2025-2026 Fees & Tuition

Fees

• $200 per student for NEW students (application and registration fees)

• $100 per student for returning students (registration fee only — application is free)

• $45 per family for all students (tuition management fee)

Discounts

• Early Bird Registration: 5% discount off whatever the assigned tuition is (after any financial aid awarded) if enrolled by 04/30/2025 for the 2025 - 2026 School Year

• Returning Student Discount: $250 per student

• Multi-Sibling Discount: $350 for 2nd, 3rd, etc. child in the school

Tuition

• $8,950 per student (one year of regular tuition)
  - or -

• $10,600 per student (regular tuition plus after school program)

More Information

For information about payment plans and more details about these costs, please contact us and ask for our current year tuition schedule.

Tuition Assistance

A core element of our mission is to make St. Stephen’s Episcopal School accessible to any child who wishes to attend. A robust tuition assistance budget supports our commitment to a socioeconomically diverse school community.

Approximately two thirds of the student body receives some form of financial aid. Assistance varies according to family circumstances as presented and evaluated in their  tuition assistance application, the school's tuition assistance policy, and the school's ability to meet requested need.

Tuition Assistance is awarded  based on a family's demonstrated need and is employed using objective standards. The SSES Tuition Assistance Committee uses this information to determine aid based on the committee's guidelines and priorities.

The Tuition Assistance Committee consists of three community members who assist the Head of School in determining the allocation of funds. Families who wish to apply must complete the tuition assistance application provided by our third party provider. This application must be accompanied by the family’s income documents by the deadlines provided.  All information will be kept confidential.

As there is a limited amount of funding available, the following criteria have been created for eligibility:

• Tuition from prior years must be current and/or paid in full.

• Financial need, determined by income information for the previous year, will be the basis for consideration.

• Aid will only be granted to kindergarten through 8th grade students.  

St. Stephen’s Episcopal School (The School) does not discriminate in financial aid practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability and familial affiliation or any other characteristic protected by law.

Tuition assistance Application Dates

April 1st, 2025
Returning Students

This is the deadline for returning students. If the financial aid application is not filed by this date, families will not benefit from first round funds. The financial aid committee will meet monthly and families will receive notice of their aid amount within two weeks of the financial aid committee's decision.

May 1, 2025
New Students

The second round of tuition assistance awards will be determined and distributed for our new families who file the application by this date. Any returning family applications will be accepted and assistance determined according to remaining funds. Families will receive notice of their assistance amount within two weeks of the application’s submission and/or deadline.

Rolling Applications
New Students

Any financial aid applications that are received after April 16 will be awarded aid based on the amount of funding remaining. Families will receive notice of their aid amount within two weeks of the application’s submission.

To apply for tuition assistance

You should receive instructions on applying for tuition assistance during the enrollment process. If you have any questions please contact the school office at (717) 238-8590, office@sseschool.org or our contact page.

Please note that applications for financial assistance will not be processed until a completed registration form and fee is received, and the deadline for 1st round awards has passed.