Registration forms, available in both church offices, must be completed and submitted to the academy office with a $100 registration fee.  This fee is applied to tuition and is non-refundable.  Late registrations will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

When member or non-member parents enroll children in the academy for the first time, the pastor and headmaster conduct an entrance interview.  This interview will be conducted as soon as possible after application for enrollment is received.

Tuition and Fees*

Academy tuition is based on church membership.  Tuition for this school year is:

Preschool

• $1,125 Three-year-old class
• $1,440 Four-year-old class

Kindergarten

• $1,350 Member of Christ Lutheran Academy churches
• $1,575 Member of sister LCMS congregation
• $2,025 Nonmember of Academy congregations

Grades 1-8

• $2,250 Member of Christ Lutheran Academy churches
• $2,925 Member of sister LCMS congregation
• $3,600 Nonmember of Academy congregations

A $125 book fee is assessed for each student in grades 1-8 and $60 for kindergarten.  This fee is applied to all perishable books and supplies, which the student will use and/or keep.  Hard cover books and other permanent resources are the property of Christ Lutheran Academy.

All students are assessed a $25 annual activity fee and a physical education fee.  The $100 non-refundable registration fee applies toward tuition. Preschool students are assessed the same $25 activity fee, and a $50 registration fee.

*For the 2012-2013 academic year, Christ Lutheran Academy is offering association member tuition rates for members of Grace Lutheran Church in Racine.

Multiple Child Discounts

Parents who have more than one child enrolled in the academy during the same school year pay full tuition fee for the oldest child only.  The tuition for the second child is 75%, for the third child, 50%, and for the fourth and subsequent child(ren), 25% of the applicable rate.

Tuition Payments

Tuition payment plans are set up at the time of registration.  Tuition may be paid annually, semiannually, quarterly, or monthly.  Monthly payments are due on the fifteenth day of each month beginning with the month of August preceding the academic year for which the payments apply.  Tuition payment may also be made through Thrivent’s “Simply Giving” electronic funds transfer program.

The academy reserves the right to call for the full payment of unpaid tuition balances in the event that tuition payments are late, or parents have demonstrated a history of tardiness in their tuition payments.  Failure to pay tuition according to the agreed upon plan will result in the discharge of these students from the academy.

Parents who voluntarily withdraw their child from Christ Lutheran Academy are responsible for the balance of the tuition for the current quarter.  Prorated refunds will be issued for students excused by Christ Lutheran Academy.

Christ Lutheran Academy uniforms, catechesis materials, and student consumable supplies are additional to tuition and books.  Teachers provide a list of student personal supplies at the beginning of each academic year that are to be purchased by parents.

Tuition Assistance

Tuition assistance is available for members through association congregations.  It is the policy of both association churches that no member family will be denied access to the academy because of financial need.  Financial need is determined confidentially solely on the basis of the income of the member family, except in cases of medical hardship or other extenuating circumstances, which are determined on a case-by-case basis.