Need-Based Tuition

Tuition & Tuition Assistance

2024-2025 Tuition

Grades 3 to 5: $35,000
Grades 6 to 8: $38,000

Inclusive Tuition Model: Tuition includes costs for books, class supplies, field trips, concert expenses, and yearbooks.

Payment Plan Options

Option 1: Two installments made via credit card or debit card from your checking or savings account directly to FACTS Tuition Management Company.

Option 2: Ten monthly installments, paid on the fifth or twentieth of each month via credit card or debit card from your checking or savings account directly to FACTS Tuition Management Company. This includes a small deferred payment fee.

Tuition Assistance

Qualified students should apply to the Crowden School regardless of ability to pay full tuition.

The Crowden School budgets a significant fraction of revenue to tuition assistance. As part of our commitment to musical talent, academic excellence, and distinction in the student body, the actual cost of a Crowden education is substantially more than the tuition we charge—approximately $2,200 to $2,500 more per pupil—which is raised by tax-deductible donations from families, alumni, and friends of the school. We annually solicit contributions to close this gap and support the provision of tuition assistance.

The Crowden School is proud to use the Clarity Application to determine a family’s level of financial need based on the information that families share in the application which includes assets, income, expenses, and debts.

How to Apply for Tuition Assistance

  1. Visit Clarity and click "Sign In" to create your account. The application process typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete and is mobile-friendly.
  2. Begin by providing your household and applicant information. Then, use the dropdown menu in the application to select The Crowden School as the school to which you are applying.
  3. Sign and submit a 4506c form to grant Clarity permission to retrieve your prior year tax returns from the IRS. Your tax return will be automatically uploaded to your Clarity application. 
  4. Fill out your financial information, including details about your income, expenses, assets, and debts. You can save your progress and return to it at any time.
  5. Submit and pay the application fee of $60 per household, which covers all the Clarity schools that you are applying to. 
  6. If we require any additional financial documents, you will find that information in the "Document Requests" panel on your portal.

Tips for Completing Your Application

  • Enter accurate information to the best of your ability regarding assets such as bank accounts, investment portfolios, home value, and balances on car loans, student loans, etc. Be sure to have this information readily accessible before you start your application.
  • Consider all of your monthly and annual expenses and include any additional expenses (not already reported) in the designated "out-of-pocket expenses" section.
  • For assistance completing the Clarity application, please contact Clarity at support@claritytuition.com or by calling 206-210-3752.

Questions?

Questions about the school’s Tuition Assistance policies should be addressed to our Admissions team at 510.559.6910 ext. 122 or  admissions@crowden.org.

Deadlines

Returning Students

December 15, 2023:
Completed Financial Aid Application with supporting documents

February 2024:
Decisions mailed

March 14, 2024:
2023 1040 Federal income tax return with attachments/schedules and W-2/1099 forms

New Students

January 25, 2024:
Completed Tuition Assistance Application with supporting documents

March 14, 2024:
2023 1040 Federal income tax return with attachments/schedules and W-2/1099 forms

March 14, 2024:
Decisions mailed

Returning Students New Students
December 15, 2023:
Completed Tuition Assistance Application with supporting documents
January 25, 2024:
Completed Tuition Assistance Application with supporting documents
February 2024:
Decisions mailed
March 14, 2024
2023 1040 Federal income tax return with attachments + schedules and W-2/1099 forms
March 14, 2024:
2023 1040 Federal income tax return with attachments + schedules and W-2/1099 forms
March 14, 2024:
Decisions mailed

The Crowden School's Tuition Assistance FAQs

The Crowden School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Crowden is committed to creating a diverse environment, and we value our inclusive community of students, parents, and faculty and staff of all backgrounds. Together, we celebrate our many differences and unite in our shared love of music of all kinds and origins.

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