The New School (Cincinnati): EdChoice & Funding

About these records. Each school row joins the federal Private School Survey (NCES 2023-24, or 2021-22 when a school skipped the latest round) to Ohio's OEDS directory of chartered nonpublic schools and DEW's 2026-27 non-chartered list, both pulled October 28, 2026. A "chartered" school is the kind that can enroll EdChoice students; schools opt in to scholarship students separately, so confirm with the admissions office. Neither agency collects tuition.

Can our family use EdChoice at The New School?

$6,166

EdChoice ceiling for grades K-8, 2026-27

Pre-K

Ask about Preschool Promise (CPS-district families), the Ohio Preschool Program and child care subsidy

Ohio's OEDS directory lists The New School as a chartered nonpublic school (IRN 070912), which is the category of private school where EdChoice and EdChoice Expansion students enroll. In 2026-27 the scholarship pays up to $6,166 for grades K-8 toward tuition, sent straight to the school. Because each school decides whether to take scholarship students, check with admissions that it is enrolling them for your child's grade.

The school has a pre-K room, so ask whether it takes Cincinnati Preschool Promise tuition assistance (for families inside the CPS district), an Ohio Preschool Program grant or county child care subsidy. EdChoice starts at kindergarten.

Independent schools set their own need-based aid. Several, including members of the Ohio Association of Independent Schools, route donors to an SGO, and EdChoice works here exactly as at a religious school when the school is chartered.

What Ohio's lists say about this school
List	Result
OEDS chartered nonpublic directory	Listed
DEW 2026-27 non-chartered (NCNP) list	Not listed
Can an EdChoice student enroll?	Yes, when the school is taking scholarship students

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What should we ask The New School before enrolling?

Are you enrolling EdChoice or EdChoice Expansion students in my child's grade for 2026-27?
What will we owe after the scholarship, and which fees (registration, books, technology, uniforms) are separate?
Do you offer need-based aid, sibling or parishioner rates, and does any SGO fund scholarships here?
Can you file our scholarship application now, and which documents should we bring?
Does your preschool accept Preschool Promise, an Ohio Preschool Program grant or child care subsidy?

Which funding dates are coming up for Downtown families?

Nov 1, 20265 p.m. cutoff for parents of private school students to request College Credit Plus money for spring 2027 classes
Jan 1, 2027Gifts to a qualifying scholarship granting organization start counting toward the new federal credit; Ohio is a participating state
Feb 1, 2027College Credit Plus funding requests for the full 2027-28 year open in the parent's OH|ID account
Late winter 2027Watch for the Catholic Education Foundation's FACTS deadline for 2027-28 K-8 grants; the 2026-27 cycle closed February 28, 2026