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Tuition Information
TUITION FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR IS DUE AUGUST 1, 2025.
RATES ARE CONTAINED IN THE “TUITION POLICY” DOCUMENT
TO THE RIGHT
WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS FOR PAYING TUITION?
Step 1: Join St. Mary Parish
St. Mary families are eligible for a discounted tuition rate when they join the parish and pledge to support our mission. Our PLEDGE FORM can be found to the right side of this page. A St. Mary education costs an averages $7,900 per student. Tuition paid by parents covers an average of $4,700 per student. The difference between the cost and tuition collection is $3,200 per student per year and this money comes from the efforts of our St. Mary Community. This is why parishioners receive a tuition discount and why families are expected to support our community. .
As in the past several years, you must be a registered parishioner, make an annual stewardship pledge to support the Parish, and fulfill that pledge to get the parishioner discount on tuition or to be eligible for Tuition Assistance.
Step 2: Complete your Blackbaud Tuition Payment Contract By July 1, 2025
Regardless of how you pay tuition, you must set up your tuition payment account in Blackbaud’s online payment system. This online tuition collection process saves parents’ time by reducing administrative paperwork and is necessary to report tuition paid for tax deduction purposes. We will be assessing your tuition bill starting May 15, 2025.
Contracts are available to you in your Blackbaud Account after May 15, 2025. Sign in to your Blackbaud account online and execute your tuition payment contract. All families eligible for the parishioner discount will receive that deduction AFTER they have signed the contract. (i.e. We have to have a contract in place before we can discount it.)
Remember, the Blackbaud system also generates your tax statement for tuition paid in the 2025 and 2026 tax years, so you cannot enroll in the school without registering in Blackbaud.
Step 3: Choose to pay your tuition by August 1, 2025 or pay in monthly installments
About half of school families find it most convenient to pay tuition up front before the August 1, 2025 deadline. Consult your Blackbaud account for the precise amount of tuition and fees before writing a check. We’re happy to help if you need assistance.
All parents not paying tuition in full on the due date of August 1, 2025, may set up a payment plan on the Blackbaud tuition payment system. If you elect to pay over time, you MUST authorize automatic payments through ACH or a credit card to pay your monthly obligation over the course of the 2025-2026 school year.
PAST DUE TUITION PRIOR YEAR(S):
St. Mary Parish subsidizes the tuition every year and offers tuition assistance to parents / guardians who still struggle to afford our private Catholic school education. While we do what we can to make the Catholic School education affordable, unpaid tuition is a legally incurred obligation, a debt, and must be addressed before your student is eligible to re-enroll for the next school year. There are a number of options for parents struggling to pay tuition. Please contact Dan Hansen at the Parish Office to make arrangements.
TUITION PHILOSOPHY:
St. Mary Parish charges parents/guardians a tuition rate that is competitive with our peer group of private Catholic schools. We continue to analyze our tuition cost relative to our peer group and the median income of our community to ensure affordability. However, tuition covers only about half of the cost of educating your children. The parishioners of St. Mary’s cover the other half of the cost. Therefore, families who are active parishioners and supporting the parish receive a tuition discount.
TUITION PLEDGE FORMS:
Set up an electronic pledge and avoid the annual paperwork. Your Tuition pledge form (listed to the right under forms) is necessary every year for us to assess family eligibility for the parishioner discount. If you would rather not fill out a pledge form every year, set up an ongoing monthly ACH. Families with ongoing monthly ACH commitments are considered to have made a pledge.
Policy is effective May 1, 2025.
Flyers
Resources
Forms
Blackbaud Tuition Management Login:
eFunds for School:
(Online payment for upfront and/or full payment; Do NOT use for monthly payment plan):
Ongoing registration is available for 3K - 8th grade
for the 2024-2025 school year.
Before/After School Care Registration Form
Check out our St. Mary Snapshot HERE, for an overview of what we have to offer.
We look forward to seeing you!
