Lakewood Catholic Academy

Tuition at Lakewood Catholic Academy

14808 Lake Ave.
Lakewood, OH 44107
216-521-0559

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Lakewood Catholic Academy is a joint ministry of its three founding parishes:

St. Clement
founded 1922

St. James
founded 1908

St. Luke
founded 1922

Tuition at Lakewood Catholic Academy

At Lakewood Catholic Academy, we strive to keep tuition as affordable as possible, through careful management of our funds and through various fundraising programs, including an Annual Fund, a springtime special event fundraiser, and on-going support from our three founding parishes for their parishioners who attend LCA. We understand that our families are making a sacrifice to send their children to the school, and will work with families in a variety of ways to help them come to and remain in school. We have built into the budget dollars that will be used for families with financial need.

Families are encouraged to seek financial aid if they need assistance in attending our school. If you wish to apply for assistance, we ask you to begin that process by completing the PSAS (Private School Aid Service) form. The PSAS form is the starting point for all financial aid - no aid, whether it be from the Diocesan Tuition Assistance Grants Fund or LCA's own financial aid fund, can be awarded without filing the PSAS form. Contact the Main Office to obtain a copy of the form.

Please know that these forms are NOT reviewed by LCA itself, but by an independent reviewer who then makes recommendations to the Diocese on the distribution of aid. The forms are 100 percent confidential. Last year, there were 10,821 applicants for Diocesan tuition grants, and more than 29 percent of applicants received awards totaling $1.72 million.

Catholic education is a very special gift that we give to our children. We are working very hard to assure that no one is turned away because of an inability to pay. We are educating the community leaders of tomorrow! If you have need, please come forward and we will work hard with you to keep you with us!

Thanks to each and every one of you who passes on a vacation, skips a meal out, or drives a car for a year or two longer to make the sacrifice to obtain a Catholic education for your children.

Tuition for the 2008-09 School Year

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Parishioner Tuition:

Families who are enrolled as members of Lakewood Catholic Academy's founding parishes - St. Clement, St. James, and St. Luke - benefit from an annual parish subsidy to LCA, and thus pay a different tuition than non-members. A parishioner is defined as a family who is registered at one of the three churches, attends Mass, and supports the parish financially.

Each pastor follows his own procedure for certifying families for the parishioner tuition rate. Families who seek the parishioner tuition rate must contact their parish rectory directly to obtain the certificate, which must then be submitted to the school to obtain parishioner tuition. This must be done each year.

The parishioner tuition costs for grades Kindergarten through Eight are as follows:

Children

Cost for Child

Percent Discount

Total Cost

First Child:

$3,195.00

n/a

$3,195.00

Second Child:

$2,396.25

25 percent

$5,591.25

Third Child:

$2,076.75

35 percent

$7,668.00

Fourth Child:

$1,597.50

50 percent

$9,265.50

Fifth Child:

$1,597.50

50 percent

$10,863.00

Additional Children:

No Cost

100 percent

$10,863.00

Half-Day Kindergarten Tuition:

$2,100.

Non-Parishioner Tuition:

Non-parishioners pay $4,700 per child grades Kindergarten through Eight and $3,000 for half-day Kindergarten. No Multiple Child Discounts are available. This rate is for those who are not members of a supporting parish, or who do not qualify for parishioner certification.

Preschool Tuition:

Half-day Pre-School Age 3 (three days): $145 per month

Half-day Pre-School Age 4 (three days): $145 per month

Half-day Pre-School Age 4 (five days): $220 per month

Full-Day Pre-school Age 4-5 (three days): $290 per month

Full-Day Pre-School Age 4-5 (five days): $440 per month

Payment Options:

Tuition can be paid once yearly (in August), twice yearly (August and January) or in ten monthly installments, running from August through May. Monthly payments are made by direct debit to a checking or savings account. There is no additional fee for monthly payments.

Additional Discounts:

Adjustments to tuition through participation in the CPO program are available. Families purchasing $3,000 worth of CPOs will receive a $100 credit, and each additional $500 of CPO purchases earns another $15 credit. These discounts are for CPOs purchased at the school only.

Additional Fees:

There is a registration fee of $120 per student with a family cap of $300,and there is a technology fee will of $30 per child, with a family maximum of $70.