Information provided by the schools has not been verified for accuracy. Check for accreditation by a regional or national organization. Check to see that the school has appropriate access and accommodations for your child. Contact your local school or school district for more information. Before you decide that the tuition at a school is beyond what you can afford, check into the possibilities for tuition assistance.
Schools have a variety of ways of charging for their services and a variety of payment methods.
There are a variety of ways in which ability to pay is taken into account. Some schools participate in tuition payment plans offered by private agencies. A Vermont Supreme Court decision in 1961 prohibited public payment of tuition to independent schools deemed to be pervasively sectarian. This ruling has precluded public tuition payments to schools operated or supervised by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vermont and by various other religious denominations and congregations. The case is being appealed.