Beacon Academy Chicago

Evanston, Illinois. Address: 1574 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201. Located in the heart of Evanston, Beacon Academy is set within a city environment with direct access to cultural institutions, businesses, and community resources.

High school (Grades 9-12).

Independent high school.

Application fee
- A non‑refundable application fee is required at submission via the Ravenna application portal; third‑party listings indicate this fee is USD 100.

Tuition fees (annual; 2026–2027 academic year)
- Annual tuition (all grades offered - high school program): USD 41,413 for the 2026–2027 academic year.
- Activity fee (annual, per student): USD 1,750. This activity fee covers registration fees for clubs, athletics, and after‑school activities; it does not cover certain optional items such as Outdoor Club, Model UN, I‑Term activity fees, or I‑Term travel.

Tuition by school year / year group
- Beacon Academy is an independent high school serving the high‑school grades it lists on its publications; the published tuition above (USD 41,413) applies as the annual tuition figure for the 2026–2027 school year. No separate published tuition schedule by individual grade (9–12) or alternate year‑group rates was found.

Per‑term or instalment breakdown
- The school publishes an annual tuition figure for 2026–2027 (USD 41,413). Families are required to complete enrollment contracts and deposits by the school's published enrollment date; the school uses third‑party systems (Ravenna and FACTS) for application, financial aid, and tuition processes. Specific per‑term billing amounts (e.g., exact installment amounts if billed by term or semester) are not listed in the public tuition summary; families set up payment plans through the school's tuition management process.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Key admissions/billing dates: the school's calendar and admissions timeline set the date for enrollment contracts and deposits to be due (example: Enrollment Contracts and Deposits Due — March 9, 2026, for that admissions cycle). Accepted students are expected to complete enrollment paperwork and deposit by the published deadline.
- Application payments are processed through the Ravenna portal at the time of application submission. Tuition assistance applications are processed via FACTS. Families arrange tuition payment plans and submit payment methods through the school's designated systems.

Boarding fees
- Beacon Academy is an independent day high school located in Evanston, IL; no boarding program or boarding fees are published. Boarding fees are not applicable.

Other costs and typical additional fees
- I‑Term and activity‑specific fees: Certain I‑Term courses, off‑campus experiences, and travel options carry additional fees. Examples from published I‑Term materials include: a multi‑city I‑Term travel experience estimated at USD 900–1,200 with an initial non‑refundable trip deposit of USD 500; on‑campus workshop/course fees ranging from about USD 20 to USD 100+ depending on materials and vendor costs; specific activity fees such as bowling or rock‑climbing course fees (examples: USD 70, USD 100). The announced annual activity fee does not cover these I‑Term or travel costs.
- Student store / spirit wear, optional program fees, suggested course materials, and spending money for off‑campus outings are additional and vary by activity. The activity fee covers basic club/athletic registration but excludes specified optional activities and travel.

Refund information (where applicable)
- I‑Term travel and some I‑Term activity deposits are specified as non‑refundable (example: the USD 500 initial deposit for the sample I‑Term travel opportunity is non‑refundable). No standalone, detailed public tuition refund policy (for withdrawal from the school or term‑by‑term tuition refunds) was located on the school's publicly accessible pages.

Fee payment options
- Application fee: paid at submission through the Ravenna application portal.
- Tuition assistance and tuition payment administration: the school uses FACTS for tuition assistance application processing and families interact with FACTS for financial aid and tuition administration. FACTS‑managed tuition/payment plans commonly accept ACH (bank draft) and credit/debit card payments (subject to the vendor's convenience fees or processing fees). Expect families to set up payment methods and payment schedules through the school's FACTS/Ravenna tuition system.

Summary of what is published and items not publicly broken down
- Published, load‑bearing figures available: annual tuition for 2026–2027 (USD 41,413) and the annual activity fee (USD 1,750); I‑Term and activity fee examples and the non‑refundable trip deposit example.
- Items not publicly detailed on the school's published pages: a grade‑by‑grade tuition schedule (separate fees by year group), a clear per‑term installment schedule with published per‑term amounts, the explicit enrollment deposit amount required at contract acceptance for the 2026–2027 cycle, and a centralized published tuition refund policy for full‑year tuition withdrawals. The school's admissions calendar does state the enrollment contract and deposit due date (e.g., March 9, 2026).

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