Tuition
Full-time Students
The cost of education at the YIHS for the school year is approximately $4200 per student. We do not have a minimum tuition, but full-time students are required to pay:
- $25 application fee due with the application (new students only)
- $150 registration fee (new students and returning students)
- $350 supplies fee (new students and returning students)
Most importantly, families must make a pledge for payments towards the cost of education on an individual basis. All pledges are reviewed (and approved) by the finance committee of the YIHS.
Part-time Students/Guest Students
Individual agreements are made with part-time students and guest students. The cost of education per student at the YIHS for the school year is approximately as follows:
- $5 per hourly teaching session
- $10 per day (8:30 AM - 11:35 AM or 12:25 PM - 3:15 PM)
- $20 per day (8:30 AM - 3:15 PM)
Part-time students/guest students are required to make a pledge towards the cost of education on an individual basis. All pledges are reviewed (and approved) by the finance committee of the YIHS.
Calculating your pledge
This is not an easy issue. Consider what it means to contribute your "fair share". It is relatively easy to come up with a per student cost of education by dividing the budget by the number of students. But financial inequities are a fact of life we need to come to terms with. Some families will be able to pledge more than the cost of education, so that others will be able to pledge less. Consider tithing: 10% of your income, a traditional way of relating financially to a community of service. Income surveys in the local Waldorf community reveal that if each family gave 10% of their income the operating costs for the school could be met.