At Stuart Hall School, we believe the cost of tuition should not deter a qualified student from attending our School. We therefore offer a personalized, indexed approach to tuition setting. Your student’s tuition will be based on your family’s income and expenses and determined through a financial application process administered by FAST, an Independent School Management tuition service.
Bob Hyjek
Dean of Enrollment Management
540-213-7098
Nick Ellis
Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management
540-213-7743
Katherine Meier
Enrollment and Advancement Operations
540-213-2293
Tanya Farrell
Senior Director of Communications & Constituent Relations
540-213-7779
Families requesting indexed tuition consideration should:
Returning Families: Applications due January 22
New Families: Applications received by February 1 will receive a response by February 15. For applications completed after February 1, the School will review applications weekly and will update families with their student's tuition levels within two weeks.
For more information or questions about indexed tuition, please contact the Enrollment Office at admissions@stuart-hall.org.
Indexed tuition is an approach where tuition rates are customized according to each family’s ability to contribute to their educational expenses. Indexing puts a Stuart Hall education within reach of families from a range of economic circumstances.
Yes, indexed tuition amounts are granted privately and confidentially. Administrators and staff members outside the Business Office and the Enrollment Office are not aware of your personal finances and do not make indexed tuition decisions. Therefore, we encourage families to speak only with those two offices concerning financial matters to maintain confidentiality.
In this case, please be sure to submit your family’s most recent W-2 forms and a signed copy of your most recently filed federal income tax and corresponding schedules. Submit your return for last year as soon as it is available. Please note that all awards are based on last year’s return and are required submissions to complete the indexed tuition process. Keep in mind that if you use estimated return information, Stuart Hall still requires the actual prior year's returns when available.
No, only one FAST application is needed per family, even if you have more than one child applying.
Both custodial parents must complete the application through FAST. In the case of remarried parents, step-parents must be included in the financial aid assessment as well.
Stuart Hall partners with FAST to help us make fair and objective financial decisions. This third-party assessment uses a family’s financial information to provide an estimate of the dollar amount that each family can contribute towards a Stuart Hall education. After reviewing financial aid applications and tax documentation, the Financial Aid Committee convenes to assess family need in conjunction with available institutional resources.
Yes, we offer annual, semi-annual, quarterly, and monthly (domestic only) payment plans.
No. Families must re-apply for indexed tuition each year, and awards are subject to change in response to family finances and institutional resources. A continuous level of family qualification is necessary to retain indexed tuition awards.
In addition to Indexed Tuition, Stuart Hall offers several scholarships to help offset the cost of tuition for eligible students.
The Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation was established by Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans, the wife of one of the original bottlers of Coca-Cola. Mrs. Whitehead went on to lead the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, and she dedicated herself to causes important to her, saying, “I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” One of Mrs. Whitehead’s passions was
education, and she established the Foundation to support the education of deserving female students with financial need.
Qualifications
The Amy C. Venable Scholarship Fund was established in 1971 by Lucy Dent Venable ’44 in honor of her mother. Ms. Venable established the scholarship fund initially to support the attendance of Black students with financial need. In the decades since, the
scholarship fund’s purpose was broadened to support the attendance of students from
traditionally underrepresented populations.
Qualifications
This scholarship is a selective, mission-based scholarship opportunity that recognizes outstanding students applying for grade 9 or 10. Mission scholars expound a potential for making a significant contribution while attending Stuart Hall and later in life. The applicants must demonstrate the qualities of curiosity, creativity, or contribution as defined by Stuart Hall’s mission, and must commit to sharing those qualities with the School community. The applicants must demonstrate this experience and commitment in one or more areas of school life: academics, visual and performing arts, athletics, service, and leadership.
Qualifications:
If you believe you/your student is eligible for any of these scholarships, please contact the Enrollment Office for applications.