Student and staff diversity has been an imperative at Manhattan Country School since its founding in 1966. Research shows that children in racially and economically mixed classes perform better academically and develop stronger critical thinking and problem solving skills on average than children in homogeneous classrooms.
For five decades, Manhattan Country School has maintained a student community that reflects the authentic diversity of New York City. The rich diversity of our student population is fostered by a sliding-scale tuition policy that makes it possible for families to pay tuition based on their means. Nationally, approximately 22.5 percent of independent school families receive financial aid. At Manhattan Country School, 75 percent of families pay tuition on a sliding scale, while 100 percent benefit from an economically and culturally diverse learning community.