All families applying for Financial Assistance of any kind, as described below, must complete the school’s Financial Assistance Application. All information relating to the application is kept strictly confidential.

Tuition Assistance/Work Program

Families wishing to apply for financial assistance, based upon need, should fill out the school’s form which can be obtained from the Admissions Office. Ridgewood evaluates the family’s needs and the qualifications of the candidate before a decision on financial assistance is made.

Academic Scholarships

There are a limited number of Academic Scholarships for students in the middle school grades each school year.  Families interested in being considered for Academic Scholarships during the current school year should notify the school in the Spring. 

New Student Referral Tuition Credit

Ridgewood will provide any current family with a $500 tuition credit for each new student referred to Ridgewood by the current family and accepted for admission. The following conditions apply to the new student referral tuition credit:

• The new student must remain a student at Ridgewood for 90 calendar days for family to receive credit;
• The family of the new student will be asked to identify the primary referring family;
• Families who have less than $500 in remaining tuition obligations at the time of their entitlement to credit shall receive either tuition credit for the following school year or cash reimbursement, at their discretion;
• Current families may receive multiple new student referral credits, not to exceed their total tuition obligations for the current school year;
• The reenrollment of a child who has attended Ridgewood in the past does not generate a referral credit for a current family;
• The enrollment of a child of a family with other children at Ridgewood does not generate a referral credit for a current family.

NOTE: The above measures have been approved for the current school year only. Though it is the Board’s present desire and intent that such measures will be continued in subsequent years, the Board reserves the right to eliminate or modify such measures at any time depending upon enrollment, the school’s financial condition, and any other relevant considerations.