Affording Gilman

Meals and Snacks

Tuition covers the daily lunch that is provided for all students. However, Gilman's Blue and Gray Café offers an assortment of beverages, breakfast and lunch items, and snacks and treats for purchase via student accounts. Learn more about dining at Gilman and how parents can refill and/or limit their students' accounts.

Textbooks

The cost of textbooks is included in tuition for K–5 (fifth graders may need to purchase additional textbooks from the School Store). Students in grades 6–12 can purchase textbooks online through The Ivy Bookshop. Textbooks required in grades 6–12 typically range in cost from $50–$250.

Families receiving tuition assistance also receive a discount on mandatory textbooks.

Parents Association Dues: 2025–2026

An annual fee of $60 will be billed to each family in July.

Incidentals and School Store Charges

Incidental invoices are on Veracross and updated each month.

Payment Questions or Issues

For all payment-related questions or issues, please email billing@gilman.edu.

Payment System

Gilman School uses Veracross VC Pay to collect and process tuition. Parents pre-authorize their bank or credit card company to automatically transfer funds to Gilman on the installment payment dates traditional to the School. Pre-authorized, automated payments can be done conveniently from one's checking or savings account, or by way of Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express.

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Enrollment Deposits

When a student is accepted to Gilman, the student's parent(s) and/or guardian(s) will be asked to confirm the acceptance and forward a deposit. The deposit is non-refundable and will be credited to the tuition bill.

*The enrollment deposit is 10% of tuition.

Payment Plans

Families may elect to pay for tuition all at once at the end of July or spread out their tuition plan into two monthly payments, one due in July and the other in November.

For families wishing to spread out their tuition plan into 10 monthly payments, there is a one-time annual fee of $55 per family (not per student).

*Parents who select a two or ten-month payment plan will have to sign up for autopay.

Your financial obligation to Gilman is for the full annual tuition as stated in the School's enrollment contract. The School cannot refund tuition or cancel unpaid obligations if your child is forced to withdraw during the academic year. If your son withdraws, the Tuition Refund Plan will pay benefits (subject to the terms of the policy and the amount insured) to the School, which provides substantial assistance in meeting your financial obligation. For further information, please download this year's Tuition Refund Plan Brochure

Tuition Refund Plan Brochure: 2025–2026

The tuition refund insurance fee will be billed to you in August and should be paid directly to Gilman upon receipt of your statement.

• Total family income.
• IRS forms and schedules.
• Number of children in the family and number of children in tuition-charging schools.
• Net worth, including real estate, bank accounts, and other investments.
• Number of cars, recreational vehicles, and boats.
• Discretionary expenditures.

Tuition assistance in the Lower School is a cash grant, which is money that is applied directly to tuition. All Lower School material costs are included in tuition, and additional expenses are charged at a reduced rate for students receiving tuition assistance.

Tuition assistance in the Middle and Upper School is a cash grant, which is money that is applied directly to tuition. All pertinent fees, such as for books and athletics, are reduced in proportion to the percentage of tuition assistance a family receives.

Please review Clarity's Family Application Guide prior to applying for tuition assistance, as it contains comprehensive information about the entire process of applying using the Clarity system.

Starting on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, families can use Clarity to complete a tuition assistance application by Monday, December 16, 2024. You will be asked to create a username and password that will allow you to return to your application at a later date before submitting it. All information shared will be secure, and the application typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete.

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If you are unable to access this form online or have any questions, please email Kip Digges.

Reminder: Business owners are required to upload their most recent business tax returns separately. Please remember to return to the online dashboard in Clarity to add that information.

Read Gilman's Tuition Assistance Policy Statement (PDF)

Current as of August 8, 2022.