Indexed Tuition
We Believe Every Student Belongs
Do you want to give your child a private school education, but feel you can’t afford the cost? At The Burlington School, we believe that every student should have access to a quality education, no matter his or her family’s income or size.
Our Board of Trustees is dedicated to making The Burlington School educational experience accessible to all families. Each student receives the attention and instruction they need to excel in their studies, not only academically, but also artistically, athletically, socially and emotionally.
That is why we instituted an indexed tuition system, which uses a sliding scale to determine tuition costs for each student, based on the family’s financial status.
What is Indexed Tuition?
Indexed tuition is a move away from the traditional flat-rate approach to an innovative model for determining the right tuition investment for each family based on calculated need.
How Does it Work?
For families who anticipate that investing at the top tuition rate seems beyond their reach, The Burlington School uses Clarity as an objective, third-party representative to assess and analyze each family's financial situation. Clarity provides TBS with a need-based tuition aid report and recommendation for how much a given family should expect to reasonably contribute toward tuition.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We have chosen Clarity as our financial aid application provider in order to better serve both our current and prospective families. We are confident that this change is going to make the process of applying for Indexed Tuition easier for families.
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Clarity offers a streamlined, mobile friendly application that can be completed in as short a time as 20 minutes. Additionally, Clarity removes the need to upload your 2022 W2 and 1040 by transferring them directly from the IRS. This reduces the amount of information that you will need to enter manually and makes it possible to complete the application quickly and efficiently.
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TBS takes the privacy and security of your personal information very seriously. Clarity is certified for both GDPR and SOC2 and uses enterprise-level security standards including end-to-end encryption of all personally identifiable information. For more information, please refer to Clarity’s Privacy Policy.
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Just as in prior years, if your financial circumstances have not changed, you should not see significant changes to your tuition. If you have any questions about your individual circumstance, please reach out to us.
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Yes, TBS is likely moving to a requirement that families will need to submit a Clarity application each year in order to continue to qualify for Indexed Tuition; however, Clarity retains your information from previous applications, so it will be even easier to reapply.
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Yes! Clarity’s application is fully mobile-friendly so you have access wherever you are.
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Yes. The award can go towards your student's tuition at TBS. Families are still responsible for an out of pocket amount to fully cover the cost of attending TBS. This amount varies based on NCSEAA Award Tier and potentially financial need. For more information visit the NCSEAA Website
