Admissions Information

 

Personal Tours Available

Prospective students and their families are invited to tour our school.  Our Development Office can easily arrange a tour during or after business hours.

We also offer a student shadowing program. You can spend a half or whole day with potential classmates, meet teachers and even have lunch as our treat. Many of our transfer students say this shadow experience helped them decide to attend HT. To arrange any tours or visits, please contact Julie Fasching at 320-485-2182 ext. 2777 or htmarketing@tds.net  to arrange a tour today!


APPLICATION/ADMISSION PROCESS: If you have decided to send your child to Holy Trinity, complete the enclosed application form and a transcript release form. Send it to Holy Trinity with a $50 nonrefundable application fee.  Students in grades 7-12 must register for their class choices as part of the admission process.

2010-2011 TUITION

  Tuition Rates

 2010-11

 Kindergarten

$ 2,300.00

1st Grade

$ 2,350.00

 2nd Grade

$ 2,350.00

 3rd Grade

$ 2,350.00

4th Grade 

$ 2,350.00

5th Grade

$ 2,350.00

6th Grade

$ 2,350.00

7th Grade

$ 3,200.00

8th Grade

$ 3,200.00

9th Grade

$ 3,600.00

10th Grade

$ 3,600.00

11th Grade

$ 3,600.00

12th Grade

$ 3,700.00

Foreign Students

$ 5,800.00

 

Out of parish families, add $500.00 per family after the first year for students in grades 9-12.


TUITION ASSISTANCE

Although tuition at Holy Trinity Catholic School continues to be an excellent value as compared to the tuition in other dioceses and in private schools, we realize that it puts a serious strain on some budgets. In order to assist families in providing for a Catholic school education, the Tuition Assistance Program has been established. Any family interested in applying for financial aid for the 2009-2010 school year, will need to submit an application online to the TADS (Tuition Aid/Data Services) Company at www.tuitionaid.com. The application deadline is March 1. A paper application is available by calling 1-800-884-8237 or by going to www.tads.com/paper.  The cost to apply is $29 and must be sent with the application for TADS.  A worksheet to help you prepare information before you go online is available by calling the Business Office at 320-485-2182 ext. 2771.  Tuition rates have not been determined for the 2009/2010 school year, when they have been TADS will be informed so they can figure accordingly.  All information is kept strictly confidential. 


We want education at Holy Trinity Catholic School to be financially accessible for your child(ren). Financial constraints should not be the reason for any family not to enroll their child in either of our fine schools.  We are continuously working to increase tuition assistance for students and their families.  Almost 18% of our students now receive some form of tuition assistance. All children are eligible to attend our schools regardless of socio-economic status or the family's ability to pay, within the limits of Holy Trinity Catholic School's resources. Do not discount yourself from considering assistance.  Tuition assistance is available to all Holy Trinity Catholic School's families.


Those families that are financially able to pay 100% of the tuition are asked to do so. But for those who cannot, their parish then provides assistance for qualifying families based on level of need.  Our administrators employ a fair process to assess a family's ability to pay. Holy Trinity Catholic School seeks to keep this judgment of ability to pay as impartial, consistent, and objective as possible. The application process is not intended to intimidate, rather, it ensures that the amount of aid given to each family is objective and that as many needy students as possible receive help. 

We determine parents' capacity to contribute toward the tuition cost by considering a profile of family financial strength. Important factors considered in this profile include:

  • Total income    
  • Number of children in schools w/tuition
  • Family situation 
  • Value of parent's assets
  • Number of working parents    
  • Special circumstances

Tuition Assistance comes from the following sources:

  • Educational Trust Fund 

  • Rose Scholarship, $4,000 annually for High School students

  • Angermeyr Band Scholarship, $500 annually for a HTHS student active in band.

  • ACE Scholarship, $250.00 annually for High School student actively pursuing a business career

  • Father Jerry Hillesheim Fund ($2,100 annually for 10 years, 2003-2013)

  • TDS TELECOM Scholarship Award, $500 annually to graduating senior

Students who receive Tuition Assistance from Holy Trinity Catholic School are expected to maintain passing grades, participate in school fundraising drives and give service to the school.    


Payment Plans  Holy Trinity is committed to providing flexible payment plans to aid families in their budgeting process.  Tuition can be spread out over 9 or 12 months to ease in budgeting.  Tuition payments are due on the 1st of the month.  A $50.00 discount (gr. 1-12) is applied if tuition is paid in full by October 1st.  


ADDITIONAL COSTS

Lunch: All students are encouraged to participate in our lunch program. Hot lunch is served daily and high school students have a choice of a salad, ham and cheese, turkey and cheese, or peanut butter sandwich in place of the main entry. Lunch for high school students costs $2.25 and lunch for elementary students costs $1.95. Students bringing in cold lunch can purchase milk for $ .50. Students can purchase extra portions of most of the main entree for $1.25. The lunch program is electronically monitored, so each student is given a number. Families can put money on their accounts in either office. Applications are available for free or reduced lunches and are awarded according to federal and state guidelines.

Activity fees: Participation in sports, band, cheerleading, art, and industrial arts or drama may require that you pay an activity fee.

INITIAL PAYMENT

Each family is asked to make an initial payment of $400 toward their tuition costs during the first week of school, unless other arrangements are made.

DISCOUNT

A discount of $25 will be given to each kindergarten student whose tuition is paid in full by October 1. A discount of $50 will be given to each student in grades 1-12 whose tuition is paid in full by October 1.

LARGE FAMILIES

Full tuition will be charged for the four oldest children in a family. Starting with the fifth oldest student from a family, tuition will be one-half the stated fee.

(See tuition payment chart)

TUITION PAYMENT POLICY

All tuition is to be paid in full by October 1, unless you have made arrangements to pay using one of our monthly payment plan options. If no arrangements are made and tuition is not paid in full by October 1, no transcripts will be forwarded when requested and interest will begin to accrue.

MONEY BACK GUARANTEE

We at Holy Trinity are so convinced of the quality of our educational programs that we offer a money back guarantee.

After any new student has completed half of a quarter of attendance (4 1/2 weeks), if he/she or his/her parents are not satisfied and they wish to withdraw, Holy Trinity will refund the tuition already paid for the year. Withdrawal requests must be made within one week after mid-quarter.

REFERRAL PROGRAM

Holy Trinity Catholic School encourages school families to talk to their friends, family members, and neighbors to let them know why they have chosen Holy Trinity School. 

When a new family identifies a current family on the referral form, fills out an application, and pays the application fee for the upcoming school year, the current family will receive a credit of $100 (per new family, not per new student) towards the upcoming school year's tuition.  The referral form can be found on this webpage under Admissions Forms. If more than one current Holy Trinity Catholic School family is listed on the referral form, the $100 credit will be split among the families.

TRANSPORTATION

Holy Trinity student families come to us from communities within a 40-mile radius of Winsted.

Every effort will be made to help with challenging transportation needs. Public school buses from some school districts bring students to Holy Trinity. In addition, car pools may be available. Students may drive themselves, however, parking is limited.

Transportation refunds are available from your public school district. You must apply for reimbursement from the public school.