The French American School of Chicago

United States, Chicago

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Kindergarten	5	5,043 USD	GK	(USD 5,043.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,008.60. Remaining balance USD 4,034.40. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 4,034.40 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 2,521.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,512.90). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; no uniform fee published. Boarding not applicable.
Grade 1	6	6,663 USD	Primary (Grades 1-8)	(USD 6,663.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,332.60. Remaining balance USD 5,330.40. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 5,330.40 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 3,331.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,998.90). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; no uniform fee published.
Grade 2	7	6,663 USD	Primary (Grades 1-8)	(USD 6,663.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,332.60. Remaining balance USD 5,330.40. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 5,330.40 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 3,331.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,998.90). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; no uniform fee published.
Grade 3	8	6,663 USD	Primary (Grades 1-8)	(USD 6,663.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,332.60. Remaining balance USD 5,330.40. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 5,330.40 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 3,331.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,998.90). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; no uniform fee published.
Grade 4	9	6,663 USD	Primary (Grades 1-8)	(USD 6,663.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,332.60. Remaining balance USD 5,330.40. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 5,330.40 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 3,331.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,998.90). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; no uniform fee published.
Grade 5	10	6,663 USD	Primary (Grades 1-8)	(USD 6,663.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,332.60. Remaining balance USD 5,330.40. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 5,330.40 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 3,331.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,998.90). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; no uniform fee published.
Grade 6	11	6,663 USD	Primary (Grades 1-8)	(USD 6,663.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,332.60. Remaining balance USD 5,330.40. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 5,330.40 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 3,331.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,998.90). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; no uniform fee published.
Grade 7	12	6,663 USD	Primary (Grades 1-8)	(USD 6,663.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,332.60. Remaining balance USD 5,330.40. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 5,330.40 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 3,331.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,998.90). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; no uniform fee published.
Grade 8	13	6,663 USD	Primary (Grades 1-8)	(USD 6,663.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,332.60. Remaining balance USD 5,330.40. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 5,330.40 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 3,331.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,998.90). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; no uniform fee published.
Grade 9	14	5,207 USD	Secondary	(USD 5,207.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,041.40. Remaining balance USD 4,165.60. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 4,165.60 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 2,603.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,562.10). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; DELF/考试注记：高中文凭相关DELF说明在学费页面注明，USD 5,207总额；请以学费为准。
Grade 10	15	5,207 USD	Secondary	(USD 5,207.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,041.40. Remaining balance USD 4,165.60. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 4,165.60 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 2,603.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,562.10). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; DELF/考试注记：高中文凭相关DELF说明在学费页面注明，USD 5,207总额；请以学费为准。
Grade 11	16	5,207 USD	Secondary	(USD 5,207.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,041.40. Remaining balance USD 4,165.60. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 4,165.60 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 2,603.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,562.10). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; DELF/考试注记：高中文凭相关DELF说明在学费页面注明，USD 5,207总额；请以学费为准。
Grade 12	17	5,207 USD	Secondary	(USD 5,207.00 annual tuition). Application/pre-registration fee USD 150 (non-refundable). Deposit at contract signing 20%: USD 1,041.40. Remaining balance USD 4,165.60. Payment options: full payment of the remaining 4,165.60 due in September; or two-installment plan: September 50% of annual tuition (USD 2,603.50) and February 30% of annual tuition (USD 1,562.10). Regular school fees payable online via ACH. Lunch provided at partner schools; school supplies included; DELF/考试注记：高中文凭相关DELF说明在学费页面注明，USD 5,207总额；请以学费为准。

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	150 USD	Non-refundable USD 150 per student; applies to all years.

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment Fee	0 USD	Not specified separately; included in the application/enrolment process as described.

Additional Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application fee (pre-registration)	150 USD	Non-refundable USD 150 per student; payable at time of pre-registration.

Application fees

- Non-refundable online application (pre-registration) fee: USD 150 per student, payable at the time of application.

