Tuition Assistance

Since Park’s founding in 1912, the school has sought to enroll the most capable and talented students. By supplementing family tuition contributions, our Tuition Assistance Program seeks to make a Park School education affordable for families from a wide range of economic backgrounds.

Our Tuition Assistance Program supports students in Kindergarten through Grade 12. In 2025, over $7.7 million was awarded to 338 students, including 52 new students. Household incomes for students participating in the Tuition Assistance Program range from under $35,000 to over $190,000.

At Park School, we understand that affordability is relative, and each family situation is unique. For this reason, Park is committed to using a personalized assessment process to calculate tuition assistance. While every family is expected to pay some portion of education costs, these need-based grants help bridge the gap between what families can reasonably be expected to contribute and the full cost of a Park education.

Determining Family Contribution

To be consistent, objective, and equitable, Park, like many independent schools, relies on the needs analysis of School and Student Service by Community Brands (SSS). SSS considers many factors when estimating a family’s tuition contribution. The most significant of these is family income, but others include:

After an allowance is made for basic living expenses and taxes, the remaining funds are considered discretionary income, a portion of which is assumed available for education.

Park School uses the SSS calculation as a basis for determining your family’s expected contribution toward education. However, Park’s calculated parent contribution may differ from that of SSS due to our consideration of additional household information or Park-specific program policies. For example, Park will add a full-time income for a parent able, but not currently working, and will disallow losses attributable to second homes, investment properties, hobby businesses, and certain types of depreciation. On the other hand, Park may allow certain expenses that are disallowed in the SSS calculation. We recognize that numbers on paper do not always paint an accurate financial picture. Therefore, we encourage you to speak with the Director of Enrollment Management and Tuition Assistance to ensure information is complete, accurate, and clear.

How to Apply

All families, whether currently enrolled or applying for admission, apply online for tuition assistance. The benefit of electronic filing is that Park receives information accurately and quickly, allowing for a prompt decision about your eligibility for tuition assistance. 

Beginning on September 2, 2025 apply at solutions by sss.

This secure website provides clear step-by-step instructions and online help to ensure successful submission of information. Note: Our school’s SSS code is 5668.
Application deadline is December 1
, 2025.

Any other questions should be directed to our office. Please call 410-339-4132 to schedule an appointment with the Director of Enrollment Management and Tuition Assistance.

Notification of Tuition Assistance Grants

New admission applicants are notified of tuition assistance decisions along with the admission decision on February 19, 2026. Both decision letters will be viewable in the student’s Ravenna portal. Currently enrolled families with a new child applying to Park will also view their applicant child’s tuition assistance decision letter in their Ravenna portal. Currently enrolled families who are not involved in the admission application process will receive tuition assistance notifications in their Veracross parent portal during the re-enrollment period.

All tuition assistance grants are considered preliminary until final (2025) federal tax documents have been reviewed and verified. We encourage families to file their 2025 federal taxes prior to April 1, 2026 for prompt processing. All relevant financial data found on the 1040 tax returns, schedules, W2 and/or 1099 forms will be automatically posted to SSS accounts by the IRS for all authorized parents enrolled in the IRS Integration process. Families that plan to file an extension and those who are not enrolled in IRS Integration must upload the relevant documents to their account by April 1, 2026.

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