Family Customized Tuition

Family Customized Tuition at York Catholic Middle and High School reflects YC’s commitment to providing access to excellent private Catholic education for families of all income levels. The program provides families with personalized tuition based on their unique financial circumstances.

There is no fee to complete the Financial Questionnaire on the Simple Tuition Solutions (STS) platform.

YC partners with Simple Tuition Solutions (STS), a confidential third-party financial evaluation resource for independent schools across the country. Similar to the FAFSA process for colleges and universities, the STS Financial Questionnaire takes into account each family’s unique financial picture, which is used to calculate the Family Customized Tuition contribution.

Yes, applying for admission to York Catholic is your first step through the Focus platform.  You then complete the Simple Tuition Solutions Financial Questionnaire to request your Family Customized Tuition.

Yes. Families may opt out of Family Customized Tuition and choose to participate in the Special Purpose Entity (SPE) Pennsylvania tax credit program instead (offered to PA residents only).  If families choose to opt out of both programs, they will be choosing the regular tuition contribution as an alternative.

The Simple Tuition Solution STS Financial Questionnaire asks for some of the following information:

• Social security numbers
• All taxable income
• IRS Federal Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040-EZ Individual Tax Return
• W-2 Wage and Tax Statements
• Supporting Tax Schedules
• Business – Schedule C or C-EZ and Form 4562 Depreciation & Amortization
• Farm – Schedule F and Form 4562 Depreciation & Amortization
• Rental Property – Schedule E (page 1)
• S-Corporation – Schedule E (page 2), Form 1120S (4 pages), Schedule K-1, and Form 8825
• Partnership – Schedule E (page 2), Form 1065 (5 pages), Schedule K-1, and Form 8825
• Estates & Trusts – Schedule E (page 2), Form 1041, and Schedule K-1
• Non-taxable income – child support, Social Security, worker’s compensation, TANF, welfare, etc.
• Residential expenses
• Vehicle expenses
• Credit cards and other loans
• Health insurance premiums
• Annual expenses – vehicle, medical
• College expenses
• Daycare expenses
• Elder expenses
• Assets and Liabilities

Yes. The number of children enrolled or seeking enrollment within a family is included when determining each family’s Family Customized Tuition contribution.

For those interested in beginning with YC or continuing with YC at the start of the school year:

• Families who complete the application or re-enrollment process (including the STS Financial Questionnaire) by March 1 will receive their Family Customized Tuition contribution information by June 15.
• Families who complete the application or re-enrollment process including the STS Financial Questionnaire after March 1 will receive their Family Customized Tuition contribution information within twelve (12) weeks of the submission date.
• Families who submit applications or re-enrollment requests (including the STS Financial Questionnaire) after June 15 should expect to receive their Family Customized Tuition contribution information within approximately two (2) weeks from the submission date.

Yes. The STS Financial Questionnaire will need to be completed each year.

No, Family Customized Tuition is not a loan program, and the amount of the reduced tuition contribution will never need to be repaid.

For 2026-2027, there is an Enrollment Fee of $300.

We understand circumstances can change from year to year which is why Family Customized Tuition is re-evaluated and determined annually.  In the event of a change or hardship mid-year, families may reach out to YC President Ms. Katie Doyle at kdoyle@yorkcatholic.org.