Tuition

Equity is at the heart of our school’s mission. EVERY student deserves an excellent, inclusive education, and our tuition schedule reflects this.

We use a sliding tuition scale to determine each student’s tuition for the 2026-2027 school year. Here’s how to figure out your tuition:

Important Tuition Notes:

• Tuition does not cover our annual operating expenses, as only our highest bracket is close to the true cost of a Prairie Song education. We rely on our annual fundraising to fill the gap between tuition and operational costs each year,
• Families are asked to commit to one semester’s tuition at a time.
• Families agree to pay the entire semester’s tuition regardless of whether your student completes the semester.
• The semester’s tuition is spread across six months for ease of budgeting and payment (unless you choose to pay in full prior to the beginning of the semester). You are NOT paying just for services to your student in a particular month, so the cost is the same each month regardless of the number of days of school in a particular month.
• Tuition covers 3 days per week for Lower Elementary, Wednesday-Friday. An optional Tuesday each week may be able to be added for Fall 2026, pending staffing availability; there will be an additional fee on top of tuition for that.
• Tuition covers 4 days per week, Tuesday-Friday, for Upper Elementary, Junior High, and High School starting in Fall 2026. There is NO additional fee for Fridays; it is now included in your tuition.

If you are able to donate to support our sliding tuition scale, please do! We are committed to accessibility and equity, ensuring that every local student who wishes to attend is able to do so. This is only possible with strong community support; over half of our students in 2025-2026 were in the “A or B” categories of tuition on this scale.

Thank you for your commitment to equity and access to Prairie Song’s unique education!