Thank You for Considering St. Patrick!
Dear Parents,
Our school has been the leading mission of our parish since 1949 and is vital to our parish community. We are deeply blessed to have highly qualified, dedicated, and caring teachers and staff, who through compassion and love of our Catholic faith pass on our beliefs onto the next generation.
It is an ongoing challenge to keep tuition affordable in the face of ever-increasing education costs. Tuition alone pays for only about 55% of the actual cost of educating a child. We are extremely fortunate for a parish that generously subsidizes up to 30% of every student who attends St. Patrick. I would also like to recognize the contributions of many volunteers who make the Ice-cream Social, Fall Auction, Fun-Run and other fundraisers so successful. For those qualifying families who are challenged to pay the tuition rate, we offer In-Parish and/or Catholic Education Foundation (CEF) Scholarships. We offer this so that Catholic education is attainable for all parish families.
Thank you for allowing us to collaborate with you in caring for and educating your child.
God Bless,
Cathy Fithian
Principal
Tuition and Scholarship Assistance
A Word on Tuition
St. Patrick is tuition-based, as we are a private school. We believe that a Catholic education is one of the best investments anyone could ever make for their child--so do our supporters! Here, we want to make Catholic education available for all children in our parish & community. Therefore, we have made Parish and Catholic Education Foundation Scholarships available for eligible families. If you are seeking financial assistance information and tuition rates, please check out our Enrollment documents under our admissions tab, feel free to email us at [email protected], or call the school office at 913-299-8131. Please see below for parishioner criteria.*
A technology and registration fee is required to secure your child’s placement at St. Patrick Catholic School. Once fees have been paid to secure the spot, they are non-refundable.
Any amounts exceeding the tuition rate will be tax deductible. We would be extremely grateful if you would consider such a gift. Through your generosity, we can continue to build a bridge and “Gather as One” in our faith.
*Parishioners are defined by the following criteria:
Attend Mass regularly and faithfully at St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Spirit of Giving (Stewardship of Treasure) pledge card on file and fulfill pledge thru regular offertory giving envelopes.
Volunteer time and talent to the St. Patrick community and support fundraising events.
*Non-Parishioners must meet the following conditions:
The student meets academic and disciplinary requirements.
Payment of registration fees and agreement to pay per student tuition costs for the school term turned in.
FACTS Tuition Management System
St. Patrick always strives to help make the tuition and aid process the best it can be. Recently, we transitioned to FACTS Tuition, an online tuition management platform that gives both the school and families an easy way to track tuition payments, financial aid and/or fees for your convenience. For information about FACTS, please view our "Enrollment Documents" tab on the left bar, go to the FACT’s website and input our zip code 66112 at https://factsmgt.com, or call the school office at 913-299-8131.
Kindergarten
Kansas law requires that a child be five years of age by August 31st to enter kindergarten and be six years of age on or before September 1st to enter grade one. Parents of all students new to St. Patrick must provide:
Kindergarten admission will be given to families based on the following hierarchy:
Siblings of current students
Active St. Patrick parishioner using St. Patrick EEC*
Active St. Patrick parishioner*
Non-active parishioners using St. Patrick EEC
Non-parishioners using St. Patrick EEC