Tuition

We strive to make PKS as accessible as possible. Annual tuition for the 2024-2025 school year falls within a range based on a family’s financial circumstances:

• Preschool and Elementary (K-4): $500 - $40,949

• Middle School (5-8): $500 - $45,490

Tuition includes the cost of instruction and educational supplies and materials; field trips; PKS Travels | PKS 东南西北 and technology devices (middle school); and morning care before the start of the school day (K-8).

Tuition does not include the afterschool program (extended care, enrichment classes, music lessons, tutoring, athletics), morning care for preschool students, or summer / school break camps. Fees for these optional programs are generally adjusted in line with the family’s tuition adjustment.  

Tuition for the 2025-2026 school year will be set in the early spring. Annual tuition is payable in one annual payment or ten monthly installments. Additional fees are charged as incurred.

Affording PKS

Each situation is unique; PKS families have a wide range of incomes, assets, and individual circumstances. 

We offer Adjusted Tuition on the basis of demonstrated financial need, and encourage you to explore this option if you feel you may benefit from it! In 2024-2025, approximately 14% of PKS students pay tuition below the top of the range.  

We work with Clarity, a third-party service used by many independent schools, to obtain an objective assessment of each family’s financial need. We aim to provide grants to as many eligible applicants as possible with our available funding. 

We also with other programs that may help to offset tuition. PKS is an approved provider for ELFA funding through the City of San Francisco; for families earning less than 150% of Area Median Income, we encourage you to go through our regular admissions and Adjusted Tuition application process, and we’ll work together to determine whether ELFA funding can further help offset your tuition. Income-eligible families may also be eligible for the BASIC Fund.