The American Hebrew Academy's tuition offers outstanding value compared to peer institutions. Strong philanthropic support enables us to maintain reasonable pricing while providing our students the very best high school education, Jewish studies, state-of-the-art technology, and boarding environment.

The American Hebrew Academy is committed to providing an outstanding experience to students regardless of financial means. Our Financial Aid Program is open to qualified students. To apply for need-based financial aid, families must complete the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) form (sss.nais.org).

Payment and Financial Aid: Our scholarship endowment assures that need-based financial aid is available to qualified students in need who have been admitted to the Academy. The Academy has established the following programs to assist us in attracting the most qualified students from around the world.

A. Jewish Communal Professional Scholarships
The Academy recognizes the priceless contribution to the continuity of the Jewish people by offering the children of full time Jewish professionals, educators, and Rabbis a generous 1/3 tuition scholarship. Applicants other than Rabbis must be currently employed as a full time Jewish professional. Honor Society scholarship recipients are ineligible for additional grants, awards, scholarships or financial aid offered by the Academy including the Jewish Communal Professional Scholarship. Tuition for children of Rabbis and Jewish Professionals is:

      $12,000   Day Students
      $20,000   Boarding Students

B. The Sabbah Scholars
The outstanding creativity and leadership of the school’s founder, Chico Sabbah, z″l, is the inspiration for the Sabbah Scholarship. A renewable scholarship of up to $5,000 a year will be given to students who exemplify outstanding ability in the areas of academics, Jewish Studies, athletics, or community involvement.

C. The Shavitz Scholars
The commitment to Jewish life exemplified by a beloved Board Member, the late Stanley Shavitz, z″l, is the inspiration for this award. This renewable scholarship of up to $5,000 a year will be given to students who exemplify outstanding commitment in the area of Jewish Studies and Jewish Communal Life.

D. Sibling Discount
A discount of 5% of paid tuition will be awarded to families who have more than one child enrolled at the Academy (not to exceed $1,000).

E. Need Based Financial Aid
The American Hebrew Academy is committed to making this extraordinary experience available to students regardless of financial means. Our Financial Aid program is open to qualified students and follows the guidelines of the School and Student Services for Financial Aid (SSS) in Princeton, New Jersey (sss.nais.org).

F. American Hebrew Academy Honor Society
The American Hebrew Academy Honor Society is a prestigious program that acknowledges exceptional Jewish eight grade students who have demonstrated excellence in academics, leadership, service to community and character. Five students will be chosen as scholarship winners and awarded renewable $20,000 annual merit-based scholarships to attend the American Hebrew Academy. To learn more about the American Hebrew Academy Honor Society visit the society's web page at www.AHAHonorSociety.org.

Please contact our Directory of Business and Finance for more information by calling 336-217-7000.