St. Mary's Tuition

​St. Mary’s allows for three methods of payment through FACTS Management, our online payment system:
  1. payment in full by August 1st (no FACTS fee)
  2. ​payment in August and January ($20 FACTS fee),
  3. 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:
  1. Diocesan Financial Aid (DFA)
    1. ​DFA is provided by the Diocese of Springfield
    2. DFA is available to all students within the Diocese of Springfield
    3. DFA is given at a maximum of $600 per student
    4. Apply for DFA by visiting https://online.factsmgt.com/signin/3H0NM
  2. Donahoe Scholarship
    1. The Donahoe Scholarship is provided through a significant endowment given specifically to St. Mary’s School
    2. All St. Mary’s families are eligible to apply for the Donahoe Scholarship
    3. In order to be considered for the Donahoe Scholarship, you must first apply for Diocesan Financial Aid. 
    4. apply by visiting https://www.stmaryslee.org/tuition-and-financial-aid.htm

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.
***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:
  1. Families Participating in a Parish
    1. Families who are active parishioners of St. Mary's Parish or another Catholic parish are eligible for a lower tuition rate. This tuition discount is subsidized by the family's parish. 
    2. ​In order to qualify for the Participating Parish rate, families must submit a parish subsidy form (found below) to their pastor by June 15th. 
    3. The tuition for families who submit a signed and approved parish subsidy form begins $4,520/ year
  2. Families not Participating in a Parish
    1. ​The tuition for families who do not participate in a parish begins at $5,636/ year
Discounts are given for multiple K-8 students in the same family. Please see the K-8 Tuition rates above for more information. 

FACTS Information