Affording an Education at Village School

Financial Aid Policy

Village School is a welcoming community that embraces diversity and comprises a socioeconomically diverse student body. The Financial Aid Program provides partial tuition assistance to families who demonstrate financial need, and it does not award aid based on student merit or performance. The school admits qualified students regardless of racial, religious, ethnic, national or economic background.

Families must file an application with the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) every year, which will collect and analyze financial information from tax returns and other sources. The school will use the SSS analysis and match its limited financial aid funds to students according to their level of need and subject to the financial aid budget set every year by the Board of Trustees. The school often receives more financial aid applicants that its budget can support, and some families may not receive aid even if they qualify for it.

Decisions to admit new students to Village School are made independently of their financial circumstances. After the admissions office has reached its decision, the financial aid committee makes grants to accepted students who have submitted financial aid applications and have demonstrated need. New applicants to the school can request financial aid applications at any time throughout the admissions process, but preferably no later than January. The school will inform new families of their financial aid decisions in late March. Returning students will receive yearly applications in November and are expected to send their paperwork by the end of January. Their award decisions will be mailed with their re-enrollment contracts in February. The financial aid award is in the form of a grant, which does not need to be repaid to the school.

If a family has been granted an award the first year, it can expect awards in the following school years, assuming that its financial condition has not materially improved and the school has sufficient funds to allocate. The information of the financial aid applicants is confidential and only reviewed by the financial aid committee.

Contact Manuel Pardo, Director of Finance and Operations, with any questions regarding financial aid.