What criteria does High Meadow School (HMS) use to allocate financial aid grants?

The school allocates approximately 10% of its yearly income to financial aid and work exchange. Additionally, the school provides student remission to High Meadow School employees as part of their compensation package. 19.03% of the school’s yearly income funded the financial assistance program in the 2024-2025 school year. From the New York State Association of Independent School’s point of view and the viewpoint of our school’s auditors, this amount is seen as an aggressive approach to financial assistance, given our school’s size and our overall resources. Given our mission, we will continue to think about how to gather more financial support through fundraising and grants to expand our ability to award financial assistance.