Tuition & Tuition Assistance

Program options & Tuition

5 days (8:30 am - 3pm): $20,535
5 mornings (8:30 am - 12 pm): $13,000
3 days (8:30 am - 3 pm): $12,310
3 mornings (8:30 am - 12 pm): $$8,180
2 days (8:30 am - 3 pm): $7,935
2 mornings (8:30 am - 12 pm): $5,935

Maine Coast Waldorf School provides all Early Childhood students with a healthy, hearty snack each morning. Lunch is included for students participating in a full day program.

Tuition by grade

Grades 1 - 5: $23,310
Grades 6 - 8: $24,735

Tuition

Grades 9 - 12: $28,575

SCHEDULE options & fees

5 days per week (Mon - Fri): $3,600
3 days per week (Mon - Wed): $2,900
Daily fee (Per day for full year): $1,025

Programming is from 3 - 5:30 pm.

The After School Program offers supervision and outdoor play in a multi-age environment. Maine Coast Waldorf School hosts an Early Childhood After School Program and a Grades 1 - 5 After School Program. 
 

SCHEDULE OPTIONS & FEES

Round trip service: $2,500
Morning only service: $1,600
Afternoon only service: $1,600

Maine Coast Waldorf School offers northern and southern bus routes with service each morning and afternoon. The northern bus route serves communities from Freeport to Wiscasset. The southern bus route serves communities from Cape Elizabeth to Freeport.

Eligibility is based on the information provided on the application form. The primary focus being a family's financial situation.

Tuition assistance is extended to qualifying students enrolled in Early Childhood for five days per week through High School.

MCWS brings together an anonymous committee made up of volunteers who have
history with the school either as a former faculty/staff member, or as parents of alumni, some of whom needed tuition assistance themselves.

The following outlines the planning process Tuition Assistance:
December 1 — February 2: Enrollment opens.
February 26 — Mid-March: Application review period
Late March: Decision notice sent to families

Notice is sent to the families with the opportunity to appeal the decision should the family feel the offering does not reflect their current need.

For more details and to access our Tuition Assistance application process facilitated through Blackbaud Financial Aid Management, please click here.

We do not offer enrollment in Maine Coast Waldorf School's Cafe Lunch Program at a reduced fee at this time.

Yes! Funds within this program are provided by the state of Maine. Click here for more information regarding School Choice.

Yes. In recognition of the historical and continuing trauma inflicted by colonialism
on First Nations peoples in North America, we offer a tuition-free Waldorf education
for students whose families can demonstrate eligibility of holding status as members of a recognized indigenous tribe on this continent.

Families will be asked to provide tax returns, pay stubs, W-2s, and documentation of any other core expenses including student loans, college tuition payments, medical debt, changes in household income, elder care, etc. Please review our Tuition Assistance application guide for more details.

Please reach out to the business office for a conversation as soon as possible.

We do not offer a sibling discount at this time.

45% of enrolled families are utilizing tuition assistance.