Affording SJA
Good Neighbor Tuition Program
For Vermont, New Hampshire, and Quebec residents and property owners.
An independent school education requires a significant investment. Our Good Neighbor Tuition Program makes boarding here more affordable for families who live in or have a vacation home in Vermont, New Hampshire, or Quebec.
Our seven-day boarding program gives students the structure, support, and participation that is provided by on campus living. With such close proximity to the school, students’ families can visit for sporting events, dinner, shopping, and other family activities, and students can easily travel home for the weekend.
Our 2024-2025 Good Neighbor tuition of $42,000 is comparable to day school tuition charged by other independent and boarding schools in northern New England. Those families living in sending towns (towns in Vermont and New Hampshire with school choice for grades 9-12) can further reduce the tuition by the amount of the town’s contribution.
With nearly 200 boarding students, St. Johnsbury Academy is one of the largest boarding schools in Northern New England and one of the best private schools in Vermont. We enroll students from 50 communities in Northern Vermont and New Hampshire, many U.S. states, and 28 countries. In addition to small classes (average size of 12) and personal attention, our academic program provides access to 220 courses, including 30 Advanced Placement classes; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STeM) and technical offerings; four languages; and extensive opportunities in the visual and performing arts. St. Johnsbury Academy is the only school in northern New England to offer the AP Capstone Diploma program. Extracurricular programs feature more than 50 organized clubs and activities, international travel opportunities, and Division I athletics consisting of 48 teams participating in more than 20 different sports. The school is also recognized for its exceptional academic support programs.
Additional information about the Good Neighbor Tuition Program is available by contacting the Academy Admission Office at (802) 751-2130 or by emailing admissions@stjacademy.org. Please note, in order to qualify for our Good Neighbor Program, students and parents must be U.S. or Canadian citizens.
Financial Aid
We seek to enroll students of strong academic potential, good character and diverse backgrounds from families that understand and share the values of the school. Our goal is to provide the resources that would permit the success of each student in an environment that will foster respect for self and others. We provide many paths to success for a student body of diverse talents, interests, backgrounds and ages.
We believe in supporting the realization of our institutional mission through the development and implementation of a comprehensive financial aid program. We look to provide opportunities to students who would otherwise not have access to this level of education and array of opportunities.
St. Johnsbury Academy has a limited financial aid budget that is awarded based on need, to boarding students. For financial aid consideration, we recommend that online applications be complete by April 1st. St. Johnsbury Academy is utilizing the online service Clarity to process applications for financial aid. Clarity will be the standard submission format for all applications.
Clarity does not decide whether financial assistance will be given or how much to give; rather Clarity provides a need-based financial aid analysis service which includes a recommendation of what a family should reasonably contribute toward tuition. All information from Clarity is kept confidential. Results are reviewed by the Financial Aid Committee who makes decisions based on available funds. Financial aid offers are then sent to families. All students currently receiving financial aid must reapply each year.
Financial Aid Process for Domestic and International Students:
To get started, please go to the Clarity Application and create an account. The application typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete. The Clarity Application is also mobile-friendly so you can complete it from anywhere. You are also able to save your progress and return at any time. At the end of the application, there is a $60 fee to submit, and you can share your application with additional schools that accept the Clarity Application for no additional charge. Simply use the dropdown menu in the application to select those schools.
If you need support during the process of completing your application, there is in-app support available through the “Help” button in the bottom left of the screen, as well as email and phone support at support@clarityapp.com or 206-210-3752, in both English and Spanish. The application itself is also fully translated into Spanish.
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