Main Street Scholars

Main Street Scholars describes its teaching approach as student-focused, personalized, collaborative, and interactive, with very small class sizes and mentor-style support so each student can learn in a safe, trusting environment at an individual pace. Using a liberal-arts and college-model framework, the school emphasizes student voice, agency, rigorous but customizable coursework, and helping students build confidence, critical thinking, and a lifelong love of learning.

Main Street Scholars’ admissions page says families should contact Jodi DuFrane or the school for more information or an application, and the site also offers a general inquiry form for questions. (mainstreetscholars.org) The website does not publish an admissions deadline, decision timeline, or separate enrollment calendar; the dated information I found was the school’s 2025–26 academic calendar, and tuition states payments begin on the first day of school. (mainstreetscholars.org) Published admissions requirements are limited: the admissions page says the school enrolls grades 6–12, while the program page elsewhere describes it as a fully accredited private prep school for grades 7–12, so the grade-range language is inconsistent on the site. (mainstreetscholars.org) The school describes a rigorous liberal-arts, early-college model with college classes in grades 10–12, and tuition materials mention a $500 deposit with application plus a $450 shadow week fee. (mainstreetscholars.org) I did not find any published waitlist policy or priority admission categories on the website. (mainstreetscholars.org)