School Tuition Assistance Policy

Within the parameters of the annual budget, the archdiocese encourages schools to give tuition assistance to students whose families demonstrate financial need. 

In determining eligibility, the St. Jane Frances school requires a formal application and parent/guardian financial statement. 

The Catholic Education Foundation provides tuition assistance to students who attend archdiocesan schools and who qualify according to financial guidelines established by the Catholic Education Foundation. The Catholic Education Foundation annually publishes the policies and procedures governing the program.

Negotiated Tuition

The entire Catholic community is responsible for the financial support of parish and school programs for the education and formation of children and youth. However, the primary financial responsibility for the education and formation of the individual child resides with the family, through the payment of tuition and fees.

Families who are unable to pay the published tuition rate are required to negotiate a written payment plan that will enable them to pay a negotiated rate in full during the school year in which the child attends the school. This payment plan must be signed and dated by the parents/guardians, the principal, and the pastor for parish schools, and placed on file in the principal's office. The principal is required to review and enforce the plan and if the parents/guardians do not meet the terms of the agreement, they may be required to withdraw the child from the school.

For international students any negotiated tuition must conform to the tuition amount stated on the student's I-20 visa.​​