Set by each school

School-Based Tuition Assistance

The aid a school offers itself: need-based grants, sibling discounts, congregation or parish rates and payment plans. It usually closes the gap a voucher leaves at higher-tuition schools.

Last verified: October 2026

What should a Greater Cleveland family ask a private school about its own aid?

Four things: Which voucher will you file for us, the Cleveland Scholarship or EdChoice? What is tuition after it? Which fees are separate? And what need-based aid, sibling discount or member rate do you offer, with what deadline? Our directory tells you whether the school is chartered before you call.

Why does school aid matter most at the region's independent day schools?

Tuition at the large college-preparatory schools runs far above the $6,166 and $8,408 maximums, so the voucher covers a smaller share and the school's own aid does most of the work. Ask for the aid timeline at the same time as the admissions timeline.

School aid is / is not
It is	It is not
Set and funded by the school	A state program
Usually need-based with its own deadline	Guaranteed

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