2024-2025 School Year

2024-2025 Flat Rate Tuition: $7450 – The 2024-2025 Tuition will include all field trip fees, elective fees, technology, and school classroom fees. Outside expenses could include Sports fees, PTO dues, or grade-level travel trips.

Tuition Scholarship opportunities:

  1. Active Parishioner Tuition Scholarship of $1250

St. Mary Parish provides tuition assistance to each student in an active parish family. Active parish families must complete an ACTIVE PARISHIONER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION at enrollment or re-enrollment time. NEW this year: ACTIVE PARISH FAMILIES MUST APPLY FOR THE IP SCHOLARSHIP. Scholarship applications will be awarded after review by the Parish Business Office to confirm active parishioner status. This simple application is completed at enrollment and re-enrollment to verify active parishioner status.

  1. EdChoice Scholarship – Traditional and Expansion Scholarships are available to every student in the State of Ohio. Information on applying can be found below and on the Ohio Department of Ed webpage. See the chart below for the awards by FPL.
  2. Catholic School Tuition Assistance through the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.  Learn more at www.CatholicBestChoice.org.  The deadline to apply is February 25, 2024. 
  3. Other financial assistance can be requested through the Tuition Business Office based on individual circumstances. Please contact tuition@stmaryhp.org.

How does a flat rate of $7450 impact my cost of tuition as an active parishioner?  (Based on 2023-2024 FPL award levels.)  Here is the link to the 2024-2025 FPL award levels.

Enrollment Fee

Returning Students
Re-enrollment Fee: $150 nonrefundable administrative fee.
Returning Student Withdrawal Policy*
Withdrawal between February 1 and April 1: $100 fee will be charged.
Withdrawal between April 1 and May 1: $200 fee will be charged.
Withdrawal May 1 or later: $500 fee will be charged.
Student records will be released upon receipt of the returning student withdrawal payment.

New Students
1. Application Fee: $250 nonrefundable administrative fee.
2. Registration/Deposit fee at the time of enrollment offer: $500 – The Registration/Deposit fee is applied towards tuition and is subject to any refund due based on scholarship awards received.
New Student Withdrawal Policy*
Withdrawal between February 1 and April 1: $200 Refund
Withdrawal between April 1 and May 1: $100 Refund
Withdrawal May 1 or later: No Refund

*When a student is registered or re-registered at SMS, the forward planning begins immediately. Staffing and budget decisions are made based on every registered child being a part of our student community.

EdChoice Scholarship 2024-2025 Info

Read the EdChoice Scholarship 2024-2025 Renewal Email HERE.

Good to know info:

  • **ATTENTION RISING 7th & 8th GRADE STUDENTS –The TRADITIONAL Scholarship eligibility requirements have expanded, and you might be eligible to submit a NEW Request for the Traditional EdChoice Scholarship. If you reside in the Cincinnati Public School district, you are subject to Open Enrollment beginning in 7th grade, allowing you to choose a nearby school such as Withrow High School.

EdChoice Expansion INCOME VERIFICATION How To:

Set up a Parent Portal to monitor your EdChoice Scholarship (Traditional and Expansion)

CATHOLIC SCHOOL TUITION ASSISTANCE

The Archdiocese of Cincinnati offers Catholic Tuition Assistance Grants to help families with Catholic school tuition.   Learn more at www.CatholicBestChoice.org

The deadline to apply is February 25, 2024.

FACTS TUITION GRANT & AID ASSESSMENT LINK

ALL EDCHOICE RESOURCES, INCLUDING LINKS TO REQUEST FORMS AND MORE, CAN BE FOUND HERE