TUITION & FEES

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Our goal is to keep tuition costs affordable for all families while also being transparent about the true “Cost To Educate” (CTE) at your school. To achieve this goal, the Diocese of Scranton Catholic Schools Office is shifting to a new tuition structure model that shares the CTE at your school and offers options to families to reduce this cost to educate to help keep tuition payments at a manageable level. The Diocese of Scranton is offering a guaranteed scholarship to families when the family either participates in the PA State Tuition Tax Credit Program (also referred to as the EITC Scholarship program as presented by RedefinED in the fall) and/or applies for tuition assistance, which can be done during the online enrollment process. 

The cost to educate a student at Holy Cross High School is $12,907.00. To reduce the CTE, follow these steps: 

1. Apply for Tuition Assistance. The Diocese of Scranton Catholic Schools Office works with a third party vendor, FACTS Grant and Aid, to evaluate all applications. Using objective criteria, the applications are ranked according to need within each school. You only need to complete one online application even if you have students attending multiple Diocesan schools. 

If you are interested in completing the tuition assistance application, you will be able to do so during the online enrollment process. Completing this step during the enrollment process will allow your family to automatically receive a guaranteed scholarship, as well as to be considered for additional tuition assistance.

and/or 

2. Donate to the PA State Tuition Tax Credit Program. Apply to donate your PA state tax through an EITC program and receive a tax credit of 90% of the amount you donate. 

If you are interested in participating in the PA Tax Credit Scholarship Program, please note that we have partnered with the company RedefinED, who will be able to process your pledge form and walk you through the process of participating in the PA Tax Credit Program. 

If you have specific questions about becoming a participant in the PA Tax Credit Scholarship Program, contact Hayley Younkin at RedefinED at (814) 505-9835 or hayley@redefiningeducation.org. If you wish to participate, please send the completed RedefinED-BLOCS Pledge form directly to Hayley.

By doing either or both of these steps, you will automatically receive a Diocese of Scranton Guaranteed Scholarship Award and be charged the amounts listed in the charts below. This guaranteed scholarship will be immediately applied to your tuition before any other discounts or assistance awards. 

If you do not apply for tuition assistance or participate in the PA State Tuition Tax Credit Program, you will be charged the Cost to Educate: $12,907.00.  

Below will be your tuition amount for 2025-2026 (9th through 12th grade) if you apply for Tuition Assistance and/or donate to the PA State Tuition Tax Credit Program.

1st child $8,875.00 

2nd child $8,075.00 

3rd child $6,925.00 

4th child $3,025.00 

1st child  $9,675.00 

2nd child  $8,975.00 

3rd child  $7,875.00
4th child  $3,575.00 

• Tuition for the Individualized Instruction Program is $700 in addition to the listed amounts. 
• International students are asked to contact the school for application procedures, tuition, and fees. 

• The Holy Cross System is a PreK/Kindergarten to Grade 12 system. 
• Effective 2017-2018, students enrolled in the PreK program are eligible for the multiple child discounted rate. If a family has a student in high school and child(ren) in a system elementary school, the elementary school children are considered the 2nd and/or 3rd child, etc., when determining tuition.
• In an effort to make our schools affordable, additional resources are being dedicated to financial assistance. We also have opportunities in each school to reduce tuition through Scrip, referral of new families, events, etc.  
• Tuition does not include the additional fees listed below.

Courses with additional fees - Grades 9 - 12

All Core Subject Advanced Placement (AP) Courses  – Grade 12/Test Fee
A.P. Art & Design (Drawing, 2-D or 3-D) – Grade 12/$50 + Test Fee

A.P. Computer Science Principles - Grade 12/$50 +Test Fee
Biology I & II – Grade 10 & 11/ $50 each
Chemistry I & II – Grade 11 & 12/$50 each
Computer Concepts – Grade 10, 11 & 12/$50 

Design & Entrepreneurship - Grade 11 & 12/$50 

Digital Media Design - Grades 10, 11, & 12/$50

Drawing & Painting – Grade 10, 11 & 12/$50 

Honors Intro to Computer Programming – Grade 11 & 12/$50 

Human Anatomy, Honors Anatomy & Physiology – Grade 12/$50 each

Intro to Art (Freshman Sequence) – Grade 9/$50

Intro to Computers (Freshman Sequence) – Grade 9/$50

Printmaking & Mixed – Grade 10, 11 & 12/$50
Web Design – Grade 10, 11 & 12/$50 

2D Design – Grade 10, 11 & 12/$50
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Retreat Fee – Grades 9 – 12/$50 each
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Graduation Fee (Includes Yearbook) – Grade 12 ONLY/$250
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Athletic Fee* – Grade 9-12/$100

One time fee per year, if any sport(s) is/are played