For Parents

Tuition

Our tuition rate for the upcoming school year is $14,000.00 annually, payable in 10 monthly installments ($1,400 per month). Please see Table A for tuition cost qualifications based on household size and income. Please see Table B for curriculum fee based on household size.

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Scholarships + Financial Aid

Part of San Francisco City Academy's mission is to help make a quality education accessible to anyone who is willing to receive it. If families are unable to pay full tuition, we encourage parents/legal guardians to apply for financial aid. San Francisco City Academy offers financial aid options from BASIC Fund (available for new students), Guardsmen (available for a limited number of current students), and in-house scholarships through San Francisco City Academy sponsors (which are activated after applying to BASIC and Guardsmen if eligible). In the 2020-2021 school year, 99% of our families received a scholarship to attend San Francisco City Academy.

  • If eligible to receive the scholarship, new families can apply for BASIC Fund. Scholarships are awarded on a first come, first served basis starting in January, until the deadline of March 30th has passed. To complete the application process, parents/guardians must turn in financial paperwork by the required deadline. If the deadline for BASIC Fund has passed, families can still apply and be put on BASIC Fund's wait-list, and scholarships will be awarded periodically through the summer if funds become available. If/when scholarships have been awarded, San Francisco City Academy’s in-house scholarship program will help raise the additional financial support by seeking monthly sponsorships. A 65% in-house scholarship is awarded to families who are eligible and apply to BASIC.

  • SFCA seeks to include parents in their child’s educational path. If choosing to be in the school, parents may not bring children with them. Please check in with the front office for more information.

Want to Support Your Student at Home?

At City Academy, we put emphasis on teacher-led support for students as they learn new concepts.

Research also shows that when students do the majority of their academic work at school, it leads to higher outcomes for students, because they are able to get in-the-moment feedback from their teacher which strengthens the learning process. Because of this, your student will rarely have homework, if ever! This frees up afternoons for family time and for students to engage in hobbies or other activities/responsibilities. 

However, we understand that you may want to support your student academically at home, which is great! We recommend that families sign up for a library card and spend 30 minutes each night reading together as a family! Literacy skills are so important, and this is the best way you can support your student academically. If there are other specific skills your student needs support with, your student’s teacher will communicate those things with you and provide you with tools to help at home.

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