Application fee
- USD 100 per application.
Enrollment security deposit
- USD 500 per enrollment agreement (maximum USD 1,500 per family).
- The security deposit is paid at acceptance and is held in a low-risk account; parents are not paid interest on the deposit and it is non-transferable.
Tuition (summary by program)
- Tuition varies by program and by student; specific per-program and per-year tuition amounts are provided directly to families and are not published as a single public table.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition is billed in ten installments. The first installment equals one-tenth of the total annual tuition and is due on June 2 or upon acceptance if the Enrollment Agreement is signed after June 2.
- The remaining nine installments are billed on the 2nd of each month from September through May (or the next business day if the 2nd falls on a weekend or holiday).
- Annual fees (Buildings & Grounds, Family Activity Fee, and any applicable classroom fees) are billed in August (due August 2) or at the time the Enrollment Agreement is accepted if after August 2.
- All tuition and fees, except the application fee and security deposit, are collected by automatic withdrawal (a voided check is required to set up auto-withdrawal). The application fee and security deposit are paid by check.
Specific recurring fees (non-tuition)
- Annual Family Buildings & Grounds fee: USD 490 per family.
- Annual Family Activity fee: USD 40 per family.
- Classroom fees (per child, non-refundable):
- Elementary 1 class fee: USD 100.
- Elementary 2 class fee: USD 130.
- Middle Years Program activity fee: USD 175.
- Supply fee for Elementary and Middle Years Program: USD 40 per child.
- Tuition does not cover summer programming, after-school studios, specialty offerings, additional services, or other miscellaneous fees; those items are billed separately.
Late payment, non-sufficient funds, and sibling discounts
- Payments received after the 2nd of the month are subject to a USD 50 late fee.
- A USD 50 fee will be assessed for non-sufficient funds (NSF).
- If outstanding balances are not remedied, communication and collection procedures may lead to suspension or termination of services.
- Families with more than two children currently enrolled receive a tuition discount applied to the final tuition installment of the year: USD 500 for the third child and USD 1,000 for each additional child. To receive the discount, at least one child in the family must be enrolled in the Elementary program; for multiples (triplets, quadruplets, etc.) the discount applies regardless of program.
Refund and withdrawal terms
- Security deposit return and forfeiture rules:
- Families who notify intent to withdraw by February 16 for the current school year will have their security deposit returned within 60 days from the last day of school.
- If withdrawal notice is given after February 16 but before July 31, the security deposit is forfeited.
- If withdrawal notice is given after July 31 but before the first day of school, the first tuition installment, any fees paid by the date of withdrawal, and the security deposit will be forfeited.
- If withdrawal notice is given on or after the first day of school, RMS retains all tuition installments paid according to the installment schedule (including the tuition installment for the withdrawal month); any fees paid and the security deposit will be forfeited.
- If the school formally requests a student to withdraw, refunded tuition is prorated to the day of departure and the security deposit is returned within 60 days.
- All fees are non-refundable.
Boarding fees
- Boarding is not applicable; Rochester Montessori School serves children from 18 months through Grade 8 as a day school.
Other costs and optional program billing
- Additional costs that may be billed separately include after-school care, before-school care, summer programming, special activities, field trips, and replacements for lost or damaged classroom materials when applicable. Summer programming may be billed in two auto-withdraw installments (first shortly after registration opens and the second at the end of May); registrations after May are paid at time of registration.
Fee payment methods
- Application fee and enrollment security deposit: paid by check at the time of application or acceptance.
- Ongoing tuition and fee installments and most program fees: collected by automatic withdrawal (ACH) around the 2nd of each month; a voided check is required to establish the auto-withdrawal.
- The school's policies establish automatic withdrawal or payment by check as the standard methods; NSF and late-payment procedures and fees apply where noted.
