Tuition and Fee Schedules

Approved tuition and fee schedules are published immediately following the January School Board meeting. Every attempt is made to hold tuition and fee schedules to their lowest level while that allows New Braunfels Christian Academy the ability to provide: a quality education, an enriched student life, fair faculty and staff compensation, and a fiscally-responsible financial position for the organization. 

Application Fees

An application fee is the first fee paid by a prospective new student. It is intended to cover the costs to the school of the initial review process including the “Buddy Day.” This fee must be paid before the school will begin the evaluation process. The fee is non-refundable regardless of the final outcome of the application process.

 Registration Fee

This fee is intended to cover the costs of school registration, testing, interviews and development of academic schedules and classroom assignments for the upcoming year. Re-Enrollment of existing students is completed by April 1 for the upcoming academic year that begins in August. To reserve a returning student’s position in the next grade level for the upcoming year, the following is required: payment of the annual Registration Fee per student, signing of the Enrollment Contract per student, and signing of the Parent Pledge of Support per family. For new students who have been accepted for admission to New Braunfels Christian Academy, to guarantee a position in his or her grade level, the following is required: payment of the annual Registration Fee per student, signing of the Enrollment Contract per student, and signing of the Parent Pledge of Support per family. All registration fees are non-refundable. 

Tuition

Tuition represents the majority of the income used to cover the cost of educating our students. Once a family signs the Enrollment Contract to attend New Braunfels Christian Academy, the family has executed a commitment to pay the tuition balance in full and in a timely manner. Because the school will make annual budgets, teacher commitments and other agreements based on the number of students enrolled in the school, tuition may not be canceled without full payment by the family.

Payment for the Entire Year: Families may choose to pay their tuition in full at the beginning of the year. When a student’s tuition is paid in full by July 1, a 5% tax-deductible contribution to the New Braunfels Christian Academy scholarship fund is made from that payment in the family’s name.

11 Month Payment Option: Payments are due the first of every month beginning July 1 through and including May.  You will forfeit placement for your child(ren) if tuition is not paid when due.

After August 1, tuition payment is due even if you choose to withdraw your child before the first day of school.

Students whose parents/guardians have an outstanding obligation from a previous school year will not be permitted to start school the next school year until the account is paid in full or a payment schedule has been arranged with the Business Office.

All payments are due on the first of the month and are considered late after the 10^th of the month unless other arrangements have been made. An electronic statement will be sent; however, the payment must be made by the 10th of the month even if a statement is not sent. A late fee of $30 will be assessed if tuition is more than 10 days late.

If tuition 30 days or more delinquent, students may be refused admittance to class until the account is brought to a current status or payment arrangements have been made with the Business Office.

A charge of $25 will be assessed on all returned checks.

Students that are accepted and placed on the school’s roster after the start of school will pay an annual tuition based on a revised schedule of payment which is available in the Business Office.

Parents are expected to be diligent in meeting their financial obligations to the school. If circumstances dictate a change in normal payment procedures, or if you have a financial emergency and are temporarily unable to pay, please call the Business Office to discuss alternative payment arrangements before you withdraw or get too far behind in payments. You may qualify for financial aid, if available.

Families who have not met all current financial obligations by the last day of the semester will not receive report cards, transcripts or diploma (in the case of graduating seniors) until all obligations are paid in full.

Graduating seniors must have tuition paid in full and all other school debts (including library fees, textbooks, outstanding tuition, lunches and sports fees, etc.) paid prior to May 10th in order to participate in graduation ceremonies. The school will not release a student’s official records/transcripts or grades until all financial obligations have been met.

Families withdrawing their student(s) from school during the school year are still responsible for honoring an executed Enrollment Contract. Students withdrawing must pay all tuition due and all other school debts (including library fees, textbooks, outstanding tuition, lunches and sports fees, etc.) before any official records/transcripts or grades are released to the parent or to another school.

Tuition Assistance

A limited amount of tuition assistance is available through a fund established for that purpose and designated by School Board approval. Instructions and information packets for tuition assistance are available in the Elementary and Secondary School administrative offices. Applications must be submitted to CFA (Confidential Financial Analysis) by March 15. We encourage all families to apply for tuition assistance. All families may apply for tuition assistance, but awards will only be available when money for tuition assistance is available and to families who have enrolled their students and are in good standing.

 Tuition assistance is intended for qualified parents with financial needs that would otherwise prevent enrollment of their children. All tuition assistance decisions are made by the School Board and are based on recommendations from an independent consulting firm. Tuition assistance will not be considered for parents who are behind on tuition payments.

Parents may apply for tuition assistance online through CFA