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SUMMARY OF 2024 - 2025 ANNUAL TUITION

  • Preschool Tuition: $32,190
  • Pre-Kindergarten Tuition: $40,980
  • Kindergarten Tuition: $44,495
  • Grades 1-5 Tuition: $45,730
  • Middle School Tuition (Grades 6-8): $50,970
  • Upper School Tuition (Grades 9-12): $51,710

Tuition includes the textbooks, cost of most local field trips, retreats, outdoor education fees, laboratory and other science fees, tickets to school productions, a yearbook, and student photographs and identification cards. It also covers workbooks and classroom materials.

CLICK HERE for the complete 2024-2025 Schedule of Fees. Details about the optional Tuition Refund Plan are available HERE.

2024-2025 PAYMENT OPTIONS

The full terms and conditions of payment are stated on the enrollment contract. When submitting a contract, parents/guardians choose one of the following payment options.

One full payment
Due June 20, 2024 (carries a 1% discount on tuition, except for families on financial aid).
Two payments
60% (minus enrollment deposit) due June 20, 2024; balance due December 1, 2024.
Ten monthly instalments

10% of tuition and fees due monthly May 15, 2024 through February 15, 2025.

This plan carries a surcharge of $200 to cover interest and processing costs.

If you have any questions, please contact Student Billing at: 202.243.1813

Tuition payments are made via the FACTS Tuition Management platform; all families are required to set up a FACTS account.

Payment for optional services and charitable contributions to the School may also be made by credit card.

FINANCIAL AID OVERVIEW

WIS is strongly committed to maintaining economic diversity within our community.

Grants based on financial need are awarded to children whose families cannot otherwise afford tuition and fees. On average 14 to 15 percent of the current students receive some amount of financial aid. Grant amounts vary depending on need, although all families pay some portion of tuition and fees. Aid is available to approximately 15 newly-admitted students per year. Any family entering WIS as full pay will remain full pay unless a significant change in circumstances can be established through the SSS process.

The School intends to offer aid to every accepted student who demonstrates financial need. However, because financial considerations are not a factor in admissions, it is common for the financial need of newly admitted students to exceed the School’s available resources.

In such instances, financial aid cannot be available for all admitted students who qualify for assistance. It is important, therefore, that families requesting financial aid should apply to other schools at the same time as they apply to WIS.

Please see our Financial Aid Brochure for additional details.

 

FAST FACTS

142
 Number of Students Receiving Financial Aid
$4.8
     million
 Annual Financial Aid Budget
$34,739
 Average Financial Aid Award

APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID

Step One: Complete Parent Financial Statement | Due January 15

Financial Aid applications are processed through School and Student Services (SSS). The Parent Financial Statement (PFS) is a form that provides us with an overview of your income, assets, and debts. Parents will complete the PFS based on income and expense estimates. In the case of separated, divorced, or unmarried parents, we expect that both parents will complete separate PFS forms and submit all the required documentation.
Step Two: Submit Supporting Documentation | Due February 5

Upload the following to School and Student Services:

  • 2023 federal tax returns, including all schedules
  • 2023 W-2 and/or 1099 forms
  • 2024 W-2 and/or 1099 forms
  • Supplemental Information Form (available through SSS)
Step Three: Submit 2024 Tax Documentation | Due April 20
Upload 2023 federal tax returns, including all schedules, to SSS.
Notification
  • Newly Admitted Students: If parents/guardians have completed Steps One and Two,  grant notifications will be included with the student's offer of admission in early March.
     
  • Returning Students: Grant notifications will be sent mid-March to mid-April, depending on when parents/guardians submit all of the required documentation (Steps One, Two, and Three).

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