Frequently Asked Questions
1. The tuition seems a lot. How does this compare to other schools?
Great question.....first of all, public schools (through various tax revenues) spend between 10,000 and 18,000 per student depending upon which district you live in. Private schools may not have the vast number of expenses as a larger school district but, nonetheless, have similar expenses as a regular school district (personnel, facilities, testing, technology, instructional materials). Here is a comparison (enrollment fees for 2020 school year as posted on the respective school website) of private schools within the KC metropolitan area:
Great question.....first of all, public schools (through various tax revenues) spend between 10,000 and 18,000 per student depending upon which district you live in. Private schools may not have the vast number of expenses as a larger school district but, nonetheless, have similar expenses as a regular school district (personnel, facilities, testing, technology, instructional materials). Here is a comparison (enrollment fees for 2020 school year as posted on the respective school website) of private schools within the KC metropolitan area:
- Lutheran High School of Kansas City ($10,100.00 plus $275 yearly enrollment fee and $350 technology/book fee)
- St. Paul's Episcopal School of Kansas City ($16,120.00 plus $1,030 fees for grades 6-8)
- Rockhurst High School ($14,700.00 plus $1050 lunch fee and $225 technology fee)
- St. Therese Academy ($14,695.00 plus $350 registration fee plus $800 comprehensive tech fee)
- St. James Academy ($12,000.00 plus $750 technology/laptop fee)
- Pembroke Hill ($23,865 - all fees included as well as lunch)
- Marantha Christian Academy ($10,900 plus $1000 annual enrollment fee)
- Kansas City Academy ($14,100 plus $320 student services fee)