Tuition & Financial Aid
| Grade level | Tuition |
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| Grades 9 to 12 | $33,800 |
| Grade 6 to 8 | $29,600 |
| Grades 4 to 5 | $28,240 |
| Grades 1 to 3 | $25,680 |
| Kindergarten | $25,140 |
| PreK-4 | $24,500 |
| EL & PreK-3 | $19,240 |
CSN does not accept federal or state funding of any kind.
For tuition purposes, students are considered international if they require an F-1 student visa. To view international student tuition rates, please visit the International Student admissions page.
Financial Aid
Each year, approximately 20 percent of the student body receives financial aid. The financial aid program allows academically qualified students to attend Community School of Naples regardless of their families’ financial status and helps maintain socio-economic diversity, a key aspect of CSN’s Mission.
CSN uses SSS to evaluate financial aid applications. With their assessment and other required documents, the Financial Aid Committee determines how much assistance can be offered to a family based on their financial need.
Consideration is first given to CSN students currently receiving financial aid that have reapplied. Funds are then awarded to new and returning students not currently receiving aid. We endeavor to meet the demonstrated financial need of as many candidates as possible.
- Financial Aid Pool
- Applying for Financial Aid
- Does CSN accept the Florida Family Empowerment Scholarship?
- Important Dates
- Required Documents
- Parental Responsibility
- Should I use up savings and/or Borrow to make things work?
- Need Blind Admission
- Confidentiality
- Additional Information
Financial Aid Pool
Applying for Financial Aid
Financial aid awards are offered to students who have been accepted to Grades 6-12, and limited financial aid is offered to students accepted to grades K-5, whose families demonstrate financial need.
To assess the level of need, CSN uses a third party assessment service from SSS. The family's total income, assets, and special circumstances are taken into consideration.
Continued need must be demonstrated each year through a comprehensive financial aid application. It is the policy of the Financial Aid Committee to maintain individual awards consistently from year to year, always contingent upon documented need and availability of financial aid funds. Students and parents must maintain a positive and constructive relationship with CSN.
Awards for 2024-2025 will be made in the spring of 2024. All paperwork must be filed with SSS by February 25, 2024.
CSN encourages applicants to visit the SSS Family Resource Center before beginning a financial aid application.
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Does CSN accept the Florida Family Empowerment Scholarship?
At Community School of Naples, our primary focus is to provide an exceptional educational experience that nurtures the holistic development of our students. We therefore take pride in our independent school status and the opportunities it allows us to provide a truly exceptional individualized education for each of our CSN students, without having recourse to state-mandated obligations and policies, which may not always be in the best interests of our CSN families and students’ educational potential and which may be modified by the state over time.
As such, we do not participate in Florida or federal grants of any kind. Nor do we accept federal, state or local funding of any kind. We do this in order to maintain the highest levels of independent school performance of any school in the south eastern United States, concentrating solely upon the achievement and potential of each student in our care.
We are, however, proud to continue to offer our long-standing tuition assistance program which helps to support and enrich the lives of many families within our community. Please contact the school to find out details of how Community School of Naples itself may be able to provide a level of financial aid directly to your family, in order to make a place at CSN a reality for your child.
Important Dates
Required Documents
In addition to your online application, Community School of Naples requires financial aid applicants upload all required documents to their SSS account.
Please plan accordingly to meet this deadline as we are unable to assess your application until it is complete.
Required Documents List
- 2022 Tax Return
- 2022 W-2s
- 2023 Tax Return (and all applicable schedules). Due April 7, 2024
- 2023 W-2s
- Your most recent Pay Stub
- Supplementary Financial Aid Form SFAF
Parental Responsibility
- Mark the appropriate financial aid box on the admissions application.
- Once accepted, submit your enrollment contract marked tuition Plan 3 to Community School of Naples.
- Apply online through SSS. The online financial aid application for the 2024-2025 school year is available in December.
- Upload all required documents to your SSS account.
SSS will make recommendations to CSN regarding the demonstrated need of a family. However, it is a responsibility of the Community School of Naples' Financial Aid Committee to determine the final award. Decisions are influenced by the availability of resources, the number of qualified applicants, and overall budgetary constraints. The demonstrated need of all qualified applicants typically exceeds available financial aid funds in any given year.
It is the parents' responsibility to complete the financial aid application and admissions processes by the given deadlines. The primary responsibility for financing a student's independent school education rests with the family. This noted, the Community School of Naples' financial aid program makes every effort to help as many eligible applicants as possible.
PARENTAL CONTRIBUTION
Circumstances Affecting Parental Contribution
Given limited resources, the following policies are designed to promote the most fair and consistent allocation of available financial aid. Community School of Naples adheres to these policies unless special circumstances arise.
Non-Working Parent
CSN expects both parents to contribute to tuition. If a parent makes the decision not to work, an annual income may be imputed for a non-working parent if the youngest child in the family is of kindergarten age.
Divorced and Separated Parents
In the case of divorce or separation, both parents are required to file a financial aid application through SSS. All current tax returns and supporting documentation are required from both parents. CSN is not bound by any divorce agreement specifying a parent's responsibility for educational expenses. CSN will not subsidize a child's education if one of the parents is able, but unwilling, to contribute to their child's tuition.
Should I use up savings and/or Borrow to make things work?
Community School of Naples strongly discourages this approach. When a family submits a “full-pay” application, this communicates the family will be capable of covering all educational costs for the upcoming year and the foreseeable future. Although some emergency funds are maintained for families who request aid subsequent to admission, those funds are strictly reserved for families who encounter dramatic, unforeseeable financial reversals. Financial aid is for families that have exhausted all other options.
Need Blind Admission
Confidentiality
Community School of Naples safeguards the confidentiality of all financial aid information supplied by applicants and does not publicly identify recipients of financial aid. Similarly, families are asked to safeguard the confidentiality of all financial aid information. Families are informed publicizing an award in any way is inappropriate, a violation of school policy, and may jeopardize current and future awards.
Additional Information
For more information, please contact SSS at 800-344-8328 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM EST Monday thru Friday or via email at sssandtadsfa@communitybrands.com. If you have any questions regarding our financial aid process, please contact Director of Financial Aid, Brian McWhirter, at (239) 597-7575 ext. 227 or bmcwhirter@communityschoolnaples.org.
Useful Links for Applicants
Additional Costs
Depending on your child's division, parents should expect the following additional expenses for their children: school supplies, yearbooks, class trips (grades 4-12), college and AP testing fees, college visits, and graduation costs.
Legacy Fee: This is a one-time, non-refundable fee to be paid for each new student. The fee per division is:
- Lower School: $1,000
- Middle School: $1,500
- Upper School: $2,000
The campus your family enjoys today was made possible through the generosity of families that have come before you.
Payment Plans
CSN offers two payment plan options. Both plans require a non-refundable deposit of 10% of tuition, due upon execution of the enrollment contract. Plan I is followed by two payments: one in June and one in December while Plan II includes 10 monthly installments from May through February. Please note Plan II includes an installment fee.
After May 1 each family is obligated to the school for the full tuition amount as stated in the enrollment contract. The Tuition Refund Plan (TRP) provides financial relief to both the school and the family in the event of a withdrawal or dismissal.
All new families are required to enroll in TRP for their first year at CSN. To waive this requirement, tuition must paid in full on or before August 1.