Tuition & Financial Assistance
The Montessori School of Huntsville offers half and full day 5-day-a-week schedule options.
Kindergarten through 8th grade students are required to attend school day hours with extended day as an option.
Tuition and schedule offerings for the 2024-2025 school year have been updated.
2024-2025 Tuition Rates
25-26 Toddler Tuition (18 months – 36 months)
25-26 Primary Tuition (3 years to 6 years)
25-26 Lower & Upper Elementary Tuition (1st – 6th grade)
25-26 Adolescent Tuition (7th & 8th grade)
Financial Assistance
The application process for the 2025-2026 school year will open in January 2025. Applications are provided by our admissions director once families begin moving through the admissions process.
We partner with the Financial Aid for School Tuition (FAST) application process. We know that families who choose to send their children to our school make many sacrifices to ensure a bright and successful future for their kids.
If you will be a returning MSH family for the upcoming school year and would like to apply for financial assistance, you may submit your confidential FAST application between now and January 31. New families will be considered after February 1 through March 31. The cost of the application is $48 and is paid directly to FAST by either Visa or Mastercard. You will be asked to send in federal and state tax documents, and the application includes specific questions pertaining to your household expenses. Again, the information is completely confidential. FAST will use this information to make an Expected Family Contribution recommendation to MSH.
FAST allows MSH to offer need-based scholarships through an efficient and confidential application process.
The Montessori School of Huntsville also proudly accepts the following scholarships for Elementary & Middle school aged children, please visit their website for more information.
CHOOSE Act Alabama
The Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education Act of 2024 (The CHOOSE Act) is administered by the Alabama Department of Revenue (ALDOR).
CHOOSE Act Alabama makes refundable income tax credits called education savings accounts (ESAs) available to support the success of eligible K-12 students in Alabama.
An ESA can be used to pay for tuition, fees, and other qualified education expenses at approved Education Service Providers (ESPs) in Alabama.
- $7,000 per participating student who is enrolled in a participating school
The application period is now open through April 7, 2025
(Alabama Department of Public Revenue, 2025).
To complete the application , you’ll need:
- Student Birth Certificate
- Proof of Alabama Residency – Includes documentation that matches the physical address listed on the application. Examples include a recent tax return, state driver’s license, state issued ID, utility bill, voter registration card, mortgage statement, rental or lease agreement.
- Proof of Income – Includes documentation such as the most recent federal or state tax return record, Form W-2 or 1099, Social Security statement, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits statement.
Please see the chart ​below to see if your family qualifies:
Learn more: CHOOSE Act Alabama
Rocket City Scholarship Granting Organization
Do you qualify?
Rocket City Scholarship Granting Organization was founded to help provide families in the Tennessee Valley with a true choice in the education of their children. We hope to accomplish this by giving scholarships to students who are not thriving in their current school environment so that they can attend a school that meets their educational needs. – Rocket City SGO Mission Statement
Please submit your application to your school of choice. Schools will submit completeapplications to Rocket City SGO.
Rocket City SGO will accept applications for returning scholarship recipients April 1-30, 2025, andfor new applicants April 15-30, 2025. We will not accept late or incomplete applications.
Please contact Rocket City SGO to find out more about your rights as an SGO scholarship
recipient. Submission of a scholarship application does not guarantee a scholarship award forthe upcoming academic year. Scholarship award notifications will be made by each school on
August 1, 2025.
Who is eligible?
1. A student zoned for a priority school who was previously enrolled in a public school.
2. A student zoned for a priority school who was previously enrolled in a non-public school prior to receiving a scholarship.
3. A public-school student not zoned for a priority school. (75% of new scholarships must be given to a student continuously enrolled in a public school during the previous year)
4. A private school student not zoned for a priority school. (Only 25% of new scholarships awarded to students continuously enrolled in private school during the previous school year).
5. Be a member of a household whose total annual income meets the requirements of the Accountability Act.
Scholarship Prioritization
1. Returning Students zoned for a priority school.
2. Returning students not zoned for a priority school.
3. New Applicants zoned for a priority school.
4. New applicants who have siblings in the Rocket City SGO program.
5. All other applications will be considered in the order in which they aresubmitted.
2025-2026 Priority Schools
Huntsville City Schools
Montview Elementary School
Morris Elementary School
Rolling Hills Elementary School
Chapman Middle School
James Dawson Elementary School
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School
Lakewood Elementary School
Williams Middle SchoolRonald McNair 7-8 School
Decatur City Schools
Oak Park Elementary School
Tuscaloosa City Schools
Eastwood Middle School, Oakdale Elementary School, and Central High School
*Priority schools are designated by the State Superintendent ofEducation and have received a D or F on their most recent state report card.
Amount Applied to Tuition
$6,000 – Elementary $8,000 – Middle School
www.alabamascholarshipfund.org
The Montessori School of Huntsville offers limited scholarships through the Montessori Families Early Childhood Fund and The Kathy O’Reilly Memorial Scholarship Fund. Scholarship funds are raised throughout the year and supported through the generous philanthropy of current and alumni families as well as other members of the community who believe that a Montessori education is one of the best gifts you can give a child.
MSH is also a partner school through the Alabama Accountability Act. Eligible families in K-8th grades may receive funding through Rocket City Scholarship Granting Organization that will allow children to attend our programs who would otherwise not be able to attend due to limited financial resources.
