The Fessenden School

Next Academic Year Lower School Tuition

Tuition (lunch/books/materials included)

• Pre-Kindergarten
  • Full-Day: $32,600
  • Blended: $28,600
  • Half-Day: $24,700
• Kindergarten: $35,400
• Grade 1: $37,100
• Grade 2: $38,600
• Grade 3: $39,900
• Grade 4: $41,600

Next Year Lower School Fees

• Parents Association Homeroom Activity Fee: $75 per year*
• Learning Resources Skills Sessions: $3090 per year for a weekly individual session
• Private Music Lessons: $53.00 per 30-minute session
• Lower School Extended Day Program: Contract rates are $30.00 per day for 4:30 p.m. pick-up, $47.00 per day for 5:30 p.m. pick-up, and the drop-in rate is $21.20 per hour.

*This fee is mandatory for all students, Pre-K to Grade 9. All other fees listed are discretionary.

Financial Aid

Students selected for admissions to Fessenden’s Lower School are chosen for their potential to grow and thrive in a challenging classroom setting. They represent a wide range of racial, religious, cultural, and economic backgrounds.

Fessenden's financial aid program was designed to meet the needs of students who benefit from and contribute to our community, regardless of their families’ financial situations. While it is the parents’ responsibility to finance their child's education insofar as they are able, not every family can afford the tuition at Fessenden.

The school has limited financial aid resources and makes a sincere effort to responsibly evaluate each request for aid. As part of that evaluation, Fessenden, like most independent schools, utilizes School & Student Services (SSS) by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). Based on a written application, SSS assesses a family’s resources to determine how much that family can afford for education. The Fessenden Financial Aid Committee then determines an appropriate grant based on student need, the school’s priorities, and financial aid resources. Financial aid applications are due February 1st.

School and Student Service (SSS) Financial Aid Information

For families applying for financial aid, this link will lead you to the online Parent's Financial Statement, or "PFS," which is required in order to apply for financial aid at independent schools. The PFS form should be submitted in early January.

Next Academic Year Grades 5-9 Tuition

Day Students

• Grade 5: $43,500
• Grade 6: $47,300
• Grade 7: $49,300
• Grade 8: $50,900
• Grade 9: $52,600

Domestic Boarding Students

• 5-Day Boarding (Grades 5 - 6): $66,000
• 7-Day Boarding (Grades 5 - 6): $75,800
• 5-Day Boarding (Grades 7 - 9): $67,600
• 7-Day Boarding (Grades 7 - 9): $77,100

International Boarding Students

• 7-Day Boarding (Grades 5-6): $78,900
• 7-Day Boarding (Grades 7-9): $80,100

Additional Fees

• Parents Association Homeroom Activity Fee: $75*
• Learning Resources Skills Session: $3,090 per year for a weekly individual session
• Learning Resources Tutoring Session: $2,670 per year for a weekly individual session
• Grades 5-6 Extended Day: $10.50 per hour if picked up by 3:15 p.m.
• Grades 5-9 After School Study Hall (4:15-6:00 p.m.): $17 per day
• Private Music Lessons: $79.50 per 45-minute session
• Additional meal charges: Meals beyond what is included in tuition are charged at $8.75 for breakfast or lunch and $10.75 for dinner
• Overnight Charges (includes meals): $150/night (Day students Sunday-Thursday) - $210/night (Day and 5-Day Boarders Friday-Saturday)
• Supplementary Charges: Students will be billed on a monthly basis for other items, including, but not limited to, school store purchases and athletic fees (including the cost of personal athletic equipment, etc.)

*This fee is mandatory for all students, Pre-K - Grade 9. All other fees listed are discretionary.

UPPER SCHOOL (Grades 7-9) ELECTIVE FEES

• Digital Photography: $250 per semester
• Woodworking: $82 for beginning and advanced courses, $105 for an independent course, per semester

Domestic and International Boarding Student Fees

Additional Fees

• Parents Association Homeroom Activity Fee: $75*
• Learning Resources Skills Session: $3,090 per year for a weekly individual session
• Learning Resources Tutoring Session: $2,670 per year for a weekly individual session
• Before Supper Study & Evening Study Tutoring Sessions: $3,550 per year for a weekly individual session
• Private Music Lessons: $79.50 per 45-minute session
• Additional meal charges: Meals beyond what those included in tuition are charged at $8.75 for breakfast or lunch and $10.75 for dinner
• Overnight Charges (includes meals): $210/night (5-Day Boarders Friday-Saturday)
• Health Center: $130 per night spent in the center
• Laundry Service: $1,600 per year for full service (laundry service is mandatory for 7-Day boarders but optional for 5-day boarders)
• International boarders are also required to pay: International Student Medical Insurance - $1,995 for a 10-month plan, or $2,225 for a 12-month plan.
• Supplementary Charges: Students will be billed on a monthly basis for other items, including, but not limited to, school store purchases and athletic fees (including the cost of personal athletic equipment, etc.)

*This fee is mandatory for all students, Pre-K - Grade 9. All other fees listed are discretionary.

UPPER SCHOOL (Grades 7-9) ELECTIVE FEES

• Digital Photography: $250 per semester
• Woodworking: $82 for beginning and advanced courses, $105 for an independent course, per semester

Financial Aid

Students selected for admissions to Fessenden’s Middle and Upper Schools are chosen for their potential to grow and thrive in a challenging classroom setting. They represent a wide range of racial, religious, cultural, and economic backgrounds.

Fessenden's financial aid program was designed to meet the needs of students who benefit from and contribute to our community, regardless of their families’ financial situations. While it is the parents’ responsibility to finance their child's education insofar as they are able, not every family can afford the tuition at Fessenden.

The school has limited financial aid resources and makes a sincere effort to responsibly evaluate each request for aid. As part of that evaluation, Fessenden, like most independent schools, utilizes School & Student Services (SSS) by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). Based on a written application, SSS assesses a family’s resources to determine how much that family can afford for education. The Fessenden Financial Aid Committee then determines an appropriate grant based on student need, the school’s priorities, and financial aid resources.

Financial aid applications are due February 1st.

For families applying for financial aid, this link will lead you to the online Parent's Financial Statement, or "PFS," which is required in order to apply for financial aid at independent schools. The PFS form should be submitted in early January.