Tuition & Financial Aid

In-parish tuition is available to those families who are active parish members at either St. Joseph, Christ the Redeemer or St. John Fisher Parish. Families relocating from a Catholic school, who are changing residences and joining St. Joseph Church, Christ the Redeemer or St. John Fisher Church may pay in-parish tuition rates. A letter from the pastor of the originating parish verifying parish membership must be presented.

Families from other Catholic parishes and non-Catholic families will be assessed the COST-BASED rate for tuition.

The cost for Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten is the same for parishioners and non-parishioners.

There is a $25 required non-refundable Application fee for all new students during the application process. All K-8 students are subject to a required non-refundable $275 per family Registration Fee and $40 per student Blackbaud Product Fee annually. All PreKindergarten students are subject to a required non-refundable $100 per student Registration Fee and $40 per student Blackbaud Product Fee annually. Students in Grade 2 and Grade 7 are subject to required Sacramental Materials Fees. There are optional fees available for Yearbooks, Jean Days and other opportunities during the school year.

Sometimes even the very thought that you can afford a Catholic education for your son or daughter requires faith – faith that God will provide a way for you to keep your child close to Him. And if you take time to actually crunch the numbers, you’ll be surprised at how easily priorities can be shifted to make affording tuition possible.

If affording tuition is not possible, though, financial aid is available. St. Joseph School has one of the most generous Financial Aid programs in the Archdiocese.  We share Archbishop Vigneron's desire that "every family who wants a Catholic education for their child should have one."  

If you are interested in applying for financial aid, please call the school office at 248.693.6215.

We also encourage ALL families to take Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. Financial Peace University is a nine-lesson class designed to help you build a budget, dump debt, grow your wealth, and leave money stress behind. Each lesson is based on biblical wisdom and common sense. The class is usually offered twice a year at the parish. Learn how to join at https://www.stjoelo.org/financial-peace

Many of our families have told us this class has changed their life, their marriage, and their finances, including their ability to budget for tuition. We believe so strongly in this class that St. Joseph School offers all families who take it a $500 credit off tuition. Simply give us your certificate of completion to receive the tuition credit. If you have quetions, contact Jill Barrett via the form on our staff page or by phone at 248-693-0440.