Tuition and Fees

All tuition and fees are for the entire academic year. Approximately 39% of our students receive need or merit based tuition assistance to attend Country Day.

International students do not pay additional tuition and fees to Country Day. All charges from the school are the same for international students as they are for domestic (USA) students.

To find out more information about extended day or after school program click here.

Tuition for 2024-2025

Lower School

Academic Programs
Early Childhood I and Early Childhood X Ages 18 months to 3 years 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. 3 days	$8,890
Early Childhood I and Early Childhood X Ages 18 months to 3 years 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. 4 days	$11,210
Early Childhood I and Early Childhood X Ages 18 months to 3 years 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. 5 days	$13,775
Montessori I, II Ages 3 to 4 years 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.	$13,775
Pre-Kindergarten I, II Ages 3 to 4 years 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.	$13,775
Montessori Kindergarten 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.	$24,560
Kindergarten 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.	$24,560
Grades 1-2 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.	$25,145
Grades 3-4 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.	$26,470
Tuition for Lower School's full-day programs include books, supplies, lunch, activities (such as art, P.E., swimming) and some field trips. Not included are uniform costs.

Extended Day Programs for Lower School
Extended AM 7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.	$995
Extended PM (12:45-3:00 p.m.)
5 Days	$10,785
4 Days	$9,285
3 Days	$7,115
2 Days	$4,985
1 Day	$2,760
After-School Program 3:00-4:00 p.m.+	$1,765
After-School Program (includes Learning Lab for K/MK-4) 3:00-6:00 p.m.*	$3,995
+ Grades K/MK - 4 only * Options for multiple-day programs of fewer than 5 days are also available for students in Early Childhood – Pre-Kindergarten/Montessori. Space permitting, families with children in pre-primary programs who choose multiple extended days (one, two, three, or four days) may also choose after school enrollment for the same corresponding days at a multi-day, prorated amount. When space becomes more limited due to classroom and staffing constraints, some requests for multi-days or after school enrollment may not be able to be accommodated. In these cases, families will only be billed for the days when after school enrollment is possible. The price shown is for the 5-day option only.

Middle School

Academic and Extended Day Programs
Grade 5 (8:15 a.m.-3:20 p.m.)	$26,470
Grades 6-7 (8:15 a.m.-3:20 p.m.)	$28,160
Grade 8 (8:15 a.m.-3:20 p.m.)	$29,890
Learning Lab (Grades 5-6) (3:20 - 4:00 p.m.)	$1,765
After-School Program (Grades 5-6) (3:20 - 6:00 p.m.)	$2,490
Tuition for Middle School includes lunch and most activities, but does not include books, supplies, trip fees, or computer.

Upper School

Academic Programs
Grade 9 (8:10 a.m.-3:20 p.m.)	$29,890
Grades 10-12 (8:10 a.m.-3:20 p.m.*)	$31,650
Tuition for Upper School includes lunch and most activities, but does not include books, supplies, testing fees, trip fees, or computer. *All beginning and ending times are subject to change and will be communicated prior to the start of the new academic year.)

Tuition Payment Plans

The school offers several 10-pay plans for tuition and fees. A two-payment plan requires 50% of the total year tuition to be paid by August 1 and the remaining 50% to be paid by December 1. Tuition charges will be posted electronically on your My CCDS Portal and according to the payment plan selected during enrollment/reenrollment.

In This Section

Out-of-Pocket Costs

To assist families with planning for all costs associated with a Country Day education, we have developed the out-of-pocket costs per division below:

Country Day Named #1 in the Cincinnati Area

Cincinnati Country Day School is ranked the #1 best private high school, #1 best private K-12 school, and #1 best high school for STEM in the Cincinnati area.