Application fees
- There is no separate application fee charged by G.W. Carver Middle School to apply for general enrollment or for its magnet programs; magnet applications are submitted exclusively through the Miami‑Dade County Public Schools (M‑DCPS) parent/choice portal.
Tuition fees (by year group and per term)
- G.W. Carver Middle School is a public, district (M‑DCPS) day school. There is no tuition charged for attendance in grades 6–8. Tuition: USD 0 per year for each grade level; USD 0 per term.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Regular academic enrollment for district students has no recurring tuition billing. Optional programs and services that carry fees (for example, before/after‑school care, enhancement classes, or certain community education offerings) are billed through the district online portals and must be paid prior to the start of the service period. Payments for these programs made through the district's FOCUS/Parent Portal are accepted online by credit card and must be paid in full for the service period; partial payments are not accepted for these programs. Late fees and timelines for specific programs follow the published rules of that program.
Boarding fees
- G.W. Carver Middle School is a public day school and does not offer boarding. There are no boarding fees.
Other costs and typical one‑time or optional fees
- Uniforms and uniform items: Carver is a mandatory uniform school. Required uniform tops must have the G.W. Carver logo; patches may be purchased through the school office. Supportive uniform vendors are listed as Academia Couture and Apple Uniform; families obtain uniforms from those vendors or from the school‑approved sources. These purchases are paid to the vendor or to the school (for office‑sold patches).
- Student agenda / materials: The school distributes a student agenda and provides guidance on required materials; any printed agenda, workbooks or supplemental student materials that are sold or collected as a fee are treated as optional or program‑specific charges.
- Field trips and transportation for district‑approved student travel: Field trips that require payment are charged on a per‑trip basis; payment terms and deadlines for field trips follow district and school procedures. The district's parent/student handbook authorizes the School Board to levy charges for learning materials and related activities when appropriate.
- Extracurricular/club/activity dues, athletics: Participation in some activities (for example, athletics or special programs) can require purchase of insurance, uniforms, equipment, or participation fees. These are program‑specific and billed or collected separately. The district handbook notes that certain charges may be levied to facilitate use of learning materials.
- Identification badges and uniform patches: School ID is required as part of the uniform; replacement IDs or embroidered/sewn‑on patches are available for purchase through the school office.
- PTSA / Home & School Association dues and fundraising: Parent organizations commonly run membership drives, fundraisers, and accept voluntary dues or donations. Payment methods for those groups vary by that organization (they may accept online payments through common merchant services).
Refund information
- For district‑managed programs (for example, before/after‑school care and certain community education classes), a student who withdraws after payment may be eligible for a refund for paid but unused days; refund requests must be submitted in writing to the program manager or appropriate office and follow the program's refund rules. Refunds for other program fees (field trips, club fees, PTSA purchases, vendor purchases) follow the rules of the organization or vendor that collected the fee. The district parent/student handbook describes the district's authority to levy student charges and program policies; specific refund amounts and deadlines are program‑dependent.
Fee payment options
- District program fees and payments for before/after care and many school‑hosted programs are collected online via the M‑DCPS Parent Portal / FOCUS system and generally require payment by credit card for those services.
- Uniform purchases are paid to the listed vendors (Academia Couture and Apple Uniform) or as directed by school office sales (for example, patches). Vendor payment options typically include in‑store or online card payments (payment methods depend on the vendor).
- Parent organizations (PTSA/Home & School) may accept online payments or merchant services for dues and donations; accepted tools vary by group.
Brief note on unavailable specific amounts
- No per‑student tuition amounts, application fees, or boarding fees are charged for regular district enrollment (tuition is USD 0). Specific dollar amounts for optional items (uniform pieces, patches, agenda sales, individual field trips, club or activity dues, or PTSA membership dues) are not published as fixed line‑item charges on the school's publicly available materials; those optional fees are set by vendors, the school office or individual program organizers and are billed or collected as required. For district‑managed programs (before/after care and community education), the program registration materials and the FOCUS payment portal specify the program price, payment deadlines and refund rules.
