Financial Obligations
Registration for returning and new students takes place in the spring before the school year start. The non-refundable registration fee includes a fundraising fee and an additional fee for freshmen and new students (locks, PE uniform and class shirt.)
Saint Joseph High School strives to keep tuition increases very low. Several payment plans exist for Parents/Guardians:
- Monthly
- Twice a year
- One payment
SJHS uses Blackbaud Tuition Management (formerly SmartTuition) to manage tuition and technology fee collection (except for the One Payment Plan). A Smart Tuition account is set up for each family during the registration of their first daughter.
Finance OfficeFinance Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 7:30 am – 3:30 pm; Fridays and early dismissal days: 7:30 am – 3:00 pm
Tuition and Fees CollectionTimely collection of tuition is a necessity and an obligation of parents/guardians. Meeting the financial responsibility entitles students to participate in all aspects of school life, including co-curricular activities and athletics. Only students whose tuition and fees are current will receive final semester grades; can access PowerSchool; purchase homecoming bids, winter formal bids, and prom bids; can purchase Grad Night passes; participate in school sponsored excursions and/or activities; or try out for pep squad and/or athletic teams.
Semester Assessments and Financial DelinquencyAll financial obligations must be cleared by the day the final semester assessment window closes. Clearance includes any late charges incurred for delinquent tuition payments. If a student’s tuition is not current at the time of final semester assessments, the student is required to submit the final assessment, but it will not be graded until her tuition is current before the close of the final semester assessment window. If the student’s tuition and fees are still not current at the close of the final semester assessment window, she will earn a 60% for the final assessment.
Failure to Clear Financial HoldsStudents may be asked to withdraw from school at semester for failure to keep current on tuition and fees. Students may not enroll in or attend second semester courses or receive second semester school work if delinquent tuition/fees have not been paid, including any late fees incurred. If a family does not fulfill all school financial obligations, as well as volunteer hour obligations, for the school year, the school reserves the right to decline re-registration of that student for the following school year. In such cases, all outstanding tuition and fees will be referred to an outside collection agency.
Graduation and Financial ObligationsSeniors failing to meet all financial obligations will not receive their diplomas, nor will their official transcripts be provided to colleges.
Form of Payment Financial DelinquenciesOnly cash; Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover credit cards; money orders, or cashier’s checks are accepted for financial delinquencies. No personal or business checks will be accepted on any outstanding financial obligations, whether for tuition hold list or other fees due.
