Tuition
Our whole community works together to help ensure that Christ-centered, academically excellent education is available in Lincoln, yet the primary source of funding for Lincoln Lutheran continues to be families and association congregations committed to their children.
Fee Schedule
Lincoln Lutheran utilizes FACTS to manage tuition, fees, and incidental expense billing. Tuition payments will be billed as scheduled with each family. Other fees and expenses will be billed when they occur.
Early Registration Fee | $250 (application received prior to February 28th) |
Registration Fee | $300 |
Activities Fee | To be determined |
Technology Fee | $125 |
Families who currently qualify for the federal free/reduced lunch program, or who need to break the registration fee into smaller payments, should email business@lincolnlutheran.org PRIOR to due dates.
Enrollment is not considered complete until the registration fee has been paid. The registration fee is non-refundable except in cases of denied enrollment or extenuating circumstances.
Discounts, Scholarships, and Financial Aid
MULTIPLE CHILD DISCOUNT:
Families with more than one child enrolled at Lincoln Lutheran are eligible for discounts as follows:
20% discount for 2nd child enrolled
40% discount for 3rd child enrolled
60% discount for each additional child enrolled
ASSOCIATION MEMBER GRANT:
Families who are active members of an Association congregation, in addition to receiving the Association Member Rate, may be eligible for a congregational subsidy. The exact amount of the congregational subsidy varies by congregation and starts at a minimum of 25%. Contact your church for details.
NEED-BASED AID:
Families may qualify for need-based scholarships and financial aid as determined by qualification for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program and the FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment. Amounts are based on the number of applicants and the total aid available (See Scholarships & Financial Aid below):
50% reduction for families who qualify for the Federal Free Lunch Program
25% reduction for families who qualify for the Federal Reduced Lunch Program
Various amounts as determined by the FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment. Students may be awarded one or more scholarships that have been made possible by the donations of many individuals, groups, and congregations that wish to support Christian education.
Various amounts are available based on the number of applicants each year and the individual scholarship criteria. Contact the Lincoln Lutheran office and your church office for details about the scholarships that are available.
Families of full-time (30+ hr/week) employees of LCMS organizations are eligible for discounts as follows:
25% discount
Families may reduce the tuition amount that they pay by using the SCRIP gift card program.
This amount depends on the extent to which the family makes use of the SCRIP program. Contact the Lincoln Lutheran office for more details.
FACTS Payment Plans
Lincoln Lutheran utilized FACTS to manage our tuition agreements and billing for incidental expenses. Tuition Payments can be made by one of four methods. A non-refundable enrollment fee may be deducted by FACTS from your account when choosing a monthly payment plan.
Pay in Full- Full year paid prior to the beginning of the school year.
2 Payment Plan - 1/2 paid prior to the beginning of the school year, and 1/2 paid prior to the 1st day of the 2nd Semester.
9 Month Payment Plan - Monthly Payments via FACTS. This is a monthly auto-withdrawal plan from September to May.
10 Month Payment Plan - Monthly Payments via FACTS. This is a monthly auto-withdrawal plan from August to May.
Congregation Assistance
In addition to the Association member tuition rate, active members of our Association Congregations are eligible for a tuition subsidy of 25% to 50% from their congregation. Subsidy amounts and membership requirements vary by congregation. Contact your church for details.
Scholarship and Financial Aid Details
All families who would like to be considered for either needs-based scholarships or financial aid must complete the FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment, which includes a FACTS application fee.
Financial aid amounts are based on the number of applicants, the needs of the applicants, and the total funds available during any given school year.
Discounts, scholarships, and financial aid are applied in the following order to either the full tuition rate or the Association member rate:
Apply the tuition subsidy from your congregation.
Apply the multi-child discount
Apply 25% church-worker discount.
Apply scholarships and financial aid.
Subtract SCRIP credit earned during the prior school year.
If you have questions concerning tuition or financial aid, please contact the Lincoln Lutheran office.
Extended Care
An after school supervision program is provided for middle school students in the Learning Commons from 3:45 pm until 5:30 pm at the rate of $2.25 for each quarter hour (or portion thereof) until 5:30 pm. After 5:30 pm the rate becomes $10.00 for each quarter hour (or portion thereof) . Please note that there is no after school care on early dismissal days.
Racial Nondiscrimination Policy
Lincoln Lutheran Middle/High School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Lincoln Lutheran may give preference in admissions to students as outlined in the LLSA Enrollment Policy.