2026-2027
TUITION
& FEES
Our tuition and fees only cover a small portion of what it actually costs to educate a child at St. John Lutheran School. The actual cost exceeds $7,000 per full-time student each year. However, our congregation is traditionally quite supportive of our school and the ministry it provides to our community and contributes about 60% of our total expenses. The remaining cost is covered by tuition, voucher income, etc. We try diligently to keep our tuition as low as possible so that any family who desires a quality, Christ-centered education for their child might have the opportunity to do so. Financial aid is also available for any family that applies and meets the qualifications.
Member: $2,483
Non-Member: $3,292
K-8 (Monday-Friday)
Member: $2,011
Non-Member: $2,011
3K & 4K (Monday-Friday)
There is a registration fee of $100 (non-refundable) for each child enrolling in SJL. The registration fee must accompany the application form and is applied to tuition. Some programs, such as middle school band, have additional fees.
Tuition fees are reviewed and set annually by the School Board. Children of LCMS pastors, teachers, and other professional church workers from sister congregations may attend SJL at the same tuition rate as our full-time staff.
Program tuition & fees
Families and extended family members are encouraged to participate in the SCRIP program. Gift cards can be purchased with the proceeds applied to designated student accounts. Tuition credits accumulate through May 1 and are applied to the following school year.
SCRIP
Second child receives a $150 discount; third and additional children receive a $250 discount.
MULTIPLE CHILDREN
5% discount if tuition is paid in full by August 1.
PAYMENT IN FULL
St. John School offers tuition assistance grants for families unable to afford school tuition. Financial assistance is granted based on demonstrated need. A financial aid application form is available in the school office. Applicants will be asked to disclose financial information and may be asked to meet with a Tuition Assistance Committee for further discussion. Tuition Assistance does not automatically renew each year. Families must reapply each school year.
tuition discounts
Our school is a participant in the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program. (WPCP). This means that eligible students and their families may apply for a state-funded voucher to attend the private or parochial school of their choice. The amount of the voucher, if granted, fully covers the cost of tuition to SJL.
Please, contact the school office at (920) 893-5114 for more information or click the button below.
SCHOOL CHOICE VOUCHERS
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE INFORMATION
Public school open enrollment has a bigger impact than Parental Choice Programs.
Today, 53,188 Wisconsin students – nearly 6 percent — are using public school choice, otherwise known as “open enrollment.” Families of all incomes are eligible. The enrollment in this program has a far greater impact on school districts than Parental Choice Programs.
Only low-income families can use Parental Choice Programs.
There are 27,619 students in Milwaukee and another 4,641 students around the state using the Parental Choice Programs.
Private schools are needed in Wisconsin because they save taxpayers money.
If all the private schools closed, state and local taxes would have to increase by $1 billion annually to educate all of those children in the public system, according to an analysis by the non-partisan Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.
Private schools can’t replace public education because there aren’t enough private schools to do so and because schools are hard to start.
The vast majority of private schools in Wisconsin enroll kindergarteners through eighth graders. These students graduate on to attend public high schools. For that reason, the private schools have long supported a robust public education system, and work closely with public schools to help students transition between systems.
Private schools in Wisconsin are covered by hundreds of state and federal laws regulating every aspect of school life.
Most are accredited, which is the same system used in higher education to ensure quality. Schools participating in the Parental Choice Programs have even more regulations to follow. And, these private schools also have to keep the tuition paying parents happy because if they don’t, the tuition disappears and schools close.
The Parental Choice Programs are Constitutional.
Both the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court long-ago ruled that private school voucher programs are constitutional because the government plays no role in the selection of the school. The courts ruled that private school voucher programs meet the state’s secular interest of educating children. If a voucher is used to attend a religious school, it’s because of a parental decision — not government fiat.
The point of the money is to educate children — not sustain systems, public or private, for the sake of adults.
