Admission
Affording Kew-Forest
Education costs can be daunting. This is especially true at non-profit independent schools, like Kew-Forest, which receive no financial support from government or religious organizations. Our small classes, expert teachers, and diverse extracurricular offerings can only exist with the support of tuition dollars, auxiliary programs, and charitable contributions. Our commitment to you is simple: every dollar we collect will be used to keep your children’s classes small and their schooling rich, vigorous, and thorough.
2022 - 2023 Tuition
Posted below are the tuition rates for the current school year. As you review this information, please keep in mind that each year we award over $3MM dollars in tuition assistance. Additionally, we offer an installment payment plan to help families manage their monthly cash flow.
Please contact the Director of Admission and Tuition Assistance with any questions you may have about your ability to afford a K-F education.
Please contact the Director of Admission and Tuition Assistance with any questions you may have about your ability to afford a K-F education.
| Preschool/Pre-K: Half-Day | $21,500 |
| Preschool, Pre-K, Kinder: Full-Day | $34,500 |
| Grades 1-5 | $38,300 |
| Grades 6-8 | $41,800 |
| Grades 9-12 | $44,500 |
Tuition includes the costs of hot daily lunch, snacks, student accident insurance, and all books.
This annual fee is assessed of students in grades 6-12 who require any of the additional oversight and services provided to international students as determined by the School, including but not limited to student visa, homestay, and language learning support.
Tuition Assistance
At Kew-Forest, we are committed to creating an inclusive community and to that end aim to ensure through our Tuition Assistance program to make our educational program accessible to academically qualified students regardless of their family's ability to afford the full tuition. The premise of TA is simple: we ask families to pay only what they can reasonably afford after meeting their essential cost of living expenses.
TA applications are now being processed through Clarity, a new system employing the most up-to-date technology to streamline the process and create a user-friendly experience that takes a fraction of the time to complete.
The Clarity application can take as little as 30 minutes, is mobile-friendly, will not ask you redundant or irrelevant questions, and will even transfer tax documents directly from the IRS. You can complete it from anywhere, save your progress, and return at any time. At the end of the process, there is a one-time, per family fee of $55 to submit the application to as many schools as accept the Clarity application. Return to your Clarity dashboard upon submission of your application to check for additional documents required by each school and track your status.
If you need assistance during the process of completing your application, there is in-app chat support available as well as email support at support@claritytuition.com in both English and Spanish. The application itself is available fully translated into Spanish.
Please note that TA applications are separate from admission applications and must be completed concurrently. Notifications of acceptance will be released with a tuition assistance award included in the enrollment contract. Also, please be aware that families must resubmit an application each year for which they are seeking TA. Clarity will be helpful in that case as well as it will save your information year-over-year and give you a head-start each application cycle.
To begin your application, please click on the links on this page or go to clarityapp.com to create an account. Please refer to the useful links to the right for user guides and tips for completing the Clarity application.
The Clarity application can take as little as 30 minutes, is mobile-friendly, will not ask you redundant or irrelevant questions, and will even transfer tax documents directly from the IRS. You can complete it from anywhere, save your progress, and return at any time. At the end of the process, there is a one-time, per family fee of $55 to submit the application to as many schools as accept the Clarity application. Return to your Clarity dashboard upon submission of your application to check for additional documents required by each school and track your status.
If you need assistance during the process of completing your application, there is in-app chat support available as well as email support at support@claritytuition.com in both English and Spanish. The application itself is available fully translated into Spanish.
Please note that TA applications are separate from admission applications and must be completed concurrently. Notifications of acceptance will be released with a tuition assistance award included in the enrollment contract. Also, please be aware that families must resubmit an application each year for which they are seeking TA. Clarity will be helpful in that case as well as it will save your information year-over-year and give you a head-start each application cycle.
To begin your application, please click on the links on this page or go to clarityapp.com to create an account. Please refer to the useful links to the right for user guides and tips for completing the Clarity application.
Tuition Payment Plans
Kew-Forest offers three tuition payment plans to help families manage this expense. All families, new and returning, are asked to secure their child's enrollment by signing an enrollment contract and paying a non-refundable enrollment deposit (equivalent to 10% of the family contribution) applied toward the full tuition amount. Parents select a payment plan with their enrollment contract. Payment plan options are as follows beginning in June of the year of entry (i.e. June 15, 2023 for a September 2023 entry):
Option A:
One payment in full of the balance of the tuition, after the deposit is applied, due on or before June 15.
Option B:*
Two partial payments with the first installment of 60% of the balance of the tuition, after the deposit is applied, due on or before June 15, and the second installment of the remaining 40% due on or before November 15.
Option C:*
The balance of the tuition, after the deposit is applied, is payable in eight (8) equal monthly installments. The first installment is due on or before June 15, with the last installment due in January.
*Installment and credit card payments incur additional service charges.
Option A:
One payment in full of the balance of the tuition, after the deposit is applied, due on or before June 15.
Option B:*
Two partial payments with the first installment of 60% of the balance of the tuition, after the deposit is applied, due on or before June 15, and the second installment of the remaining 40% due on or before November 15.
Option C:*
The balance of the tuition, after the deposit is applied, is payable in eight (8) equal monthly installments. The first installment is due on or before June 15, with the last installment due in January.
*Installment and credit card payments incur additional service charges.
Tuition Assistance Application Deadlines
2023-2024 School Year
Priority Admission
Clarity school code for Kew-Forest: 1918
Priority Admission
Clarity school code for Kew-Forest: 1918
New applicants must submit their TA application between November 1, 2022 and January 1, 2023.
Returning families must submit their applications between November 1, 2022 and December 1, 2022.
Returning families must submit their applications between November 1, 2022 and December 1, 2022.
Required Documents:
2021 Tax Documents *
2022 Tax Documents* (once available)
Bank Statements (for all accounts)
Mortgage Statements (if applicable)
Single Parent Supplement (if applicable)
Third-Party Verification (if applicable)
2021 Tax Documents *
2022 Tax Documents* (once available)
Bank Statements (for all accounts)
Mortgage Statements (if applicable)
Single Parent Supplement (if applicable)
Third-Party Verification (if applicable)
*Required tax documents include W-2s, 1099s, and other income-reporting documents; 1040s and accompanying schedules; and, for families who own businesses, business returns and schedules. You will be asked to complete IRS form 4506 in the Clarity application to authorize automatic transfer to Clarity from the IRS.
For questions about tuition assistance, please contact:
Click on the link above to begin your tuition assistance application. The school code for Kew-Forest is 1918.
Below are links to helpful resources to guide you through the tuition assistance application process:
Clarity How-to-Apply Quick Reference Guide
Clarity Family Application Guide
Clarity Parent FAQs (for New Applicants)
Clarity September 29 Webinar (Recording)
Passcode: t4l+a.B$
The Kew-Forest School
119-17 Union Turnpike
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-4667
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-4667
The oldest independent school in the borough of Queens, The Kew-Forest School is an independent co-educational, college preparatory school for students in Preschool through Grade 12.