Waldorf school or Waldorf-inspired at home: what each costs
Across the 69 Waldorf schools in the United States on our Map that post a yearly tuition, the median lowest fee is $10,200 and the median highest is $19,900.
A school fee pays for a class teacher and a classroom. A curriculum price pays for the plans and stories, and you teach. Here are both, country by country.
What the schools on our Map charge
| Country | Schools posting a fee | Lowest fee (median) | Highest fee (median) | Say they help with fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesWaldorf schools, priced a year | 69 | $10,200 a year | $19,900 a year | 66 of 69 |
| United KingdomWaldorf schools, priced a year | 5 | £4,272 a year | £13,285 a year | 4 of 5 |
| United KingdomWaldorf schools, priced a term | 4 | Fewer than 5 schools | Fewer than 5 schools | 2 of 4 |
| AustraliaSteiner schools, priced a year | 12 | A$3,825 a year | A$9,261 a year | 4 of 12 |
| AustraliaSteiner schools, priced a term | 12 | A$1,346 a term | A$2,426 a term | 6 of 12 |
| CanadaWaldorf schools, priced a year | 5 | C$8,600 a year | C$15,150 a year | 5 of 5 |
Each school's own fee page gives one fee or a range, for 2026, 2026-27, 2027 and 2027-28. The table gives the median of the lowest and of the highest, within one country and one currency, and only where at least 5 schools post a fee. 107 fees in all, from schools on their national association's list. 1 in the United States and 1 in Canada say on their own sites that they charge no tuition. Each school's fee, and the page it came from, is on its listing in the Waldorf Map.
What a curriculum at home costs
| Curriculum | Grades | Price, as the company lists it |
|---|---|---|
| Waldorf Essentials | Early childhood, K to 8 (7 and 8 partial) | $200 to $225 a grade digital, $575 with Live SupportRead on Waldorf Essentials’ own pricing page on 22 October 2026 |
| Christopherus | Early years to 8 | Grade 1: $260Read on Christopherus’ own pricing page on 22 October 2026 |
| Live Education! | K to 8 | Grades 1 to 3: $445 to $455, plus $65 shippingRead on Live Education!’s own pricing page on 22 October 2026 |
| Oak Meadow | PreK to 12 | Distance school K to 4: about $3,500 to $3,650 a yearRead on Oak Meadow’s own pricing page on 22 October 2026 |
| Lavender’s Blue | K to 3 | $327 to $397 a grade, one timeRead on Lavender’s Blue’s own pricing page on 22 October 2026 |
| Earthschooling | PreK to 12 | Grades 1 to 8: $350 a grade (sale price)Read on Earthschooling’s own pricing page on 22 October 2026 |
| Enki | Early childhood and K (grades 1 to 5 coming) | $75 to $300Read on Enki’s own pricing page on 22 October 2026 |
| StarpathOurs | 1 to 3 (4 being added) | $19 a block, or $47 a monthRead on our pricing page on 22 October 2026 |
| Little Acorn | Preschool and kindergarten (ages 3 to 6), grade 1, grade 2 (autumn semester so far) | Kindergarten $210 a year, grade 1 $225 a year (digital); grade 2 autumn semester $75Read on Little Acorn’s own pricing page on 22 October 2026 |
| W Curriculum | Free notes from the early years to Class 8, plus high school notes | Notes free; block courses $30; a grade’s Immersive Experience or a whole-year consultation $375Read on W Curriculum’s own pricing page on 22 October 2026 |
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Starpath is our own Waldorf-inspired curriculum. Every curriculum is described from the same table, checked on each company's own site, in September 2026 for those in our Library comparison and on 22 October 2026 for Little Acorn and W Curriculum, and each price links to the page it was read from. School fees and curriculum prices change every year, so check before you choose.