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

Enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year is open for current families
​as well as preschool, prekindergarten & kindergarten.

​Enrollment for new families looking to enter grades 1-8 opens March 1. 

Tuition for 2023-2024

Registration Fee for Currently Enrolled Students
Registration: $175 non-refundable fee per child  on or BEFORE  May 1, 2023
Late Registration: $250 non-refundable fee per child  AFTER  May 1, 2023 

Registration Fee for New Students
$200 non-refundable registration fee per child for all new students

​Curriculum & Technology Fees for ALL Students
Grades PS-5: $35 / child
Grades 6-8: $85 / child

Kindergarten - Eighth Grade

Number of Children
Parishioner Rate*
Non-Parishioner Rate
1
$4,654
$6,625
2
$8,096
$11,750
3
$11,284
$15,900
4
$13,208
$17,208
*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 by attending weekly Mass and financially contributing to their church.

Full Day Preschool and Prekindergarten

To attend Preschool your child must be 3 years old by September 1, 2023
To attend Prekindergarten your child must be 4 years old by September 1, 2023.
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Preschool and Prekindergarten 
M-W-F
3 days a week 
Prekindergarten
​Mon. - Fri.
​5 Days a Week
Tuition per child
$2,900
$4,654

Before & Aftercare Program

St. Mary School offers and on-campus before care starting at 7:00 a.m. and an 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. There is an additional cost for these services.

Volunteer Requirements & Fundraising Participation Agreement

Volunteer Requirements 
St. Mary School requires each family to volunteer for a minimum of 8 hours each school year.  This requirement is very easy to accomplish with all the activities, sports, and events that the school supports each year.  If the 8 hours are not completed, then your TADS account will be charged $25.00 for every hour not worked. You can opt out of volunteering by pre-paying an optional $200.00 fee upfront during registration. 

Fundraising Participation Agreement
  • St. Mary 365 Day Raffle:  Each family is required to participate in the 365 Day Raffle by selling THIRTY (30) raffle tickets at $15.00 each.  Tickets are sold from October 1, 2023 through December 15, 2023.  The cost of any tickets not sold by the family is added to the cost of tuition on January 1, 2024.  
  • Alternatively, you have the option to donate a minimum of $600.00 to Empower through the Invest in Illinois Kids Tax Credit Program and choose St. Mary School as the beneficiary.  St. Mary School will receive your donation to fund tuition assistance scholarships and you will receive a tax credit* (not deduction) of $450.00 when you file your 2023 Illinois state income taxes.  Proof of your donation needs to be provided to the school office by November 20th, 2023 to participate in this option.  Failure to do this will result in your TADS account being charged $450.00. 

* Tax credits and tax deductions both decrease the total that you'll pay in taxes, but they do so in different ways. A tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the money you owe, while a tax deduction will decrease your taxable income, leading to a slightly lower tax bill.