Tuition is set by the school with input from our Board and is approved by the sponsoring pastors. Registration begins with Catholic Schools Week in January. Parents are asked to recommit to Our Lady of Hope as soon as possible.  Waiting lists for some grades usually form, so early registration is important to ensure a spot for your child.

Parents of new students enrolling to Our Lady of Hope should call 215.467.5385 for information.

Parents and family are invited to tour the school during upcoming open houses and are always encouraged to schedule a private visit.

The cost of operating Our Lady of Hope is over $5,000 per pupil.

Tuition is made affordable through the support of the five sponsoring parishes.  Weekly collections at Mass make it possible for OLH tution to remain very affordable.

Because the tuition charged parents is offset by local parishes, two tuition rates have been set for the 2019/2020 school year:  Subsidized Catholic and Non-Subsidized Catholic/Non-Catholic.

All Catholic families who are active in their parish will receive a tuition scholarship/subsidy for each child. CONFIRM WITH YOUR PASTOR. 

K-8th Grade

The 2019-2020 tuition is as follow:

Subsidized Catholic
$4,000 for families with 1 student
$6,000 for families with 2 students
$6,500 for families with 3 or more students

Non-subsidized Catholic and Non-Catholics
$4,600 for families with 1 student*
$6,400 for families with 2 students*
$6,900 for families with 3 or more students*

* Non-subsidized Catholic students who become active in their parish will receive the parish scholarship-subsidy. Please see your pastor.

Pre-K

Our Lady of Hope offers full and part time Pre-K programs for 3 and 4 year old children. This dynamic program introduces students to the school and builds the foundation for life-long learning.

Full-time program
$5,000.

Part -time program
$4,100

This cost is considerably less than the cost of area daycare programs.  And the program is academically oriented, building a strong foundation for success.

CARES

Our Lady of Hope offers a cost effective and engaging before school and after school program. Staffed by teachers and staff, homework help is provided. The after school CARES begins immediately at the end of the school day and goes through 5:30 PM.  Morning CARES begins at 7AM.

Morning CARES is provided as a free service for families participating in the afternoon program.

The cost for after school CARES is $13/day.

Fees

A non-refundable registration fee of $150 per family will be charged at the time of admissions along with a $200 tuition deposit.  For 2019-2020, all other school fees have been streamlined into a single Academic Fee. This fee covers the cost of computer lab materials, standardized testing, cafeteria supervision and other instructional costs.

• Academic Fee for families with 1 student: $400
• Academic Fee for families with 2 students: $450
• Academic Fee for families with 3 or more students: $525

Tuition late fees are $29 per month.

All fees are non-refundable.

Our Lady of Hope is committed to making a Catholic Education affordable.

To this end, OLH provided over $165,000 in tuition assistance. Over 30% of school families received some form of assistance. 98% of those seeking aid received some assistance.  The average award was $750 with the highest single scholarship being $2,200.

This money comes from various sources including a private and anonymous foundation, Memorial Scholarships, Facts, Kremer, Children’s Scholarship, Bridge Grants, etc. In addition, families can reduce their tuition by selling lottery tickets and buying SCRIP.

Active and practicing Catholic families receive an $800 tuition scholarship-subsidy for each child.  Please see your pastor.

If you are interested in providing your child with the very in Catholic education but if cost is an issue, please do not hesitate to ask. OLH’s leadership wants to find a way to help every family afford a Catholic education if at all possible.

Registration fees are non-refundable.

Tuition refunds are available on a limited basis.

July, August and September tuition payments are non-refundable. Thereafter, if a student transfers within the first week of the month, and if tuition has been paid, that payment will be refunded. Monthly tuition payments will not be refunded for students transferring after the 1st week of the month.