Bishop Daniel Jenky, the Peoria Area Pastors' Board, the Administration of Peoria Notre Dame, and the Peoria Area Catholic Community are committed to providing financial assistance for Catholic students whose families demonstrate both need and sincere desire for Catholic education. Every family must make a firm personal commitment to contribute its fair share.

Affiliated Family Tuition
Catholic families affiliated with Region 1 Affiliated Peoria area Parishes

1st Student..... $4,230
2nd Student..... $3,807
3rd Student..... $3,172

Non-Affiliated Family Tuition
Non-Catholic or Catholics not members of Peoria area parishes

1st Student..... $6,200
2nd Student..... $5,580
3rd Student..... $4,650

Registration Fee.............. $100 per student per year due at registration

Diocese Drug Testing Fee...... $80 due at registration

Tuition Advance Fee (Books and Computer Lab)...... $325 per student (before 8/1)

Other fees applicable to users only include:

• Parking Fee:  $176
  Permits available to Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores as space is available. Permits limited to one per family until all initial requests are met. 416 parking spaces are available for student use.

Peoria Notre Dame's projected cost for educating a student for 2008 - 2009 is over $7,000. The difference between our cost per student and our tuition is made up through contributions of the Peoria area Pastors' Board and through third source funding. All families are expected to cooperate with fundraising efforts.

• Tuition and Fees.................................................62%
• Parish and Diocese Subsidy.............................19%
• Third Source, PND Foundation, Fundraisers....9%
• Miscellaneous Revenue.......................................10%
• Total...................................................................100.00%

A significant portion of the funding for each student's education comes from "Third Source Funding." This funding supports 6.6% of the cost per student and supports other key programs for all students such as the Cleary Computer Center and the Peoria Notre Dame Foundation.

Every family is expected to participate in school-sponsored fundraisers such as the Annual Benefit Dinner Auction. Further, families are expected to assist with the work of our Parent Board and Booster organizations.

The school relies on the timely payment of tuition and fees. It is an unnecessary burden on our limited resources and personnel to have to follow up on delinquent accounts. The Education Board has directed that semester report cards and/or transcripts will not be released for students with delinquent accounts.

Further, unpaid balances may prevent a student's continued attendance at PND in subsequent semesters or school years. PND will pursue past due accounts and in extreme cases will turn over uncollectable accounts to a collection service.

Tuition is based on six-week grading periods. Charges will start with the first grading period, or fraction thereof, in attendance. The Comprehensive Fee is pro-rated on full semester only with no pro-ration for partial semesters. The Registration Fee is payable in full regardless of enrollment date. Any past due balances for any family members must be paid current before any other students from that family are accepted for enrollment.

Tuition is based on the actual number of days in attendance, but not less than $100. The Comprehensive Fee is pro-rated on full semester only with no pro-ration for partial semesters. The Registration Fee is non-refundable. Refunds will never exceed payments received from a family. Financial Assistance will never be refunded to recipient for those scholarships administered by PND. Financial Assistance will be pro-rated the same as tuition. Unpaid balances due at the time of withdrawal will be pursued for collection. Arrangements to pay any balances must be made at the time of withdrawal.

A limited amount of Financial Assistance is available to Catholic families who show sincere need. To be considered, families must apply for assistance annually. There is no automatic renewal. Forms are available February 1^st, at the Administration office and must be completed and submitted no later than April 1^st. Financial assistance forms cannot be mailed from Peoria Notre Dame.

Families who feel they qualify for this financial assistance under the above guidelines need only to provide a copy of their most recent Federal Income Tax Return form 1040, line 40, verifying their "taxable income" along with the commitment form showing the selected payment plan for the family. (If the family has applied for financial assistance through the PSAS form, we do not need this additional copy of the Income Tax Return. You will automatically get the discount as long as the above guidelines are met.)

For confidentiality reasons, we suggest that when this discount is requested as outlined above, the commitment form (and accompanying tax forms) be mailed to the attention of the Financial Assistance Administrator.

As always, any family who has demonstrated need, but does not qualify for the discount under the above formula, is still welcome to fill out and submit the PSAS form under the usual assistance program.

Please contact the business office concerning any question or comments on financial arrangements or financial assistance by phone at (309) 691-8741, or by FAX at (309) 691-0875 or Email us with the address provided on our home page.