Tuition & Affordability

Affording Peninsula

Peninsula School is deeply committed to economic diversity in our school community. To support this commitment, the school allocates 14% of tuition dollars and an additional 3% from fundraising for flexible tuition to families who would not otherwise be able to attend. Approximately 25% of our families participate in our Flexible Tuition program. 

A number of factors are taken into consideration in the allocation of flexible tuition, including family income and assets, family size and basic living expenses, total tuition and childcare costs, any extraordinary expenses as well as the local cost of living. Flexible tuition decisions are also informed by available school financial resources and the number of qualified applicants. Please note that priority consideration is given to families who submit all materials according to the deadlines.

For further information please speak with Beth Lee, our Director of Finance and Operations. We are happy to provide technical assistance upon request.

Flexible Tuition Information

Peninsula School partners with a Flexible Tuition application platform, Clarity. The goal is to make the school’s Flexible Tuition application process as inclusive and as easy as possible for our families. 

The Flexible Tuition application typically opens in early December and applications are due by mid-January. Exact dates will be posted in the Fall, so please check back.

Applications for the 2026-2027 Flexible Tuition Program are available through the “Clarity” platform and are due Thursday, January 15th.

Clarity offers a user-friendly application process that is also available in Spanish. It is mobile-friendly, so you can complete your application on your phone or tablet and it can take as few as twenty minutes to complete. Furthermore, your Tax Return will be automatically transferred from the IRS when you complete the verification step. You will need to upload your most current paycheck stubs and W2s. Included here are application instructions in English and Spanish as well as FAQs.

Please reach out to Beth Lee, Director of Finance and Operations, if you have any questions about Clarity or the Flexible Tuition program at Peninsula School.