Affording Montrose

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

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. 

Beginning in 2024-2025, tuition will include fees that are currently billed separately to families, including activity fees, Parent Guild dues and senior fees.

Tuition will also include other fees that are currently charged throughout the year such as: club and activity fees*, athletics fees, academic advising and college counseling, college application assistance, field trips (excluding overnights), learning support, student wellness resources and support, yearbooks, technology fees and PSAT testing fees. (*Minimal exclusions apply.)

Fees not included in tuition cost for the 2024-25 school year are as follows, along with estimated costs:

Please note the Montrose Parent Guild (MPG) runs a used uniform store that greatly reduces the cost of uniforms, as well as a textbook swap/sale.

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 private, independent schools.

Because Montrose partners with parents as the first and most important educators of their children, we make every effort to ensure that girls 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 child’s enrollment at Montrose School. This offers many benefits like reducing paperwork, simplifying the enrollment process and allows us to provide better customer service to our families.

Families will receive reminders throughout the year regarding the deadlines for applying for financial aid and submitting the tuition deposit.

The school offers four tuition payment plan options: monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and single payments. 

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

The Admissions 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. These include: