Affording Breck

Founded in 1886, Breck opened with 34 students in Wilder, Minnesota. Most of those students were children of immigrant farmers and tuition and board at the school was $110 for the entire year. A lot has changed in the last 116 years: Breck is in the process of building a brand new 48,000 square foot facility on our 56 acre campus in Golden Valley, we no longer organize our school year around the harvesting schedule, and tuition is slightly more than $110.  What hasn’t changed is Breck’s commitment to ensuring that one of the nation’s strongest independent schools is accessible to families of all economic backgrounds. 

Maintaining accessibility has been challenging for many independent schools over the last two decades, as tuition has continued to increase to offset rising costs such as increased technology and health care budgets. Thankfully, Breck has a Board of Trustees that had the foresight to create a plan to maintain our accessibility allowing us to create one of the most economically diverse independent schools in the country. Over the last decade, the board has more than doubled the financial aid budget available to families. This year we will give out $5.1 million in financial aid, more than any other school in the state. By clicking on the links to the left, you can find information on qualifying and applying for these need-based grants.

In addition to increasing the financial aid available to families, the Board and the Breck community has continued to grow our endowment, allowing tuition increases to be kept to a minimum. The last three years have seen our lowest annual tuition increases in the last twenty years with this year’s tuition increase falling below 3%. More impressive, tuition at the preschool and kindergarten level has been flat for two years and will actually decrease for the 2013-14 school year.   

Whether you are an immigrant farmer, doctor, professor or corporate CEO, we believe your children deserve small class sizes, state of the art facilities, great teachers, and an expansive curriculum starting in preschool.  While this type of program is not inexpensive, our large financial aid budget, healthy endowment, and various payment options have allowed parents of all economic background to give their children the very best educational foundation. 

Thank you for taking time to explore the Breck website and please feel free to call the admissions office if you have any questions about tuition or financial aid.

2013-14 Tuition

DIVISION/GRADE TUITION/FEES
Preschool Half Days $14,560
Preschool Full Days $19,800
Kindergarten Half Days $15,360
Kindergarten Full Days $20,600
Grades 1-4 $24,980
Grades 5-8 $25,635
Grades 9-11 $25,795
Grade 12 $25,995


All tuition amounts include lunch and all bundled fees.