Tuition Assistance and Scholarships

2010-2011 Board of Directors Scholarship Winner

St. Mary’s High School believes quality Catholic education should be within reach of all families. That is why St. Mary's commits 10% of the annual budget, over $400,000 a year, to tuition assistance. More than 1/2 of students receive some form of assistance. In addition, St. Mary's High School continues to be the most affordable and accessible all-boys Catholic High School in the St. Louis Area.

Tuition 2011-2012

Tuition for the 2011-2012 school year is $8,495.  Tuition for 2012-2013 still to be determined.  Tuition costs cover all textbooks, workbooks, paperbacks, art class sketchpads, freshmen portfolios, online subscriptions and most field trips/transportation. There is no technology fee and students are not required to buy laptops. There are a few athletic fees for student athletes and there is a small graduation fee senior year. Parents and/or students are responsible for uniforms, locks, notebooks, writing utensils, calculators and other typical school supplies. The registration fee is included in tuition, and will be $340 for the 2012-2013 school year and is due in February.

Tuition Assistance: 2012-2013

To apply for the following tuition assistance programs, submit an online or paper application through the FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment Service by April 1, 2012. www.factstuitionaid.com. **NOTE:  If you apply and are accepted to St. Mary's High School after April 1st and would like tuition assistance, please complete the FACTS application anyway. St. Mary's must receive a FACTS application from any family needing assistance in order to process requests.

  • Catholic Family Tuition Assistance Endowment Fund: Parish Registered Catholic families can obtain a FACTS application from their pastor beginning in early February. Grants are made on the basis of financial need determined by the application process. Grants range from $100.00 up to $550.00 for the 2011-2012 school year. Applications due by April 1st, 2012.

  • St. Mary's High School Tuition Assistance Fund: Money available to families through the generosity of St. Mary’s alumni and friends who have and continue to donate to the school to help families give their sons a Catholic Education at St. Mary's High School. St. Mary’s gives out over $400,000 in tuition assistance each year. Applications due by April 1st, 2012.

  • Work Study: Students work 1 hour to 1 ½ hours after school and Saturdays under the supervision of Mr. Mike McNiff. Any money earned is applied directly to the student’s tuition account. Families must be in financial need to participate and if interested must contact Mrs. Cordell in the Advancement Office in the spring.

  • Emergency Grant-In-Aid or Loans: A small contingency fund exists to provide aid in the event of unforeseen calamities (i.e. illness, disability, death, job loss, etc). Fr. Mitch Doyen, President of St. Mary's High School, works personally with families to help keep students at St. Mary's. Contact Fr. Mitch Doyen directly if needed.

Family Discounts

  • Marianist Scholarship: For brothers enrolled at St. Mary's High School during the same school year. This is $300.00 per brother for the 2011-2012 school year. St. Mary's High School has to apply for this scholarship each year. St. Mary’s has great hope the money will be available again next year. St. Mary’s is not notified until late May.

  • Family Plan Tuition: For families who have 2 or more children in the Archdiocesan High Schools (AHS). Tuition is reduced for each additional child attending an AHS during the same year. The children do NOT have to attend the same school.

    • $200.00 discount given to the 2nd child in the family attending an AHS.

    • $800.00 discount given to the 3rd child in the family attending an AHS.

    • Total tuition minus the $140.00 Registration fee to the 4th child in the family attending an AHS.

Scholarships:

  • Pastoral Scholarship: Given to 3 incoming freshmen who have received high test marks and excellent report cards, including conduct. This is not an application process. It is given by St. Mary’s and is renewable as long as a 3.0 GPA is maintained. Students receiving this scholarship will be notified when they receive their acceptance letter.

  • Empowered by Excellence Scholarship: A merit based scholarship up to $1,000 to incoming freshmen who score in the 90th percentile or above on Standardized Testing. Number of scholarships awarded and amount of scholarship dependent upon number of scholarship applications received.

    Catholic Student Application

    Public School Application

  • "Legacy" Scholarship Fund:  The St. Mary's High School Alumni Association recently voted to establish a "Legacy" Scholarship fund for those alumni who have made a commitment to continue the "Legacy" and send their sons or grandsons to St. Mary's. These are partial scholarships awarded to children or grandchildren of active Alumni Association members that best emulate the Vision, Mission and Core Values of St. Mary's.

Key Financial Aid Dates:

  • April 1st, 2012: FACTS Tuition Assistance Applications due

  • June 1st: Notification of Families of Tuition Assistance monies received

  • July 5th or 20th: First FACTS payment due 

  • 5th or 20th of every month: FACTS payment due

Tuition Assistance Questions?

St. Mary's knows families may have a lot of questions about tuition and tuition assistance. Please contact the Tuition Manager, Mrs. Tina Cordell at 314-481-8400 x126 or at cordellt@stmaryshs.com if you have further questions.

 

A Marianist Education

Catholic High School serving young men in the Marianist tradition.

Characteristics of Marianist Education (CME):

  • Educate for formation in faith
  • Provide an integral, quality education
  • Educate in family spirit
  • Educate for service, justice and peace
  • Educate for adaptation and change

Tuition Assistance Questions?

St. Mary's knows families may have a lot of questions about tuition and tuition assistance. Please contact the Tuition Manager, Mrs. Tina Cordell at 314-481-8400 x126 or at cordellt@stmaryshs.com if you have further questions.

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Why St. Mary's?

“My experiences at St. Mary’s have been incomparable. No other school has a closer community than here. Everyone knows everyone’s name. Even the teachers know every student and how each one of us learns. It is this close attention and family atmosphere that have helped me to achieve all that I have during my four years here. I can look back at each step in the National Merit process and recall how Mrs. Klimpel proofread an essay or Dr. Muentnich helped me pick a college major. Everyone here is connected, and I am confident these connections will last throughout college and the rest of my life. The opportunities at St. Mary’s are immeasurable.”  -Tony Puricelli, National Merit Finalist and Valedictorian of the Class of 2010

"...this place is like no other. My son is flourishing and is so happy here. What happens here is so simple, yet so profound. My son is standing tall and growing into a young man. The care and understanding he has received here is remarkable.  I could not be any happier."  -Dana Kramer, Parent of Alex, Class of 2014