St. Luke School †

Tuition Information Grades K - 8
2011-2012 St. Luke School

TUITION INFORMATION:

Use this form to complete the Tuition Payment Agreement Form

The 2011-2012 Tuition per student for grades 1-8 is $4,150.00.  Families may be eligible for a $1,050 parishioner tuition-discount per student.  A $150 new student registration fee is due at the time of registration and is not included in the quoted tuition amount.  Returning student registration fee is $100.  See the Pastor's letter.  Families may also be eligible for tuition assistance.  See below and FACTS information / application materials to apply for assistance.

The 2011-2012 Tuition per student for kindergarten is $2,050.00.  Families may be eligible for a $200 parishioner tuition-discount per kindergarten student.  A $150 registration fee is due at the time of registration and is not included in the quoted tuition amount.  Registration fee for students of current families is $100.  See the Pastor's letter.   Families are not eligible for tuition assistance.

TUITION PAYMENT INFORMATION:

• SINGLE tuition payment is collected in-house by the parish office.

• MULTIPLE tuition payments are collected for the parish by the FACTS Tuition Management Service.  Families choosing multiple payments must use FACTS services to make tuition payments.  See the Bookkeeper's letter explaining FACTS registration and fees.  A red or green FACTS form must be returned with school registration.  A one-time, per-family fee is charged by FACTS.  The fee covers FACTS billing postage and paper statement costs, automatic banking-payment arrangements, tuition collection and tracking, web-page tuition tracking available to families, etc. and is a parish-cost savings.

NUMBER OF PAYMENTS AND FEES

• A SINGLE tuition payment for the full amount is due to the parish office by August 1, 2011.  The single payment draws interest from an interest-bearing checking account arranged through the Archdiocese.  The interest is a source of school revenue.

• MULTIPLE tuition payments for the full amount can be:

semi-annual (2 payments): Semi-annual tuition payments are due on pre-arranged dates in July 2011 and January 2012.  A 0.5 % interest / handling fee, per-family, is added to the amount of tuition.*  A late invoice-payment fee / a declined automatic withdrawal for non-sufficient funds fee is added to the amount of tuition. *

quarterly (4 payments): Quarterly tuition payments are due on pre-arranged dates in July and October 2011, and January and April 2012.  A 2.0 % interest / handling fee, per-family, is added to the amount of tuition.*  A late invoice-payment fee / a declined automatic withdrawal for non-sufficient funds fee is added to the amount of tuition. *

monthly (10 payments): Monthly tuition payments are due on pre-arranged dates between July 2011 and April 2012.  A 3.5 % interest / handling fee, per-family, is added to the amount of tuition.*  A late invoice-payment fee / a declined automatic withdrawal for non-sufficient funds fee is added to the amount of tuition. *

*As a single tuition payment per-family generates bank interest and revenue for the school over ten months, the multiple-tuition-payment graduated interest-handling fee per-family generates school revenue.  Late invoice payment and declined automatic withdrawal for non-sufficient funds fees go to the school not to FACTS Tuition Management Service.

METHOD OF PAYMENT

• SINGLE payment method is mailed invoice from the parish office.  If payment is not received by August 1, 2011, a family will be expected to register with FACTS Tuition Management Service and begin multiple payments.

• MULTIPLE payments are by mailed invoice or automatic withdrawal through FACTS Tuition Management Service.  Families choosing payment by mailed invoice complete the green FACTS form.  Families choosing payment by automatic deduction complete the red FACTS form.  See the Bookkeeper's letter.

INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR TUITION PAYMENT:

If parents / guardians live in separate households and will share in payment responsibility, please indicate the name of each parent / guardian and the amount of tuition payment responsibility for each.  The school office will mail an additional TUITION PAYMENT AGREEMENT FORM to anyone sharing tuition payment responsibility.

In addition, each responsible parent / guardian in a separate household choosing multiple tuition payments must use the FACTS Tuition Management Service to make tuition payments.  See the Bookkeeper's letter explaining FACTS registration and fees.  Each responsible parent / guardian is charged a one-time fee by FACTS.  The parish bookkeeper will mail additional FACTS materials to anyone sharing tuition payment responsibility.  A red or green FACTS form for each responsible parent / guardian must be returned for school registration to be complete.

One parent / guardian must be a parishioner and qualify to receive the parishioner tuition discount in order for each parent / guardian in a separate household to receive the parishioner tuition discount.

TUITION PAYMENT AGREEMENT:

Return the Tuition Payment Agreement Form with the registration form.  Registration is not complete without receipt of a Tuition Payment Agreement Form.

TUITION ASSISTANCE:

Families must complete the FACTS evaluation materials and mail them to FACTS by May 27.  Families are ineligible for 2011-2012 tuition assistance after May 27.  See the Bookkeeper's letter.  As parish funds are the source of tuition assistance, only parish families are eligible for tuition assistance.  If parents / guardians in separate households are each parishioners, each must complete the FACTS evaluation materials for assistance in the portion of shared tuition payment responsibility.

TUITION REFUND:

Families who withdraw a student(s) to relocate outside of the area served by Saint Luke may receive a tuition refund.  Tuition refund rate schedule is available in the school office.  Families who withdraw a student(s) for another reason are responsible for the entire tuition.  Families may request a refund.  School records are released only after tuition and / or other financial obligations are satisfied.