2019-2020 Tuition

Below are fees for the 2019-2020 school year. All families must either pay tuition in full to St. Catherine of Siena School or set up a loan through First Bank and Trust by May 15, 2019.

Tuition may be paid in full by personal check, money order or a cashier’s check sent to the office or a bank draft through First Bank and Trust. You can also use your debit/credit card through First Bank and Trust.

School Supply fees and 5th Grade Chromebook fees must be paid in full by May 15, 2019 (the Chromebook fee also applies to any entering sixth grade student who is new to SCS for 2019-2020). School supply fees are listed by grade level. Failure to meet your financial obligations, will result in the student’s removal from the school roster.

Out of Parish / Non-Contributor Fee: By Archdiocesan policy, each student from a non-contributing or out-of-parish family pays an additional $350 fee.

Building Fee: A $100 building fee will be charged to each student.  This money will be used for facilities upgrades on campus and for future expansion (playground re-build, a turf field and other improvements to our facilities).

The contributing in-parish fee for St. Catherine of Siena Church is a minimum donation of $500.00 per family for one child and $700.00 per family for 2 or more children.  This is based on the previous calendar year and not the current year.  Thus, contributions must be made by December 31 of the previous year to be considered "in-parish".

2019-2020 Supply Fees

• Pk3      $ 180.08
• Pk4      $ 166.69
• Kdg      $ 194.23
• 1st       $ 177.57
• 2nd      $ 163.45
• 3rd       $ 125.63 
• 4th       $ 121.71
• 5th       $ 154.06
• 6th       $ 144.37
• 7th       $ 126.90

Chromebook Fee    $320.00
**Only applies to students entering 5th grade, or any 6th or 7th graders who are new to SCS.**     
    

First Bank and Trust Tuition and Loans Information

We are pleased to inform you that First Bank and Trust and St Catherine of Siena School will partner for the 2019-2020 school year for the management of tuition and fees. First Bank and Trust offers a convenient, secure portal for the one-time payment of tuition and fees or for the financing of tuition and approved fees with a First Bank and Trust tuition loan. The following are some important highlights regarding your payment options.
 
Easy Online Sign-Up: If you are new to the First Bank and Trust website, https://tuitionportal.fbtonline.com you will need to create a User ID and password by clicking “I want to Register” on the sign in page of the website. If you are an existing user on the website, you will only need your login ID and password to set up your student(s) for the 2019-2020 school year. Instructions for navigating through the website are included with this communication.  
 
Payment Options:  St. Catherine of Siena’s Tuition, Out Of Parish Fee, Supply Fee and Building Use Fee will be programmed on the FBT website. The online payment of tuition and fees will be accepted via a one-time bank draft or with a credit or debit card. If you choose to use a credit or debit card, a 2.99% convenience fee will be added to the total amount charged to the card. There is no fee for the automatic bank draft. You may elect to finance your child’s Tuition and Out of Parish Fee with a (10) month tuition loan through First Bank and Trust, however the Supply Fee and the Building Use Fee cannot be financed and is due in full by May 15, 2019. 
 
Financing Option and Loan Terms: If you choose the financing option, you may set up a (10) month tuition loan no later than May 15, 2019, by logging into the bank’s secure web portal. The annual percentage rate on the tuition loan for St. Catherine of Siena School is 7.5%. This rate is fixed over the school term and there is no pre-payment penalty if you decide to pay the loan off early. In addition, there is no pre-qualification and no credit check required for the applicant(s). If completed by the May 15^th deadline, your ten month tuition loan will fund on June 1, 2019 and monthly payments will begin in July 2019. An annual fee of $35.00 will be assessed on the funding date of your loan and billed on your first statement.
 
Convenient Automatic Payments: If you choose to finance tuition, you will be required to set up automatic bank drafts for the monthly tuition loan payments. You may choose a payment due date of the 3^rd or the 15^th of each month. A $25.00 fee will be charged to your account for any payment returned by your bank and FBT will notify you of when the payment will be re-processed. If a returned payment results in a delinquent status on your account, an additional $15.00 will be assessed.   
 
Beginning in March, the First Bank and Trust website will be open and available for you to review your options and to make payment selections. Bank representatives are ready and available to assist you with the online process. Feel free to call our Tuition Solution Center at (504) 584-5967 or 1-877-426-2376 for assistance. We appreciate your business and we are looking forward to working with you for the 2019-2020 school year!
 
First Bank and Trust
Education Division