Tuition 

Tuition Application process for 2024-2025 is open

UPDATED March 18, 2024:  The elementary school will only be taking applications for incoming 1st grade students for the 2024-2025 school year.  

The high school will be taking applications for all grade levels (7th grade – 12th grade).

All inquiries concerning the tuition application process should be directed to the Board of Education office, 859.331.3250, or lori.reed@beechwood.kyschools.us.

Tuition Students:   Students whose parents live outside of the school district, but are admitted based on academic performance, attendance and disciplinary data and extracurricular activities.

Tuition costs for 2024-2025 school year: $4,100*.  The tuition rate for students living out of state is $6400.

Tuition Application Process

The following will need to be submitted to the Board of Education Secretary:

• Application – completed and signed with all required documentation 
  • Tuition application for 2024-2025
  • Tuition application letter 
  • New this year:  Online Tuition application.  (In order to fully complete the online application (including the uploading of required documentation), you must have a google account.  
• Letter of Interest stating why you want your child to attend Beechwood and a description of extracurricular activities
• Academic performance data (both grades and assessment scores i.e. ACT, KSA, MAP, etc.) 

• Attendance Data report generated from the child’s school
• Disciplinary Data – a student expelled from his/her previous school during the last school year need not apply for admission.  A discplinary data report should be generated from the child’s school (even if there are no disciplinary issues).  

Tuition applications may be hand delivered or mailed to Lori Reed, Beechwood Board of Education, 50 Beechwood Road, Ft. Mitchell KY 41017 (applications may be left with either the high school office or the elementary office) or emailed to lori.reed@beechwood.kyschools.us

TOURS: 

Elementary Tour (Kindergarten – 6th grade)

Please contact Shaun Birindelli in the elementary office:  shaun.birindelli@beechwood.kyschools.us

High School (grades 7-12) –  To schedule, please email Susie Keam at susie.keam@beechwood.kyschools.us or call her in the high school office at 859.331.1220.  The tour dates for high school are February 20, 2024 at 9:00am, March 6, 2024 at 1:00pm and March 21, 2024 at 9:00am.

  As part of our application process,  the following priorities will be observed:

• Those nonresident students attending school in this District last year will have priority over new applicants.
• Students of District employees will have priority over new applicants.

A Review Committee consisting of the Principal/Designee, School Counselor and the District Pupil Personnel (DPP), will review the applicant’s application and the other required data. The Review Committee will make recommendations for admission to the Superintendent.

The Superintendent /Designee will notify all parents/guardians of the district’s decision. 

The Superintendent’s decision is final.

How long will it take for a decision to be rendered?

For the 2024-2025 school year:

Applications received between January 9 – March 1, 2024 will be reviewed by the committee and decided upon on or before April 1, 2024.

Applications received between March 2 – July 9, 2024 will be reviewed by the committee and decided upon on or before July 12, 2024.  

Acceptance is not based on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

*Tuition cost and fees: 

Tuition for the 2024-2025 school year will be $4100. 

Upon acceptance, there will be a $25 enrollment processing fee.  No fees are due with the application. 

Students who reside out of state will pay $6400.  For additional information , please contact the Board Office.

Can tuition students lose their enrollment status?

YES. Tuition students may lose their enrollment status if they cannot arrive to school on time, have excessive absences, demonstrate poor academic performance, fail to pay their tuition in a timely manner, and/or display behavior issues.  If a tuition status is revoked, parents will be notified by June 15 of the calendar year.  Once a student is accepted as a tuition student, Beechwood does everything possible to keep the tuition student through graduation. An accepted tuition student does not need to reapply each school year.

Are tuition students guaranteed a parking space?

NO.

Note: Before purchasing a home or moving into a residence, please contact the District office at 859.331.3250 to verify the home address is in the Beechwood School District.

Residency is defined as where the parent(s) reside.

Owning a home in the Beechwood School District and residing elsewhere does not qualify as a resident in the Beechwood School District.

Living with a relative in the Beechwood School District while the parents reside elsewhere does not qualify as a resident in the Beechwood School District. 

Building a home in the Beechwood School District while residing elsewhere does not qualify as a resident in the Beechwood School District.

Proof of residency may include providing copies of electric bills, water bills, drivers license, tax forms, etc.

To attend Beechwood Schools, both parent and enrolling child must reside full time in one of the addresses listed in the Streets in the District section.

For a list of streets in the Beechwood Independent School District, please open the following attachment:

• Streets in the District   

If you have questions about streets in the district, please contact the Board of Education secretary at 859.331.3250.  If you are unsure if a certain address is in the Beechwood Independent School District, you can contact the Board of Education Secretary to verify that the home is in the Beechwood  School District.

Non-resident students who will not be living in the Beechwood School District when school begins but will move in within 90 days may apply for temporary tuition status.

Required documentation:

• • Letter to the Superintendent’s Office
  • Copy of contract to purchase or rent
  • Tuition Application
  • Academic Performance Data (grades and assessment scores)

A tuition application must be completed and submitted along with the required documents outlined in Board Policy # 09.12222.  Policy 09.12222 Non-Resident Students Moving into the School District  (Policy regarding students who will be moving into district after school starts or will be moving out of the district before the end of the school year.)

Students who currently reside in the Beechwood School District but move out during the school year but wish to remain at Beechwood, are required to do the following:

• • Notify the Principal
  • Submit a tuition application to the Board Office Secretary
  • Approval is subject to academic performance data, attendance data, disciplinary data
  • Pay tuition due for days not residing in the Beechwood School District