The Tutorial School

The Tutorial School is an educational community that includes students, staff, and parents joining together for what we believe to be among the most basic and fundamental of human activities: the pursuit of self-knowledge and the exploration, discovery, and understanding of life and the universe in all its multifarious aspects.
The Tutorial School offers a different way to raise and educate children.
Students from 10 to 19 years old pursue their interests in a comfortable, non-threatening environment.
By deciding what and how they want to learn, students develop a sense of responsibility for their lives.
The school emphasizes self-reflection, sensitivity to others, respect, trust, self-motivation, relationship, and the ability to think for one's self.
As a community the students and staff cooperatively run the school and implement the ideals and ideas that are generated.
In this way young people prepare for life as a whole.
We endeavor to provide a thoughtful alternative to the too-often unquestioned assembly-line education offered at many schools today.
More than just student-centered, The Tutorial School is student-run, offering students the opportunity to take control of and responsibility for their education, and their lives.

Quick Facts (2025-26)

  • School Type: Alternative School
  • Grades: Inquire with school
  • Enrollment: 7 students
  • Yearly Tuition: $14,400
  • Average class size: 1 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

School Overview

Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Inquire with school
Offers Post-Graduate Year
Yes
ADD/ADHD Support
Yes
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Year Founded
1982
School Calendar

Student Body

Total Students
7 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
29%
State avg.: 50%

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers
2 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
4:1
National avg.: 13:1
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
33%
Average Class Size
1 students

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost
Tuition Notes
Sliding Scale
Application URL

School Notes

  • School Motto: “Where students learn to speak up for themselves.”
  • The Tutorial School is a safe, student-centered democratic learning environment
Source: Verified school update

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does The Tutorial School cost?
The Tutorial School's tuition is approximately $14,400 for private students.
What schools are The Tutorial School often compared to?
The Tutorial School is often viewed alongside schools like Santa Fe Waldorf School by visitors of our site.
When is the application deadline for The Tutorial School?
The application deadline for The Tutorial School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

  • School Type: Alternative School
  • Grades: Inquire with school
  • Enrollment: 7 students
  • Yearly Tuition: $14,400
  • Average class size: 1 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

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The average private school tuition in Santa Fe, NM is $14,337 for elementary schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
The average acceptance rate in Santa Fe, NM is 88% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).

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