St. Mary's Tuition
K-8 Tuition
Preschool & Early K Tuition 2023-2024
Preschool and Early K Full Day, 7:45-2:20: $40.00 / day
*Early K (4-year-old program) requires at least three full days (8:30-2:20) a week
*Half days are offered for Preschool (3 year old program) only
Preschool Half Day, 7:45-11:00: $30.00 / day
Preschool or Early K students who attend 5 full days a week receive a $320.00 tuition discount. All 5 full day families will pay $688.00/ month from September-June, rather than paying the per day cost.
*Early K (4-year-old program) requires at least three full days (8:30-2:20) a week
*Half days are offered for Preschool (3 year old program) only
Preschool Half Day, 7:45-11:00: $30.00 / day
Preschool or Early K students who attend 5 full days a week receive a $320.00 tuition discount. All 5 full day families will pay $688.00/ month from September-June, rather than paying the per day cost.
St. Mary’s allows for three methods of payment through FACTS Management, our online payment system:
- Payment in full by August 1st (no FACTS fee)
- Payment in August and January ($20 FACTS fee),
- Enrollment in the FACTS monthly payment program with payments beginning in July ($50 FACTS fee).
Financial Aid and Scholarship Opportunities
St. Mary’s offers two major sources of financial aid to parents/guardians:
Acceptance for Financial Aid and the Donahoe Scholarship is given on a rolling basis until funds are depleted each year. Applications open in January for the school year beginning in September of the same year. The sooner you complete your application, the sooner you will know if you are awarded assistance for the next school year.
*Families who do not belong to a parish are not eligible for FACTS financial aid, but are eligible for the Donahoe Tuition Assistance Scholarship, please contact administration to apply.
- Diocesan Financial Aid (DFA)
- DFA is provided by the Diocese of Springfield
- DFA is available to all students within the Diocese of Springfield
- DFA is given at a maximum of $600 per student
- Apply for DFA by visiting https://online.factsmgt.com/signin/3H0NM
- Donahoe Scholarship
- The Donahoe Scholarship is provided through a significant endowment given specifically to St. Mary’s School
- All St. Mary’s families are eligible to apply for the Donahoe Scholarship
- In order to be considered for the Donahoe Scholarship, you must first apply for Diocesan Financial Aid.
- apply by visiting https://www.stmaryslee.org/tuition-and-financial-aid.htm
- Good Shepherd Scholarship
- Any current SMS family who recommends a new incoming family will be awarded a $250 credit once the incoming family enrolls. The incoming family will also be given a $250 credit.
Acceptance for Financial Aid and the Donahoe Scholarship is given on a rolling basis until funds are depleted each year. Applications open in January for the school year beginning in September of the same year. The sooner you complete your application, the sooner you will know if you are awarded assistance for the next school year.
*Families who do not belong to a parish are not eligible for FACTS financial aid, but are eligible for the Donahoe Tuition Assistance Scholarship, please contact administration to apply.
***In order to be considered for the Donahoe Scholarship, you must first apply for Diocesan Financial Aid***
Parish Subsidy
There are two categories of tuition for students in K-8:
- Families Participating in a Parish
- Families who are active parishioners of St. Mary's Parish or another Catholic parish are eligible for a $1,000.00 discount. This tuition discount is subsidized by the family's parish.
- In order to qualify for the Participating Parish rate, families must submit a parish subsidy form (found below) to their pastor by June 15th.