Tuition fees (amounts and breakdown by school level)

- Kindergarten (GK) — Annual tuition: USD 5,043.00.
- Deposit at contract signing (20% of annual tuition): USD 1,008.60.
- Remaining balance (80%): USD 4,034.40.
- Payment schedule examples:
- Full-payment option: single payment of the remaining USD 4,034.40 due in September.
- Two-installment option (after deposit): September payment (50% of annual tuition) USD 2,521.50 and February payment (30% of annual tuition) USD 1,512.90 (deposit + these payments equal total annual tuition).

- Elementary and Middle School (Grades 1–8) — Annual tuition: USD 6,663.00.
- Deposit at contract signing (20%): USD 1,332.60.
- Remaining balance (80%): USD 5,330.40.
- Payment schedule examples:
- Full-payment option: single payment of the remaining USD 5,330.40 due in September.
- Two-installment option: September payment (50% of annual tuition) USD 3,331.50 and February payment (30% of annual tuition) USD 1,998.90.

- High School (Grades 9–12) — Annual tuition: USD 5,207.00. Note shown on the fee page: “DELF fees for high school are also USD 5,207.”
- Deposit at contract signing (20%): USD 1,041.40.
- Remaining balance (80%): USD 4,165.60.
- Payment schedule examples:
- Full-payment option: single payment of the remaining USD 4,165.60 due in September.
- Two-installment option: September payment (50% of annual tuition) USD 2,603.50 and February payment (30% of annual tuition) USD 1,562.10.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- A 20% deposit of the annual tuition is required at the time the annual contract is signed; the deposit and any other pre-registration fees are non-refundable in case of cancellation.
- Remaining tuition may be paid by one of two options:
- Full payment: single payment of the remaining 80% due in September.
- Two-installment plan: payments due in September (50% of the annual tuition) and February (30% of the annual tuition).

Boarding fees

- Not applicable. The program is delivered as a day program integrated with Chicago Public Schools (Abraham Lincoln Elementary School and Lincoln Park High School); the school does not operate boarding facilities.

Other costs and fees

- School supplies: school supplies are provided at the beginning of the year and are included in the annual tuition. Students must provide a backpack. Lunch is free at the partner public schools (Abraham Lincoln Elementary School and Lincoln Park High School) when applicable.
- No uniform fee is listed. (No mandatory uniform fees or separate uniform purchase amounts are published on the fees pages.)
- DELF/exam notation: the tuition page includes a note regarding DELF and high school fees; that note appears alongside the high-school tuition amount.

Refund information

- The required deposit (20% of annual tuition) and any pre-registration/application fees are non-refundable in case of cancellation.

Fee payment options (methods accepted and how certain fees are to be paid)

- Regular school fees: payable online via electronic funds transfer (ACH) upon receipt of invoice.
- Pre-registration (application) fee: non-refundable USD 150 per student, to be paid by wire transfer at the time of pre-registration.
- Deposit: may be paid by check or wire transfer as part of the initial contract signing.

Contact for billing questions

- For billing or payment questions, contact the school office (contact details are published with the school's admissions and tuition information).

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The school at a glance

Instructs in French, English

Fees $5,043 - 6,663

Ages 5 - 18 years

Pupil numbers 82

Type Co-educational

Opened 1981

Bus Service Yes

EFAC, The French American School of Chicago, is a bilingual French-American program located in Lincoln Park, integrated within the Chicago Public Schools through partnerships with Abraham Lincoln Elementary School and Lincoln Park High School. Founded in 1981 within ALES, the school expanded to LPHS in 1995-1996 and now serves Kindergarten through 12th grade. The French Ministry of National Education accredits the program for K–5 as CM2, while the middle and high school follow the CNED curriculum, with the option to pursue the French Baccalauréat, including the French section. The curriculum blends CPS curricula with French standards, featuring courses taught entirely in French across language, literature, mathematics, history and the arts, with deeper emphasis on literature, history and geography as students advance. The school also offers a bilingual International Baccalaureate framework to support study at international universities. EFAC benefits from the facilities and extracurricular opportunities of its CPS partners for students.

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