Accessibility and Affordability

The Linsly School maintains a philosophy that requires active participation of a student's family in funding this educational opportunity. In instances where parents are separated or divorced, the School requires both parents to contribute to the cost of their child’s education and submit the Clarity application. The School will not be bound by the statement that one parent has waived responsibility for educational expenses. If either parent has remarried, all financial information about the current spouse is to be included in the application.

Yes. International families applying for Indexed Tuition (financial aid), who have never filed taxes in the United States, should complete the Clarity application. If you have filed taxes in the US, you will be asked to complete Form 4506C when you start the Clarity application.

If affordability becomes a challenge due to a change of circumstances, we encourage families to apply for Indexed Tuition.

No. Only families who wish to be considered to pay below the top of the Index (full tuition) need to submit an application.

Tuition determinations are made by a family's entire financial profile, not solely income, and are assessed by the The Linsly School Financial Aid Committee via Clarity.

When applying for indexed tuition, parents must complete and submit the Clarity application. Expected contributions are then determined through a methodology developed by Clarity, which takes into consideration a family’s gross taxable and non-taxable income, assets, liabilities, unusual expenses, family size, and the number of students in tuition-charging schools or colleges. After allowances for basic necessities and taxes, a portion of the remaining funds are considered available for education.

Admission decisions and Indexed Tuition decisions are made separately. Despite The Linsly School’s generous resources that fund Indexed Tuition, there is still a greater collective need than our funds can support. Keeping this in mind, families are encouraged to apply for Indexed Tuition only after exploring other possible means of meeting educational expenses.

To get started, please go to the Clarity Application and create an account. Our school code is 3920. The application typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete. The Clarity Application is also mobile-friendly so you can complete it from anywhere. You are also able to save your progress and return at any time. At the end of the application, there is a $55 fee to submit, and you can share your application with additional schools that accept the Clarity Application for no additional charge. Simply use the dropdown menu in the application to select those schools.

Please remember to return to your dashboard after you complete and submit your Clarity Application.

The deadline for completing the financial aid application including relevant supplemental documents is no later than March 1st for initial review for returning students and May 1st for new students.

If you need support during the process of completing your application, there is in-app support available as well as email support at support@claritytuition.com in both English and Spanish. The application itself is also fully translated into Spanish. 

The Linsly School Financial Aid and Named Scholarship program is designed to make a Linsly education possible for all families based on demonstrated financial need and the availability of funds. The Linsly School is proud to use the Clarity Application to determine a family’s level of financial need based on the information that families share in the application which includes assets, income, expenses, and debts.

The Linsly School does not offer any athletic or arts scholarships. We do value these extracurricular activities and they will be considered when applying to Linsly.

The Linsly School does have an extensive Named Scholarship Program. Many of these scholarships will have different requirements based on the donor. We encourage you to review these scholarships. All Named Scholarships are awarded to new, incoming students.

The Linsly School works with many different scenarios. If an applicant’s parents are separated or divorced, both custodial parents need to complete the Clarity Financial Aid Application. In addition, if an applicant’s parent is remarried, the step-parent’s information should be included in the Clarity Financial Aid Application.

The Clarity Financial Aid Application allows our Linsly families to complete one application for their entire family.

The Linsly School uses Clarity to store all financial information. Only the members of the financial aid committee have access to this information.

When completing the Clarity Financial Aid Application, they will request access to your previous year tax information or the current year information. We know some families will not have their current year information completed by January 1. In these cases, please contact the Admissions Office.

Every year, families will need to reapply for financial aid. At the Linsly School, we work hard to understand every family's situation. Much of the time, financial aid awards remain the same unless there is a significant change in a family's financial situation. Linsly's tuition is subject to increase each year.

Please contact the Admissions Office with any questions:

R.J. Zitzelsberger - rzitzelsberger@linsly.org
Crissy D'Aquila - cdaquila@linsly.org

Admissions Office - 304.233.1436

Hope Scholarship is West Virginia’s education savings account program that gives parents an opportunity to build an individual learning experience that works best for their child. The scholarship allows K-12 students to receive financial assistance that can be used for tuition, fees and other expenses.

Learn about the Hope Scholarship here.

Yes, 529 plans are now available to be used for private school tuition. We encourage you to reference this article found on the web by Donna Tang, “How to Use a 529 Plan for Private school.”

All financial aid and scholarships to the Linsly School are considered a discount. None of these awards/scholarships need to be paid back.

Enrollment Contracts will be sent via email. Enrollment Contracts are typically sent during the months of January and February. Every enrollment contract has a deadline as when the contract is due and should be submitted. Enrollment Contracts are not fully submitted until the tuition deposit has been received.

You will need to sign and submit the enrollment contract by the deadline stated. In addition, you will need to submit your non-refundable tuition deposit to secure your spot.

• Books - $100 - $300
• Uniforms - $100 - $300
• Supplies - $100 - $200
• Lunch - $50 - $100 per month
• Laptop or Electronic Device - $200+ (We recommend Chromebooks)
• International Student - Health Insurance - approximately $1800 for the academic year. Changes annually.

*other expenses may vary from year to year

• One time payment - July 20th
• Two payments - July 20th and December 20th
• Nine-monthly payments - Starting July 20th. An ACH form is required to qualify for the nine-month payment plan. All families intending to use the nine-month must be approved by the business office.

You can call 304.233.3260 and speak with someone in our business office. You can speak with one of the following:

• Mr. Greg Martin
• Mrs. Dena Altmeyer