education possible for your daughter.

At Montrose we have a Tailored Tuition Program that aims to take the uncertainty and anxiety out of the financial aid process by ensuring that you can rely on our support.

• Families seeking financial aid should complete an application to determine their tailored tuition discount.  
• This tuition discount is guaranteed for the length of the middle school or upper school program, provided that there is no significant change in financial situation. 
• Example: A family applying for 6th grade applies for financial aid and is admitted and awarded a 50% tuition discount. That family will receive that same 50% tuition discount each year that their daughter is enrolled in middle school, and won’t have to apply again until their daughter is entering 9th grade.

Note that while the percentage tuition discount remains the same in the above example, families will still have to pay an increased dollar tuition amount each year due to annual tuition increases necessary to cover our increased costs.

Tuition covers the full cost of attendance at Montrose, including athletics, clubs and activities, academic advising, college counseling, college application assistance, technology, field trips (excluding overnights), student wellness resources and support, and group learning support. Families are responsible for purchasing textbooks. uniforms and discretionary items as outlined below.

Fees not included in tuition cost are as follows, with estimated costs:

• School uniforms - $120-$450. The Montrose Parent Guild (MPG) runs a used uniform store that greatly reduces the cost of uniforms.
• Textbooks - $200-$600. The higher end of the range is for upper school students taking multiple AP classes.
• Bus fee - $3,000 per year.
• Lunch program fee - $8-$12 per lunch.

Clarity takes into account how many children you have in schools that charge tuition.

Therefore, as your younger daughters apply to Montrose, your financial aid will be adjusted accordingly to account for the fact that you have more children in independent schools. Because Montrose partners with parents as the first and most important educators of their children, we make every effort to ensure that younger sisters from the same family can join our school community whenever possible.

Under Montrose’s perpetual enrollment system, families sign one enrollment contract for the length of their daughter’s enrollment at Montrose School.

This offers many benefits like reducing paperwork, simplifying the enrollment process and allowing us to provide better customer service to our families. Current families will receive reminders throughout the school year regarding the deadlines for applying for financial aid and submitting the tuition deposit.

Yes. Montrose offers four tuition payment plan options: monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and single payments. 

Our enrollment vendor charges a payment plan fee of $20 per family enrolled in the single and semi-annual payment plans, and $50 per family for the monthly and quarterly payment plans.

Applicants may qualify for merit scholarships whether or not they qualify for financial aid.

The Admission Committee will consider every applicant for the available scholarships. There is no separate scholarship application.  Merit scholarships are renewable annually for your daughter’s time at Montrose School as long as she maintains a 3.6 grade point average.

Montrose merit scholarships include:

• The DeTore Scholarship: A merit scholarship for middle school applicants who demonstrate a high level of academic achievement, strong character and capacity for leadership.
• The Trustee Scholarship: A merit scholarship for applicants entering 9th grade with a strong academic record and who demonstrate personal integrity and intellectual curiosity.
• The LifeCompass Scholarship:  A merit scholarship for young women leaders who exemplify our mission of working with excellence and purpose to bring joy and peace to those around them. This scholarship is offered to applicants entering 6th through 9th grade who are answering their call to greatness and inspiring greatness in others.