2012-2013 State Income Eligibility Table and Sample Tuition Formula
for Full-Day Kindergarten Programs in Districts with Quality Full-Day Kindergarten Grants
(Income Level Source: MA Department of Early Education and Care, effective 7/01/2011:
http://www.mass.gov/edu/docs/eec/research-planning/state-planning/ie-sliding-fee-scale-amend.pdf )
Instructions: Use this income table to calculate the district’s sliding fee scale. Start with the district-set annual tuition (not more than $4,000), then apply the
formula in each row of Column B. Insert the district’s annual tuition amount for each income level in the blank sliding fee scale provided on the next page.
Additional income levels may be added, consistent with the scale. Districts charging over $3,100 annually must also cap the annual tuition for families earning
between 25% and 50% of State Median Income (SMI) at the $3,100 levels. Column C is an example based on the FY12 average tuition for full-day kindergarten in
MA ($2,893) and a 10-month payment schedule.
Income Eligibility Levels – for families with 2-6 individuals
Column A
% of SMI
Formula for district tuition
Column B
Family of Two
Family of Three
Family of Four
Family of Five
Family of Six
To calculate fee scale:
Column C: EXAMPLE
If maximum tuition = $2,893
Annual tuition: $______
Up to 25%
26 – 35%
Monthly
$0 - $1,418
$1,419 – $1,985
Monthly
$0 - $1,751
$1,752 - $2,451
Monthly
$0 - $2,085
$2,086- $2,918
Monthly
$0 - $2,418
$2,419 - $3,385
Monthly
$0 - $2,752
$2,753 - $3,852
Formula
Must be free
36- 50%
$1,986 - $2,835
$2,452 - $3,502
$2,919 - $4,169
$3,386 - $4,836
$3,853 - $5,503
51 – 65%
66 – 85%
85 - 100%
Above 100%
$2,836 – $3,686
$3,687 - $4,819
$4,820 - $5,670
$5,670+
$3,503 – $4,553
$4,554 - $5,953
$5,954 - $7,004
$7,004+
$4,170 – $5,420
$5,421 - $7,087
$7,088 - $8,338
$8,338+
$4,837 - $6,287
$6,288 - $8,221
$8,222- $9,672
$9,672+
$5,504 – $7,154
$7,155 - $9,355
$9,356 - $11,006
$11,006+
Free OR lesser of: 18%
tuition or $558
25% of annual
50% of annual
75% of annual
100% of annual
Income Eligibility Levels - for families with 7-11 individuals
Column A
% of SMI
Free OR lesser of: 10%
annual tuition or $310
Family of Eight
Monthly
Free
$28.93
$520.74
$52.07
$723.25
$1,446.5
$2,169.75
$2,893
$72.33
$144.65
$216.98
$289.30
Formula for district tuition
Column B:
Family of Seven
Annual
Free
$289.30
Family of Nine
Family of Ten
Family of Eleven
To calculate fee scale:
Column C EXAMPLE:
If maximum tuition = $2,893
Annual tuition $______
Up to 25%
26 - 35%
Monthly
$0 - $2,814
$2,815 - $3,940
Monthly
$0 - $2,877
$2,878 - $4,027
Monthly
$0 - $2,939
$2,940 - $4,115
Monthly
$0 - $3,002
$3,003 - $4,202
Monthly
$0 - $3,064
$3,065 - $4,290
36 - 50%
$3,941 - $5,628
$4,028 - $5,753
$4,116 - $5,878
$4,203 - $6,003
$4,291 - $6,129
51 - 65%
66 - 85%
86 - 100%
Above 100%
$5,629 - $7,317
$7,318 - $9,568
$9,569 - $11,257
$11,257 +
$5,754 - $7,480
$7,481 - $9,781
$9,782 - $11,507
$11,507+
$5,879 - $7,642
$7,643 - $9,993
$9,994 - $11,757
$11,757 +
$6,004 - $7,805
$7,806 - $10,206
$10,207 - $12,007
$12,007 +
$6,130 - $7,967
$7,968 - $10,419
$10,420 - $12,257
$12,257 +
Formula
Must be free
Free OR lesser of: 10%
of tuition or $310
Free OR lesser of:
18% of tuition OR $558
25% of annual
50% of annual
75% of annual
100% of annual
Annual
Free
$289.30
Monthly
Free
$28.93
$520.74
$52.07
$723.25
$1,446.5
$2,169.75
$2,893
$72.33
$144.65
$216.98
$289.30
2012-2013 State Income Eligibility Table and Tuition Formula
for Full-Day Kindergarten Programs in Districts with Quality Full-Day Kindergarten Grants
(Income Level Source: MA Department of Early Education and Care, effective 7/01/2011:
http://www.mass.gov/edu/docs/eec/research-planning/state-planning/ie-sliding-fee-scale-amend.pdf )
District Worksheet
District ___________________________
This is a blank income eligibility table and sliding fee scale that districts can fill-out to send to ESE for approval and then provide to families.
