Tuition & Affordability

Investing in Your Child's Future

Thank you for considering a Carrollwood Day School education for your family. For most families, investing in an independent school education requires careful financial planning. As you will learn through the admissions process, families find great value in the CDS educational experience and the heuristic way in which we prepare our students for the future.

As a school, we seek to admit talented and motivated students. Central to preparing our students for this world is creating a diverse academic community. In fact, research has proven that a diverse environment leads to better learning outcomes for all students. Therefore, families who feel the full tuition cost is out of their reach should not hesitate to visit or apply to the school. We are here to help you determine the best options for your family with this very important educational investment.

Affordability

Merit Scholarships

Carrollwood Day School offers two unique opportunities for a select group of outstanding rising 9th grade students. The Patriot Eagle Scholarship and Robin Moir Vanguard Awards are for current CDS students who have demonstrated their readiness for a challenging high school career and are promising candidates for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. In addition, one Patriot Eagle Scholarship is awarded to an incoming, new 9th grade student. These awards are renewable annually for the three years following a recipient's freshman year if certain criteria are met.

Need Based Assistance

It is the desire of Carrollwood Day School to provide financial assistance to academically qualified students in need. We utilize a third party, FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment, to process our need applications and to help determine a family's ability to pay. Requests for aid generally outpace funds available, and are allocated based upon merit and spots available within a division or grade. Application and decisions on aid awards are made annually and aid must be reapplied for each year.  CDS currently offers financial assistance only in grades 1 - 12 where there are openings. 

Applications are reviewed by the Financial Aid Committee and remain confidential within that group. Recipients of aid awards are also expected to maintain confidentiality regarding any award they receive or they may have their award revoked. 

Carrollwood Day School follows a need-blind admissions policy. This means that students are considered for admission independently of their need for financial aid. 

For more information...
Contact the Admissions Office  |  Call Dawn Schweitzer at 813.920.2288

AT THIS TIME CDS DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY NEW STATE FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS.