Tuition Increase

St. J Academy's Tuition Rising

Tuition at St. Johnsbury Academy is going to increase for day students next year, by about 3.8 percent. This will raise tuition from it's current $12,980 to $13,470 per student.

In order to keep the increase at this level the employees at the Academy have taken a pay freeze, and the school has decided not to build the new dormitory that is had been planning on.

The school districts that send students to the Academy are pleased with the proposed increase. Most of the districts were expecting a larger increase in tuition.

Because most of the districts budgeted for a higher increase in Academy tuition, they are now able to lower their overall school budgets. This is good news since a higher increase would require money to be taken from the K-eight programs in these districts.

Districts sending students to St. Johnsbury Academy include St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Central Supervisory Union and Essex-Caledonia Supervisory Union.

(Caledonian Record 2/4/09)