Financial Aid

A Great Education is Within Your Reach

A Doane Stuart education is surprisingly affordable.  Doane Stuart has a history of enrolling students from all different races, ethnicities, religions, genders and socio-economic backgrounds.  This collection of differing opinions, perspectives and experiences is the foundation of our community and the first line of our mission: “The mission of Doane Stuart is education for students from every quarter.”

We understand that an independent school education is a significant expense, and we want you to know that we work individually with all of our families to help make Doane Stuart a possibility.  Many of our students receive a financial or merit grant to attend Doane Stuart.  That is our investment in your child(ren); it is not a loan.

Due to budget constraints and the rising amount of applicants’ needs each year, Doane Stuart cannot offer financial aid to all qualifying families, nor can the School always meet a family’s demonstrated need. Financial aid granted to a family is a gift from the School, and is not paid back to the School. The financial aid application and awarding process is confidential and individualized, and the Financial Aid Committee takes the utmost care to ensure that all families’ information is secure and that all applications are given equal consideration. All families are expected to utilize every financial resource available to them to meet their tuition responsibilities.

Limited Merit Awards are available for incoming, new Upper School students. Head’s Award recipients must demonstrate character, leadership, extracurricular involvement and academic excellence. All Applicants for Admission will be considered for these select awards. No additional application is needed for consideration for this award.