K-12 Admissions

• Classroom Activities
• Some Field Trips
• Yearbook
• Student ID Cards
• HS Course Fees
• HS eBooks
• Use of Chromebook during the school year (5th – 12th grade)

Additional Cost Items

• High School Textbooks
• Chromebook Insurance (optional)
• Athletic fees
• Before/After school child care (for students up to 13 years old)
• Washington D.C. trip (8th grade only; optional)
• Mission trips (optional)
• Band and choir trips (optional)

• Non-refundable application fee: $75
• One application per student
• If accepted, a continuous enrollment contract will be issued. The full rate of tuition will be listed on the contract, but tuition for late or mid-year enrollment will be prorated by our Finance Office through the end of the school year. Families can pay monthly for the remaining billing months in the school year, or in a single payment.
• Financial Aid is optional and a separate application process from our enrollment.

• What is Continuous Enrollment?
  Continuous Enrollment (CE) is a process in which a student’s enrollment is automatically renewed each year with a small deposit or “down payment” on each child’s tuition for the following school year. This continuous enrollment deposit will not only reserve your child’s  place in class for the next year, it will also assist KWCS administration in effectively planning for staffing and curriculum. Traditionally, King’s Way has been unable to solidify staffing, programs, materials, or curriculum until families sign and submit their re-enrollment contracts. We take the stewardship of tuition dollars entrusted to us every year very seriously. We want to invest these tuition dollars wisely so that we can provide the best education possible for our students.
• Why Continuous Enrollment?
  Continuous Enrollment (CE) not only simplifies your life, it allows KW to better fulfill our purpose and mission in the lives of our students. You will no longer have to opt-in for re-enrollment; rather re-enrollment will now be an opt-out process. In other words, once you sign your one-time Continuous Enrollment Agreement, you will never have to worry about it again.
• Is there a Continuous Enrollment payment collected?
  Yes. Each February, a Continuous Enrollment Deposit (CED) will be applied annually to your Tuition Management account. This amount is subtracted from your child’s total yearly tuition. If you opt out after the deposit payment has been drawn, it will not be refunded, and is not transferable.
• What if we’re not sure what we’re doing the following year?
  Each year, parents will have an opt-out period between January 1 and January 31. If you decide that your child will not be returning for the following school year, you will simply locate the email or Alma post with the link to complete the opt out contract, indicating your child’s intent to not return prior to the January 31st deadline. You will not be charged the CED. If you opt out after your CED payment has been drawn, it will not be refunded, and is not transferable. If you choose to opt-out in January and later decide you would like to re-enroll your student anytime after February 1, placement will depend on space availability and you will be charged the enrollment deposit plus a late enrollment fee of $500 per elementary and middle school student, and $750 per high school student.
• How do families benefit from Continuous Enrollment?
  We have created a simple and efficient process for our families that saves you time. In addition, with increasing enrollment, we anticipate our classrooms being near waitlists for some of our grades; by opting into CE, you’ll have a seat reserved for your child until graduation.

For the 2025-26 school year, the following withdrawal policy will apply:

• If a student withdraws or enrollment is canceled after January 31 but before March 1, the enrollment deposit for the subsequent school year is non-refundable and non-transferable.
• If a student withdraws or enrollment is canceled between March 1 and before the first day of school, you are responsible for 20% of the 2025-26 tuition, less any prorated tuition assistance or other discount.
• If a student withdraws on or after the first day of school, you are responsible for 25% of the remaining year’s tuition, less any prorated tuition assistance or other discount.

Lunch prices for the 2025-26 school year are $8 for middle, high school, and elementary school students, which includes one milk or water. Elementary school lunches will be available on pre-order basis only for the 2025-26 school year. Lunch prices are subject to change for the subsequent school year. KWCS does not participate in the federal or state free and reduced lunch programs, so lunch items are an additional cost for families.

• Students will be continuously enrolled through the completion of 12th grade or if necessary, until the student’s parent has given notice of their intention to not renew during the January opt-out period. The Continuous Enrollment Agreement is contingent upon the student completing the present school year in good standing.
• A non-refundable/non-transferrable Continuous Enrollment Deposit (CED) is applied to each student’s Tuition Management Account annually, in February, after the opt out season, or upon submission of a New Student Contract.
• A student will not be permitted to begin a new school year until all existing financial obligations have been satisfied. If a student’s account is not financially current during the continuous enrollment period for the following school year, they will not be able to re-enroll until the balance is brought current. If tuition, fees, and/or lunch accounts for the current year are delinquent any time after June 1 without an existing payment plan in place, the CE deposit will be forfeited as well as the student(s) place on the class roster for the upcoming school year. Official transcripts will also be held and not transferred until the account is brought current.
• The first month’s tuition payment is due in July. All tuition payments for the new school year begin in July. If the first payment is not received in July, the student(s) application will be canceled and their position on the class roster, as well as the CE deposit, will be forfeited.
• Tuition payment due dates:  See tuition chart above for payment options. All families must have automatic payments enabled on their Tuition Management account. A $25 fee will be charged for all returned payments, and a $40.00 late fee will be assessed on all accounts not paid within 10 days of the selected due date. Please see below for our current tuition and below for current Collection policy.
• KWCS’ duties and obligations associated with the continuous enrollment contract may be suspended indefinitely without notice during all periods in which the School is closed due to any force majeure events, including but not limited to, any earthquake, fire, flooding, act of God, war, governmental action, act of terrorism, epidemic, pandemic, state of emergency, or any other event beyond the School’s control. KWCS has developed a contingency instruction plan to deliver remote instruction as soon as is reasonably practicable and safe under the circumstances. If such a force majeure event occurs, the Schools’ duties and obligations in this Agreement may be postponed for a period of time until KWCS can deliver its contingency course instruction or until such time as the School, in its sole discretion, may safely reopen. In the event KWCS is closed for a period of time or must deliver course work remotely due to an event under this clause, the Parent(s) agrees the School is under no obligation to cancel, waive, or refund any portion of tuition that is owed or paid to KWCS.

Payments can be made on your tuition account through online at https://parent.blackbaud.school/, or by phone at 1-888-868-8828. 

For lunch accounts, you can make online payments through MealTime at https://www.mymealtime.com/.

Billing and tuition-related questions can be directed to billing@kwcs.org.