We are able to give tuition assistance to over 85% of our students
Thanks to our donors and tax credits through STOs.
Tuition & Aid
Saint Mary’s Catholic High School bases its tuition policy on the premise that tuition payments are an investment in your child’s education and Christian formation. It is the duty of the school administration, in the spirit of Christian stewardship, to ensure that adequate financial resources are available for the school and that enrollment is as affordable as possible to all families.
2024-2025 Rates
$18,000/year or $14,000/year for Catholics registered in a Catholic Parish
$350 Registration Fee — non-refundable and not included in tuition
Financial Aid - Tuition Assistance Opportunities
We want to be sure that tuition is affordable for all students who want to attend St. Mary’s. We work with Student Tuition Organizations (STOs), Foundations, private donors and other organizations to provide tuition assistance to all who request assistance. Student’s eligibility for tuition assistance is determined by household size and household income and needs to be documented by 2023 tax returns. Completing all applications recommended by due dates result in the maximum assistance.
Financial Aid assistance will be available in the Business Office. Contact Michelle Hernandez at [email protected], Veronica Acosta at [email protected] (bilingual) or Briana Valdez [email protected] (bilingual) to schedule an appointment.
Merit Scholarship
Saint Mary’s Catholic High School is proud to award incoming freshmen the Saint Mary’s Merit Scholarship. Students are selected for this distinct honor based on multiple factors from their high school applications, including but not limited to, their HSPT scores, grades, teacher recommendations, online application, and student-parent interviews. Upon a critical review of all of these items, Saint Mary’s selects a limited number of students whom we believe will continue to excel academically and greatly benefit from a Saint Mary’s education. The scholarship applies all four years.
Median Saint Mary’s Tuition Cost
Based on Family Size and Income
| Household Size | Annual Income below | Annual Income below | Annual Income above |
| 2 | $37,814 | $69,956 | $69,957 |
| 3 | $47,767 | $88,369 | $88,370 |
| 4 | $57,720 | $106,782 | $106,783 |
| 5 | $67,673 | $125,195 | $125,196 |
| 6 | $77,626 | $143,608 | $143,609 |
| 7 | $87,579 | $162,021 | $162,022 |
| 8 | $97,532 | $180,434 | $180,435 |
| Add for each additional | $9,953 | $18,413 | $18,414 |
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Classification of Aid eligibility |
Free/Reduced Eligible |
Corporate/Low income eligible |
Individual eligible, can be Switcher/Plus eligible if coming from Public School |
School Tuition Organizations
Below is a list of several STO’s (School Tuition Organizations) we partner with.
Please review eligibility guidelines and deadlines prior to applying.
A full list of Arizona STO’s is available at www.azdor.gov
Catholic Education Arizona
The application for Catholic Education Arizona application is due April 15th.
All families seeking assistance must apply!
Parents/legal guardians need to go to www.fairapp.com to apply. The school code and school password will remain the same as last year, as well as the $31 fee.
School Code: 700
School Password: cea700
If your family applied online last year and you log in this year with the same email and password, you will see that an application based on last year’s information has already been started and will have a “pending” status. You will need to click on the EDIT link to update the information for the 2024-2025 school year. The preloaded information will not include financial, school or grade information. Please update your dependent information and school/grade information.
Appointments can be made for financial aid application assistance for parents who have completed 2023 tax returns.
Please contact Michelle Hernandez at [email protected] or 602.251.2510.
Please Contact the Business Office at 602.251.2510 with questions regarding Tuition.
