Admission and Tuition
Thank you for your interest in registering your child(ren) at St. Jude of the Lake School. You should find everything you need here, but at any time, we are here to help! Give us a call to help you.
Admissions Process
Step 1
Tour
We encourage every family to come and see for themselves how special St. Jude’s is. Schedule a tour and we will be delighted to give you a guided tour of the school!
Step 2
Apply
After your tour, please visit our K-8 New Student Admission Application link below to complete your child’s application via TADS. For preschool, please choose the “Preschool Admissions” link.
Step 3
Enrollment
After receiving approval of your child’s application, you will be sent a link via TADS to enroll your child. You may also choose to apply for available scholarships and financial aid during this step.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition is determined annually by the School Advisory Council.
For the 2024-25 school year, tuition for Grades K-5 is $5,200 per student, and Middle School tuition (Grades 6-8) is $5, 500 per student.
We offer a 3% discount to families enrolling two or more students.
| Grades K-5 Tuition Rates (3% Multi-child Discount) | |
| 1 Child, Grades K-5 | Per K-5 child–Multi-Student Family: |
| $5,200 | $5,044 |
| Grades 6-8 Middle School Tuition Rates: (3% Multi-child Discount) | |
| 1 Child, Grades 6-8 | Per Grade 6-8 child–Multi-Student Family: |
| $5,500 | $5,335 |
Fast Fact: The true, full cost to educate a child in the Archdiocese in K-8th Grade is $13,000 per student.
St. Jude of the Lake Church covers the difference between this full cost and the K-8 tuition prices by financial support from Sunday collections.
Last year, the Church shared 12% of the Sunday collections, or $98,134 with our school to share in the financial cost to educate the students of
St. Jude of the Lake Catholic School.
Tuition Help & Scholarships
St. Jude of the Lake offers many assistance opportunities to our families.
To apply for assistance, please click the financial aid application box, available on the TADS website, at www.mytads.com, to start the process. Once your TADS portion is complete, you are automatically eligible for other financial gifts as well from AIM Higher and Catholic Community Foundation.
If your family would benefit from further form of financial assistance, please complete the ScholarGIFT tuition assistance application form and return to the office. We also offer several merit-based scholarship opportunities.
Please Note:
Families receiving tuition assistance are not eligible for tuition discounts.
For more information, please contact Laurie Barclay at 651.426.25.62 or TADS at 800.477.8237.
Only one discount or financial aid award is allowed to be used per family and discounts cannot be combined with other discounts or financial aid awards.
Enrollment Fees
St. Jude of the Lake Catholic School now uses Continuous Enrollment, an efficient way for our families to manage enrollment from year to year. There’s no need to re-enroll every year. Once your children enroll, they are continuously enrolled until graduation from St. Jude or the family follows a withdrawal procedure.
| Enrollment Fees Grades K-8 | |||
| 1 Child | 2 Children | 3 Children | 4 Children |
| $300 | $600 | $900 | $1,200 |
The enrollment fee is $300 per student. This fee is non-refundable and is not applied to the tuition cost.
If you would like to defer this payment, please contact the school office as soon as possible. All deferred registration fee payments are due by June 30, 2023.
Activity/Techology Fees
| Activity/Technology Fee Grades K-8 | |||
| 1 Child | 2 Children | 3 Children | 4 Children |
| $175 | $350 | $525 | $700 |
There is a $175.00 Student Technology, Supplies, and Activities Fee due prior to the start of the school year to cover the field trips, science lab supplies and technology maintenance. There are several extracurricular and athletic opportunities available to our students that will require a nominal fee to participate.
If you would like to defer this payment, please contact the school office as soon as possible. All deferred registration fee payments are due by June 30, 2023.
Extended Care Program
St. Jude of the Lake Catholic School offers before and after school care on a per-session, as-needed basis.
For more detailed information, read our Extended Program Registration Info.
| Before Care Session 7:45-8:45am | |||
| 1 Child | 2 Children | 3+ Children | |
| $10 per hour | $15 per hour | Contact school for info. |
| After Care Session 3:30-5:30pm | |||
| 1 Child | 2 Children | 3+ Children | |
| $10 per hour | $15 per hour | Contact school for info. |
*NOTE: After Care late fees will be $1 per minute after 5:30pm and will be billed accordingly.
A Message From the Principal
As principal, it is very important to me that everyone who steps through our doors, whether it be a staff member, parent, student or visitor, is excited to be here. The positive attitude and welcoming setting enables us to meet the challenges of academic excellence in a positive, fun, nurturing environment and grow our school community, while furthering our mission of providing a strong Catholic foundation for our students.
Carrie Hackman
