Financial Obligations | Preschool through Eighth Grade - St. Mary Catholic School

Financial Obligations for Admission and Continued Inclusion
in St. Mary Catholic School, DeKalb, IL

Tuition for 2021-2022

Registration Fee: $125 non-refundable fee per child currently enrolled
$175 non-refundable fee per child for new students

Kindergarten - Eighth Grade

Number of Children	Parishioner Rate	Non-Parishioner Rate
1	$4,325	$6,400
2	$7,525	$11,350
3	$10,500	$15,400
4	$12,600	$18,850

Full Day Preschool and Prekindergarten

.	Preschool and Prekindergarten M-W-F 3 days a week	Preschool and Prekindergarten Mon.-Fri. 5 Days a Week
Tuition per child	$2,750	$4,350

Register in TADS for the 2020-2021 School Year. New families create an account.
Registration for the 2021-2022 school year opens February 1, 2021.

Aftercare Program

St. Mary School offers and on-campus aftercare program until 5:30 p.m. Monday - Friday during the school year. Students get homework assistance and participate in fun crafts and activities each day.
The cost is $13 per child, per day.

Tuition Assistance Programs

Guardian Angel
Tuition Assistance

The Guardian Angel program started in 2014 to provide tuition assistance to families in the community who would like a Catholic education for their children but cannot afford the entire cost of the tuition. Families must apply and demonstrate need to qualify for this assistance. Forms are available in the school office.

Invest in Kids
Illinois Department of Revenue

The Invest in Kids Act is a 5 year tax credit scholarship pilot program that will award scholarships to eligible students who attend qualified non-public schools in Illinois. As defined by the Act, qualified schools are recognized nonpublic in Illinois.

Lancer Cards
Shop with Scrip

This program is a rebate program available to all families. Parents purchase gift cards and gift certificates to shop at area stores. A percentage of the purchase is returned either to the parent or can be donated back to the school. This can help to defray the cost of tuition for our parents.

Fundraising Participation Agreement

St. Mary 365 Day Raffle: Each family is required to participate in the 365 Day Raffle by selling fifteen (15) raffle tickets. Tickets are sold from September 1 through December 31. The cost of any tickets not sold by the family is added to the cost of tuition on January 1.

Family Obligations for Parishioner Rate*: To qualify for the parishioner rate, a family must be:

registered parishioners at St. Mary in DeKalb, Christ the Teacher in DeKalb, or a neighboring parish that does not provide Catholic school education
active parishioners who attend weekly Mass and financially contribute to their church