Preschool (3 years old)–4th Grade
Tuition: Preschool, $5,580 (half day), $9,765 (full day);
Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten, $9,765/year (After-School, 1- to 5-day monthly rate of $679; $3,087/year);
Elementary School, $8,452/year (After-School, 1- to 5-day monthly rate/year)
Scholarships available: Yes
Accreditation: Accredited by the National Association
for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Application deadline: Rolling deadline
Application fee: $40, non-refundable
School starts: Same as Chapel Hill-Carrboro
public schools
School runs: Preschool: Half day, 8:10 AM - 12:00 PM,
Full day 8:10 AM - 2:45 PM; Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten: Full day 8:10 AM - 2:45 PM
(5:30 PM After-School). Elementary School: 8:10 AM - 3:00 PM (5:30 PM After-School),
5 days a week.
Class size: 2 gatherings of 12 students
each; 3 teachers.
Student:teacher ratio: Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten,
8:1; First Grade and above: 12:1
Boy/girl quota: No, but we strive
for gender-balanced groupings
How toilet-trained do children need
to be? Trained when school begins
Parental participation required:
We have a strong parent volunteer force but it is not mandatory
Special features: Spanish, music; daily outdoor educational curriculum
(six acres of land, creek, woods, farm program, organic garden)
Web address: www.communityindependentschool.org
Last Updated: 25 September 2007