Determining family eligibility for reduced tuition: First, calculate a family’s gross monthly income (to convert monthly income from weekly income, multiply by
4.33; to calculate monthly income from bi-weekly income, multiply by 2.17). Next, find the column with the family’s size written at the top. Read down the
column until you come to the correct monthly income, then read across to Columns C and D (monthly tuition is annual divided by 10) to determine a family’s
monthly and annual tuition. Payment schedules should be arranged accordingly.
Income Eligibility Levels - for families with 2-6 individuals
Formula for district tuition
Column B
State Median
Income %
Family of Two
Family of Three
Family of Four
Family of Five
Family of Six
Up to 25%
26 – 35%
Monthly
$0 - $1,418
$1,419 – $1,985
Monthly
$0 - $1,751
$1,752 - $2,451
Monthly
$0 - $2,085
$2,086- $2,918
Monthly
$0 - $2,418
$2,419 - $3,385
Monthly
$0 - $2,752
$2,753 - $3,852
36- 50%
$1,986 - $2,835
$2,452 - $3,502
$2,919 - $4,169
$3,386 - $4,836
$3,853 - $5,503
51 – 65%
66 – 85%
85 - 100%
Above 100%
$2,836 – $3,686
$3,687 - $4,819
$4,820 - $5,670
$5,670+
$3,503 – $4,553
$4,554 - $5,953
$5,954 - $7,004
$7,004+
$4,170 – $5,420
$5,421 - $7,087
$7,088 - $8,338
$8,338+
$4,837 - $6,287
$6,288 - $8,221
$8,222- $9,672
$9,672+
$5,504 – $7,154
$7,155 - $9,355
$9,356 - $11,006
$11,006+
Income Eligibility Levels - for families with 7-11 individuals
To calculate fee scale:
Annual tuition:
$______
Formula
Must be free
Family of Seven
Family of Eight
Annual
Monthly
Free OR lesser of: 10%
annual tuition or $310
Free OR lesser of: 18%
tuition or $558
25% of annual
50% of annual
75% of annual
100% of annual
Formula for district tuition
Column B
State Median
Income %
2012-2013
Tuition
Family of Nine
Family of Ten
Family of Eleven
Up to 25%
26 - 35%
Monthly
$0 - $2,814
$2,815 - $3,940
Monthly
$0 - $2,877
$2,878 - $4,027
Monthly
$0 - $2,939
$2,940 - $4,115
Monthly
$0 - $3,002
$3,003 - $4,202
Monthly
$0 - $3,064
$3,065 - $4,290
36 - 50%
$3,941 - $5,628
$4,028 - $5,753
$4,116 - $5,878
$4,203 - $6,003
$4,291 - $6,129
51 - 65%
66 - 85%
86 - 100%
Above 100%
$5,629 - $7,317
$7,318 - $9,568
$9,569 - $11,257
$11,257 +
$5,754 - $7,480
$7,481 - $9,781
$9,782 - $11,507
$11,507+
$5,879 - $7,642
$7,643 - $9,993
$9,994 - $11,757
$11,757 +
$6,004 - $7,805
$7,806 - $10,206
$10,207 - $12,007
$12,007 +
$6,130 - $7,967
$7,968 - $10,419
$10,420 - $12,257
$12,257 +
To calculate fee scale:
Annual tuition:
$______
Formula
Must be free
Free OR lesser of: 10%
annual tuition or $310
Free OR lesser of: 18%
tuition or $558
25% of annual
50% of annual
75% of annual
100% of annual
2012-2013
Tuition
Annual
Monthly