Monticello doesn’t have a discount for individual teachers. If you’re bringing a class, though, your school can apply for a field trip scholarship that can cover admission for the students, the required adults and school staff, and some schools can get a bus paid for too. A teacher visiting alone pays the regular ticket price.
The scholarship rules are specific, and the order you do things in matters, so here’s how it works before you book.
How To Get The Monticello Teacher Discount
- Reserve your visit first. Submit an On-Site Field Trip Request Form or email reservations@monticello.org. Groups per day are limited, so request early and give alternative dates.
- When your reservation is confirmed, you get an order number.
- Submit the scholarship request form within 10 calendar days of reserving. Requests without an order number can’t be reviewed.
- Monticello reviews it and emails you the decision. Allow 7 to 10 business days.
What A Scholarship Can Cover
A scholarship can cover admission, transportation, or both. Admission can cover the students, the required adults (1 per 24 students) and school staff. Extra parent or guardian chaperones aren’t covered, but they can attend at the school group rate.
Transportation covers round-trip bus service for Virginia schools only. Schools in Monticello’s local area may get full support, including student and staff admission and transportation. That area is Charlottesville City Schools plus ten nearby counties, including Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison and Nelson.
Virginia and out-of-state schools can both apply, and Title I schools and schools serving students with free or reduced lunch needs get priority.
Scholarships go first-come, first-served while funding lasts, and a school generally gets one per academic year. If the funds run out, you can keep your reservation without a scholarship or cancel at no cost up to 48 hours before your visit. Monticello’s field trip information gives a different window, 24 hours, for cancelling when no scholarship is awarded, so confirm which one applies to you.
Programs For Virginia Classes
Virginia educators and administrators can book the Roundabout School Program, a two-hour guided experience built for student groups. It isn’t available in four months of the year, so check which ones before you pick a season.
The Archaeology Roundabout is free and doesn’t need a house tour reservation. It’s for 4th and 5th grades, with 15 to 24 students per group.
Visiting On Your Own
Without a class, you buy a regular ticket. The Highlights Tour is $42 for adults, $13 for ages 12 to 18 and $4 for ages 5 to 11, and children under 5 are free. The Grounds Ticket is $22 for adults, $8 for ages 12 to 18 and $2 for ages 5 to 11, and it doesn’t include the house.
The discounts that do exist go to other groups. Active-duty military visit free on any Standard Rate Tour with a DOD-issued ID, and veterans pay $32 for an adult Standard Rate Tour ticket and $16 for a Grounds Ticket. SNAP recipients can reserve free standard rate tour tickets through Museums for All, and students at select local universities get a discounted rate with a valid student ID. The Virginia 250 Passport saves 15% on standard rate tours.
If you’ll be back, a membership pays for itself in just two visits, and residents of Charlottesville and the surrounding counties get specially priced membership rates.
Q&A
Does Monticello give teachers a discount?
No, not to individual teachers. School groups can apply for field trip scholarships.
Can a school scholarship cover the teachers on the trip?
Yes. Admission can cover students, the required adults (1 per 24 students) and school staff. Whether it reaches every adult on your trip depends on that ratio.
Do I book the visit or apply for the scholarship first?
Book first. You need the order number from your confirmation to apply, and you have 10 calendar days from booking.
Are parent chaperones covered?
No. Additional parent or guardian chaperones aren’t covered, but they can attend at the school group rate.
Is the Archaeology Roundabout free?
Yes. It’s free, needs no house tour reservation and is for 4th and 5th grades.
How long does a scholarship decision take?
Allow 7 to 10 business days for review and follow-up.
More Information:
For more days out with a class, see our entertainment discounts for teachers.
Monticello school scholarships