Where do you get the money?
That’s a question we’re often asked about the significant tuition reductions Hilltop Montessori School offers its families. Based in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Ohio, where the median income is just $28,000, two-thirds of our families receive some form of tuition assistance. The lowest-income families pay as little as $600 a year. And even the families paying full tuition, pay thousands less than the average cost of a Montessori education in the U.S.
So again, where do we get the money? How do we manage to keep tuition so low?
The answer is that it doesn’t come from grants, an endowment, or a scholarship fund. We don’t have any of those. We also don’t have major donors underwriting scholarships.
Rather, when we give a tuition reduction it simply means we take in less money from tuition. Which in turn means we have less money to operate the school. Important purchases often get delayed and our staff sometimes risk going months without pay. But the school continues to offer tuition reductions anyhow, for every family who needs them.
Why?
Because our mission is too important to let money get in the way. According to a recent study, Montessori is the only educational method which eliminates the achievement gap that usually comes with income inequality. It has the potential to make a tremendous difference in the life of every child, but especially in the lives of children growing up in low-income areas.
Every child deserves the opportunity Hilltop provides. And when you make a tax-deductible donation to our school, you’re giving them that opportunity. You’re also furthering our mission of educating the whole child, by stabilizing our operations and making them less dependent on tuition. Help us bring opportunity to the children and families of Steubenville by supporting authentic Montessori education at Hilltop Montessori School. Pray for us, and please contribute to our school today. Thank you!