How much money will I be asked to pay in addition to tuition? Are there “hidden” fees?
As with most independent schools in North Carolina and throughout the country, only about 85 percent of the cost of a FCDS education is covered by tuition. The gap between the operational costs of Forsyth Country Day School and tuition is bridged by our Annual Fund. Since a tuition payment is made in exchange for education, the payment is not tax-deductible, even though we are a tax-exempt institution. Since tuition doesn’t pay the full cost of the education our students receive, the Annual Fund exists to provide families with an opportunity to make a tax-deductible gift to the school (instead of paying the whole amount in tuition, which isn’t deductible) to make up the difference. Each year, the school administration, in concert with the teachers, establishes the programs we feel will provide the best education for our students. Our plans are ambitious: we seek to be among the best independent schools in the country, and we are committed to become a great – not just a very good – scho
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