Tuition & Financial Assistance
An education at Portland Waldorf School is an investment in your child(ren)’s well-being through their schooling years and also their future success.
It is an ideal of the Mission of Portland Waldorf School that Waldorf education be accessible to all families who share our values and want to meaningfully contribute to our school community.
Tuition for 2025-2026 School Year
Tuition Payment and Information
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Payment Options
Annual: Tuition paid in full in June, for a 1% discount
Semi-Annual: 1st half paid in June; 2nd half paid in November
Monthly: 10 or 12 monthly installments beginning in June
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Family Discounts
PWS offers family tuition discounts of 10% off annual tuition for each additional child
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Mid-Year Enrollment
Tuition for mid-year enrollment is pro-rated through the end of the school year. Families can pay monthly, or in a single payment.
Financial Assistance
HELPING OUR COMMUNITY
Our Financial Assistance Program, called Tuition Adjustment, exists to serve families without the means to fully cover the costs of this education. PWS is pleased to share that tuition adjustments are offered to 34% of our students and families this year!
If you are a family who is considering joining the PWS community and you think you might require financial assistance, please apply for Tuition Adjustment at the same time you go through the application process.
Tuition adjustments (TA) are based on demonstrated need. Once a TA application is submitted by a family, Blackbaud Financial Aid Management (BFAM) verifies the application and the submitted financial documentation, and sends a report to PWS. The school then reviews the report and makes an award determination.
Start here with the Instruction sheet for the BFAM program. Please be sure to complete all of the questions and upload all of the required financial documentation. PWS will then make an award determination and send an Enrollment Agreement.
Financial documentation requirements include: Latest tax returns and current verification of income such as W-2 forms, pay stubs, 1099 forms. If you have further questions, please contact Crystal Lawrence.
*Note: Please complete your TA application before you sign your Enrollment Agreement. Your Enrollment Agreement and all registration forms must be completed and signed before the student’s first day of school.
TA Deadlines
Tuition adjustment applications for re-enrolling families are due by February 1.
Tuition adjustment applications for new families should be submitted at the same time as your admissions application.
Portland Waldorf School does not discriminate in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships, tuition adjustment programs or other school programs on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age or disability that can be reasonably accommodated. Similarly, in its hiring and employment practices, PWS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability that can be reasonably accommodated, marital/parental status, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status.
We acknowledge that a diversity of ethnicities, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, gender expressions, sexual orientations, learning differences, and life experiences within our community enhance our school’s learning environment, and we are committed to cultivating equity and inclusion.