Wheeler School Tuition 2026-27: $46,000 to $52,000

Wheeler School is a private school in Providence, RI teaching grades PreK-12. It reported 755 students and about 6.4 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

Can you use RI scholarship tax credit here?

Rhode Island publishes no school list

The Division of Taxation posts a PDF list of qualified scholarship organizations (updated for 2025), not a list of schools. Ask the school which organization it works with. Official RI scholarship tax credit source.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-12
Students: 755
Teachers: 121
Students per teacher: 6.4
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Go on to a 4-year college: 100%
Setting: City

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. The survey counts students in kindergarten to grade 12, not pre-K. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

Wheeler School tuition, and what RI scholarship tax credit pays

Published tuition (2026-27): grades K to 5: $46,000 · grades 6 to 8: $50,200 · grades 9 to 12: $52,000. Rates vary by grade within these bands; the details are below.

Wheeler 26-27: K-2nd $43,800, 3rd-5th $46,000 (K-5 shown at the most common grades 1-5 rate), 6th-8th $50,200, 9th-12th $52,000. Activity fee $350 (K-5) or $650 (6-12). Hamilton School (learning differences) $63,000 grades 1-8, Polaris 9-12 $58,100.

Tuition from Wheeler School's website, checked October 1, 2026. Some grades or programs may cost more or less. Confirm with the school.

RI

Rhode Island Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations Tax-credit scholarship

About $3,245 on average (2024) Each scholarship organization sets the amount. The average is from EdChoice.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply

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Tuition at nearby private schools

School	Published tuition	Year	Miles
Moses Brown School	$45,480 to $51,750	2026-27	0.3
Lincoln School	$42,300 to $49,700	2026-27	0.8
Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island	$26,900	2026-27	0.9

Each figure was read on that school's own website and is linked on its page. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Moses Brown School	PreK-12	756	8.9	Friends	<1
French-American School of Rhode Island	PreK-8	151	7.7	Nonsectarian	<1
Montessori Childrens House	PreK-4	37	3.8	Nonsectarian	<1
School One	9-12	82	5.3	Nonsectarian	<1
The Groden Center	2-12	66	9.4	Nonsectarian	<1
Lincoln School	PreK-12	414	3.5	Friends	<1
Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island	PreK-5	79	3.8	Jewish	<1
Providence Hebrew Day School	PreK-8	63	4.3	Jewish	1

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