2025-2026 Tuition & Fees

St.Thomas Aquinas

Kindergarten-8th Grade

A $400 registration fee is applicable to all K-8 students. This fee includes the book, technology, and activity fees.  For returning families, fees are billed in Smart Tuition in April  2025. Payment of these fees secures your child’s spot for the following academic year. This fee is non-refundable. 

Participating STA Parish* Families: $7,200.00/per student

STA Community Families: $9,765.48/per student

*In order to qualify for the parishioner tuition rate, families must be registered members of the parish at least three months prior to the start of the school year and contribute their time, talent and treasure (tithing $1,300/year) to the Church. The parishioner tuition rate also requires that at least one parent in the family is a practicing Catholic and that the child or children who are students in the school be baptized and participate in the sacramental life of the parish.

The following grades have additional field trip fees. For the 2025-2026 school year, these fees will be added to the tuition within Smart Tuition to allow for ease of payment by families. 

5th Social Studies Field Trip: $35
6th Social Studies & Science Field Trip: $150
7th Science Field Trip: $150
8th Science Field Trips: $160

Tiger Cub Preschool

Registration Fee: $200

Full tuition (Parishioner discounts are not applicable for preschool): $8,207.33

Financial Support for St. Thomas Aquinas School Families 

Families may qualify for Indiana Choice Scholarships based on the State of Indiana criteria. (LINK TO STATE INFO)

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School is blessed to have a variety of ways to provide financial assistance for school tuition and fees. This policy is in place to ensure there is an effective process for families to request and receive financial assistance. (LINK TO POLICY INFO)

Application for financial support is FOUND HERE and due June 1st.

Please email Principal Mrs.Borland, bborland@staindy.org, for more information.

Tuition Payment

St. Thomas uses Smart Tuition for tuition management and collection. Tuition due dates:

● Installment plans are available via SMART Tuition to collect, record, and deposit tuition payments. Tuition payments may be made annually, by semester or over ten (10) months (July – April).

● If a family chooses to make one payment, the payment is due July 2025.