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Tuition & Value: Investing in Childhood

How do you grow people of purpose? You plant the seed for a lifelong love of learning. You cultivate intellectual, spiritual, physical, and emotional development over time. You support them as they blossom into joyful learners, faithful friends, and good citizens.

This is the value of an Oak Knoll education.

An investment in Oak Knoll’s Lower School is not only an investment in your child’s education but also in their creativity. Their self-determination. Their faith. Their future. 

We know that choosing a Holy Child private education is a commitment, yet we believe it is also one of the greatest gifts you can give your child.

7:1

student to faculty ratio

12

Average PK/K class size

100%

Student participation in community service

68

Towns our students call home

68%

Teachers with advanced degrees

25

Acres between our academic campus in Summit and athletics complex in Chatham

1 of 9

Holy Child Schools in the United States

13+

Lower School clubs & activities

Your Investment in Childhood

Beyond advantages such as faculty qualifications, range of courses and activities, class size, student achievement, lifelong friendships, and college acceptances, Oak Knoll offers a private, Catholic educational experience that brings together knowledge, faith, awareness of the world, and profound respect for the individual. It’s an independent school education that defies expectations.

2024-25 Tuition

Pre-K

Tuition: $24,900
Fees: $600

Kindergarten

Tuition: $28,900
Fees: $950

Grade 1

Tuition: $31,250
Fees: $950

Grades 2 & 3

Tuition: $35,500
Fees: $950

Grades 4 & 5

Tuition: $41,500
Fees: $950

Grade 6

Tuition: $41,500
Fees: $1,350

Included in this cost, each student receives a nutritious lunch daily through our hot lunch program, access to experiences outside the classroom, and access to state-of-the-art technology through our 1:1 technology program.

Tuition Payment Options

  • Tuition payments are payable in one, two, or 10 installments.
  • Families can apply for a loan through Your Tuition Solution with flexible repayment terms of 24-84 months. Families may borrow up to $50,000 with no prepayment penalties.
  • Families that qualify may also apply for financial assistance.

Affording Oak Knoll

We know the cost of an Oak Knoll education is a significant investment, and we are committed to making the Holy Child experience possible for all Catholic and non-Catholic families based on demonstrated financial need and the availability of funds. Oak Knoll offers financial assistance to qualifying families and recommends reading this blog even if you think you make too much to be eligible for financial aid: The Myth: I Make Too Much to Qualify for Tuition Assistance.

Scholarship Opportunities

Tri-County Scholarship Fund awards approximately 500 Kindergarten through 12th grade scholarships each year to qualified students. Applications for the 2022-23 Tri-County Scholarship Fund open on November 1, 2021.

The Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children (SFIC) invites families with children in grades K-12 who attend Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Newark to apply for partial-tuition scholarships. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2021.

We believe (little) people with purpose shape the future.

Ready to grow with us?

Remote Learning Day
Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Due to the weather forecast and winter storm warning, Oak Knoll School’s campus will be closed on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, and will operate on a virtual learning schedule.

Upper School runs from 8:10 to 12:30. Students should check their email from Mrs. McGroarty for more information.

Lower School students in PreK to grade 2 brought home materials from teachers for optional review and enrichment and may also log in to Clever to access all learning apps. Teachers of students in grades 3-6 will post snow day assignments on the Homework grid on Clever by noon.

All after-school activities have been canceled.