Tuition & Fees
Cost to Educate
The current cost to educate each child at SJCS is $11,147. The amount needed to bridge the gap between cost and tuition is almost $3,000. This gap between cost and tuition is made up of a parish subsidy, fundraising, donations and grants.
The 2025-2026 Tuition Rates
Tuition for
Kindergarten - 8th Grade
$10,100 per student*
St. Joseph Catholic Church contributing parishioner tuition rate:
Note: To qualify for the parishioner rate, you must be Catholic, donating (the previous calendar year), a registered member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, and raising your children in the Catholic faith.*
$8,500 for 1st student in family
$7,930 for 2nd student in family
$6,790 for 3rd student in family
$5,650 for 4th student in family
* More details below
Tuition for
Pre-K 4-year-old Class
$10,100 per child*
St. Joseph Catholic Church contributing parishioner tuition rate:
Note: To qualify for the parishioner rate, you must be Catholic, donating (the previous calendar year), a registered member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, and raising your children in the Catholic faith.*
$8,500 per child(no sibling discount)
* More details below
Invitation to Membership at St. Joseph Catholic Church
Our pastor, Father Stephen Ingram, and our principal, Ms. Fran Thompson, welcome any Catholic family not already active parishioners to become a St. Joseph Catholic Church member. Dual parishioner status (being a member of more than one parish) is an option. Membership will allow your family to become more involved in our parish's rich, faith-filled life. You will receive communications about parish activities you might want to join and the Texas Catholic newspaper.
To be considered a contributing parishioner and receive the parishioner tuition rate for the 2025-2026 school year, families must register as parishioners and contribute a minimum of $5 per week ($260 per year per family) to the St. Joseph Catholic Church general fund (Sunday offerings) by December 31, 2024. At least one parent must be a practicing Catholic, raising your child(ren) in the Catholic church.
For the 2026-2027 school year, to be considered contributing parishioners and receive the parishioner tuition rate, families must register as parishioners and contribute a minimum of $10 per week ($520 per year per family) to the St. Joseph Catholic Church general fund (Sunday offerings) by December 31, 2025.
Tuition Payment Methods
All families must enroll in the FACTS Payment Plan and choose from one of the following options:
(1) Full payment option - due July 1st
(2) Two payment option - due July 1st and January 1st
(3) 10-month option (10 equal payments July through April) - will include a 2% service fee
All New Students to SJCS
Application Fee: $100 per student entering PreK 4-8th grade (this fee is non-refundable).
All Students
Registration Fee:
1st student enrolling = $325
2nd student enrolling = $325
3rd student enrolling = $325
4th student enrolling = no fee
Activity fee:
$250 per child
The Registration fee must be paid in full at the time of enrollment to hold your student's reservation for the 2025-2026 school year. Returning families' enrollment packets and registration fees are due by February 14, 2025. On February 15, 2025, the registration fee for returning families will increase by $50 per student. The registration fee is non-refundable.
The activity fee is due by May 15th and will be billed through FACTS. It is refundable upon withdrawal before the first day of school.
3rd grader reading to a PreK friend
