Tuition Schedule
In an effort to provide greater accessibility, Butler Montessori's tuition costs remain lower than other independent schools in the area. In addition, the school offers payment plans and financial aid opportunities. Tuition covers your child's complete educational experience, including all classroom materials and local field trips.
"My daughter is a curious, funny, friendly and helpful kid. She is also extremely opinionated, stubborn, and driven. Butler is the perfect place for her to be her whole self and thrive. The interpersonal skills that the children learn are very apparent, especially when "out in the world." Learning to be self-directed, and being celebrated for questioning everything and making choices for oneself is such an important part in their development. I feel like Butler is the absolute best environment to allow her to blossom and develop her skills, personality, intellect, and emotional well-being." ~ Christina C. Current Parent
Lower School Tuition & Fee Schedule 2024–2025
Our Lower School includes students Infant – 6th grade
Nido Community
(ages 6 weeks – 18 months)
Program Days: Full Day, 5 days/week
Arrival Time: 8:15 – 8:30 am
Dismissal Time: pick-up before 4 pm
School Year, September – June: $25,200
Year Round, September – August: $30,600
Young Children's Community, YCC
(ages 18 months – 3 years)
Program: Half Day, 5 days/week
Arrival Time: 8:15 – 8:30 am
Dismissal Time: 12 –12:10 pm
School Year, September – June: $12,700
Year Round, September – August: $15,600
Program: Full Day, 5 days/week
Arrival Time: 8:15 – 8:30 am
Dismissal Time: 3 – 3:15 pm
School Year, September – June: $18,500
Year Round, September – August: $23,000
Primary
(ages 3 – 6 years)
includes Kindergarten year
Program: Half Day, 5 days/week (no Kindergarten)
Arrival Time: 8:30 – 8:45 am
Dismissal Time: 12 –12:10 pm
School Year, September – June: $12,700
Year Round, September – August: $15,600
Program: 2 Half Days (Mon & Fri), 3 Full Days (Tue — Thurs) (no Kindergarten)
Arrival and Dismissal as per Half and Full Day Primary Schedule.
School Year, September – June: $15,900
Year Round, September – August: $20,000
Program: Full Day, 5 days/week
Arrival Time: 8:30 – 8:45 am
Dismissal Time: 3 – 3:15 pm
School Year, September – June: $18,500
Year Round, September – August: $23,000
Elementary
(ages 6 – 12 years)
1st – 6th grade
Program Days: 5 days/week
Arrival Time: 8:20 – 8:30 am
Dismissal Time: 3:15 – 3:30 pm
School Year, September – June: $18,500
School Year plus 6-week Summer Montessori Session: $21,200
Lower School Tuition covers your child's complete educational experience, including all classroom materials and class activity/ field trip fees.
Please note this does not include student-organized Elementary "Going Outs."
Extended Day
Extended care is available for YCC, Primary, and Elementary students.
AM Extended Care:
7:45 am – Start of school.
School Year, September — June: $940
Year Round, September – August: $1,300
PM Extended Care:
End of school – 6 pm
School Year, September — June: $2,700
Year Round, September – August: $3,300
Drop-In Care:
Times as above
$10 per day am
$25 per day pm
Butler is a community, connected through its traditions, faculty, students, and alumni. An old-world value with a new world approach to education and preparing children, along with their immediate families, for life's journey.
~ Ron Garraffa, Alumi Parent and Current Board Member
Upper School Tuition & Fee Schedule 2024–2025
Our Upper School includes students 7th – 12th grade
Intermediate
(Grades 7 – 9)
Program Days: 5 days/week
Arrival Time: 8:15 – 8:30 am
Dismissal Time: 3:15 – 3:30 pm
School Year, September – June: $19,600
Activity/Summer Fee: All Students Participate: $2,000
Fairhaven
(Grades 10 – 12)
Program Days: 5 days/week
Arrival Time: 8:15 – 8:30 am
Dismissal Time: 3:15 – 3:30 pm
School Year, September – June: $21,500
Activity/Summer Fee: All Students Participate: $2,000
What is covered in your Upper School Tuition Fee
The Activity/Summer Fee covers school trips, experiential travel, internships, and summer programming. This fee is non-refundable.
Fairhaven Tuition includes one Community College course per semester, and 2 AP exam credits per year.
If students are interested in taking more than these courses and exams, parents will cover those fees.
Each time I arrived to Butler's campus over the 10 years that my son attended, it filled me with a sense of peace. A break from the hustle and bustle of life, from the desk and computer screens, urban buildings and concrete and traffic. It was a momentary escape for me, but for my son it was a home away from home.
One I was both proud to send him to, and jealous that he spent his days like that!
Fast forward to now, and while that same sense of peace remains, it is now shared with a sense of purpose. Of ensuring that others can experience that same sense of peace and education. And that the legacy of the past 50 years becomes the foundation for another 50.
~ Brian Couts, Alumi Parent and Current Board President
Tuition Assistance / Financial Aid
The Tuition Assistance Committee’s mission is to allow every committed family access to an affordable Montessori Education. The Committee awards Tuition Assistance considering several factors, including the family’s need as reported through the Financial Aid for School Tuition (FAST) application, Butler Montessori’s Tuition Assistance budget, as well as other pertinent information.
In line with our mission and dedication to our families, Butler Montessori is committed to maintaining affordable tuition. Guided by fiscal responsibility and the Board's oversight, we stand as one of the most financially accessible choices among independent and Montessori schools in the Washington, DC metro area.
For questions about financial assistance, please email Scott Chidakel at [email protected].
