It is the objective of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School to provide an environment of quality Catholic 
education and to maintain a challenging curriculum that provides a sound formation for further 
education. Meeting this objective requires the expenditure of considerable sums of money. The 
majority of this money is provided by school tuition, parish subsidy, fund-raising and Advancement 
efforts which support the school budget. This document defines the school policy and all parents/guardians enrolling their children in Our Lady of Mount Carmel School must commit themselves to the conditions specified herein.

TUITION FEES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULES

Registration will occur during the months of March and April. The registration fee of $40.00 per family is non-refundable and payable at the time of registration. 
Three tuition options are available:

TUITION OPTION #1

Payment of tuition in full by July 15th

TUITION OPTION #2

Payment of tuition through the F.A.C.T.S. Program with a minimum of (6) monthly 
installments: July 15th through December 15th. This option takes the payment directly from your savings or checking account and requires a $38.00 fee.

TUITION OPTION #3

Payment of tuition through the F.A.C.T.S. Program with a minimum of (10) monthly 
installments: July 15th through April 15th. This option takes the payment directly from your 
savings or checking account and requires a $38.00 fee.

PARISH SUBSIDY

Parish status at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is defined as being registered in the 
parish and being faithful to two obligations: 
That you and your family will faithfully attend Mass each Sunday and that 
prayer in the home will be a daily practice. 
That you faithfully pay the required Church contribution of $10.00 per week which has been set by the School Advisory Board. Church contribution records are reviewed to determine supporting Parishioner status for tuition rates only and notices are sent for deficiencies in these accounts. THOSE WHO DO NOT CONTRIBUTE THE MINIMUM WEEKLY AMOUNT ON A REGULAR BASIS TO THE PARISH WILL PAY NON-PARISHIONER TUITION RATES. Until a family is officially registered in the parish, the family will be registered in school as a non- 
parishioner

DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS

Children of families who have not completed the previous years’ contractual agreement will 
not be permitted to register. Passes will be issued prior to school starting. 
If you choose to send your child/children to any other parochial school, a statement of 
your financial delinquency will be included with the child’s/children’s academic records 
when they transfer. 
In order to cover bank fees, $15.00 will be charged for all returned checks. 
All unpaid accounts at the end of the school year will be turned over to a District Court for 
collection.

TUITION REFUNDS

Registration fees are non-refundable. 
All payments will be refunded except 10% of the tuition if withdrawal occurs prior to the first 
day of school. 
A Tuition refund of 50% of the tuition rate will be granted if withdrawal occurs on or before the 
end of the first semester. 
Before a tuition refund is granted, a review of Church contributions is made. 
Absolutely NO refunds after January 15th.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Supporting parishioner families who need financial assistance must apply before April 15th 
for consideration for a special grant from the Parish through the Msgr. Joseph P. Scheffner 
Endowment Fund. Applications are available from the school office and church rectory.

FUND-RAISING

FUND-RAISING is a necessary part of the school budget. Tuition and Parish Subsidy 
alone do not cover all of our expenses. The policy was to conduct three or four fund- 
raisers a year, which became overwhelming. Also, because not everyone participated, 
the burden fell on a few. The fund-raiser will be a cash raffle. Each family will be given thirty 
(30) $5.00 tickets to sell. The prize package will total $6,500.00. Each family will receive their tickets in June with the drawing being held in October. 
IT IS NECESSARY THAT EVERY FAMILY PARTICIPATES IN ORDER FOR THIS FUND-RAISER TO BE SUCCESSFUL.