Tuition and Fees

Application Fee: $75

A $75 fee is due upon initial enrollment application to Lake Country School along with the completed Application for Admission. This one-time non-refundable fee is for new applicants only and covers the cost of the application process. Tuition assistance applicants are not required to pay the enrollment application fee. 

Tuition Deposit: $500

A $500 registration deposit is due along with the Continuous Enrollment Contract for new students two weeks after receiving an offer of admission. For returning students, the $500 registration deposit will be billed in March. Deposits are applied to tuition at the time of enrollment and is non-refundable should the enrollment be withdrawn. Families that have applied for tuition assistance are invoiced the $500 deposit upon acceptance of their tuition assistance award.  

2024-2025 Tuition

Annual Giving
Tuition covers approximately 90% of the cost of educating each LCS Student. Annual Giving, along with all other LCS fundraising efforts, help to balance the operating budget that funds the school's mission. Annual Giving is essential to maintaining the exceptional educational quality and environments that students experience daily. Every LCS family is expected to participate in Annual Giving according to their means.

Community Fee: $200/yearly
A $200 community fee is billed annually to each family. This fee supports the cost of community and parent related activities, communications, and events. 

Children’s House Full Day Program
Questions contact Elisabeth Raasch, Children’s House Director
This is a program for our three and four year olds to be at LCS for a full day. The program includes time to eat lunch in their classroom with guides and classmates, nap/rest time in the room across the hallway from classrooms, recess and an afternoon snack.

• Offered Monday through Friday, this is a five day a week program.
• Billed monthly at a fixed rate of $33.00 per day
• With advanced notice students enrolled can opt out of their enrollment on a monthly basis, contact Elisabeth Raasch.
  
  

Children’s House Extended Day (CHED)

Questions contact Elisabeth Raasch, Children’s House Director

Before and after school care is available for anyone in Children’s House. You are able to choose certain days of the week depending on your family’s needs. You do need to sign up for CHED in advance, it cannot be used on a drop in need basis due to staffing. 

• Choose your days and times of the week as needed.
• Morning 7:30 - 9:00 billed monthly at a fixed rate of $8.00 per morning.
• Afternoon 4:00 - 6:00 billed monthly at a fixed rate of $10.00 per afternoon.
• With advanced notice students enrolled can opt out of their enrollment on a monthly basis, contact Elisabeth Raasch.
  
  

Elementary & Junior High Extended Day (EJED)

All students not involved in extracurricular activities who arrive prior to and/or stay beyond regular school hours must attend an extended day program. Elementary/Junior High Extended Day is a drop-in program and is billed monthly based on attendance.

• Morning 7:30 - 9:00 billed monthly at a fixed rate of $8.00 per morning.
• Afternoon 4:00 - 6:00 billed monthly at a fixed rate of $10.00 per afternoon.

Tuition Assistance
Tuition Assistance is offered to all eligible families to the extent that funds are available. Tuition assistance is only applicable to tuition fees. Eligibility is determined in part by application through School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS), which must be submitted to them by March 1st, along with a $55 per-family application fee. There are no fee waivers available for this application. SSS forms can be accessed here for online filing. Award notifications will be made by May 1st, with priority given to applications from returning families. Families must apply each year to receive consideration. For more information regarding Tuition Assistance, please click here.

Dates and fees are subject to change.