Tuition & Fees

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Tuition 2025-2026

An OLOL Parishioner rate is applied for families who are registered parishioners of OLOL and contribute financially.

Tuition is paid through FACTS. If tuition is paid in full prior to the first day of school, $200 will be deducted from the tuition amount.

INCLUDED COSTS:

  • Materials: this covers assessed fees from the Catholic Schools Office, AdvanceED accreditation, standardized testing, textbook and consumable materials for classrooms, and technology including internet and networking fees.

  • Home & School Association: this covers expenses for yearly parent and family events, occasional assemblies and activities, and stipends for beginning of the year teacher classroom supplies. Parents are asked to contribute to HSA fundraising during the year for faculty and staff Christmas and end of year gifts.

ADDITIONAL COSTS:

  • Field Trip: Individual costs assessed per field trip.

  • Hot Lunch: Hot lunch is offered Monday through Friday. The range per lunch is from $5 - $8. You can select between one day to five days.

INCENTIVES and CREDITS:

Loyalty Credit Program

To recognize and reward the long-term commitment families make to Catholic education, we offer a Tuition Loyalty Program for families with students enrolled continuously at OLOL. Each year your child is enrolled at Our Lady of Lourdes School, your family will earn a loyalty credit that will be applied to your 8th grade tuition. 

  • This credit accumulates annually and can only be applied during your child’s 8th grade year. 

  • The loyalty credit accumulates annually and is capped at 50% of the 8th grade tuition cost.

  • Loyalty credits are non-transferable and may only be used for the student who earned them.

Sibling Discount Program

Our Lady of Lourdes School offers a sibling discount program to support families with more than one child enrolled in grades PK2 through 8. This multiple-child tuition credit is applied automatically—there is no need to apply or make a special request. This program helps make Catholic education more accessible to families while reinforcing our commitment to community, family, and faith.​

The discount is structured as follows:

  • Second child: 10% tuition discount

  • Third child: 20% tuition discount

  • Fourth child: 30% tuition discount

  • Fifth child (K–8): 100% tuition (no tuition charged)

  • Fifth child (PK2–PK4): Receives a discount equal to the K–8 parishioner/non-parishioner tuition rate

SCHOOL FEES & COSTS:

  • Application Fee: $250 per student (Initial one-time non-refundable fee for new applications)

  • Enrollment Tuition Deposit: $500 per student (non-refundable deposit applied to tuition)

  • Graduation Fee (8th grade students only): $350 per student (This fee covers the cost of diplomas, award plaques, graduation gowns, and one student yearbook.)

ADW Tuition Assistance Applications

Applications for tuition assistance must be completed through the Archdiocese of Washington.

The application will be open as of 7/1/25 for any late applicants who have not already started or completed a 2025-2026 application in TADS. Only families who have not used TADS should apply. 

Tuition Assistance

All families who seek financial assistance must complete the TADS, or FACTS after 7/1/2025, tuition assistance form and the OLOL Request for Tuition Assistance form annually. The deadline for applying is February 21, 2025.

Our Lady of Lourdes offers the following forms of financial assistance:​

  • Shepherd Foundation Scholarships,

  • Msgr. James T. Beattie Financial Assistance Scholarships,

  • Pastor's Scholarships for families with demonstrated need who are active parish members of Our Lady of Lourdes,

  • Archdiocese of Washington tuition assistance for families who have completed, current applications on file that demonstrate significant need,

  • Archdiocese of Washington emergency tuition assistance for families in unusual, unanticipated circumstances.​

Application for Tuition Assistance:

  1. File TADS forms which are available on the ADW.org website and the school website link. This form must be completed each year.

  2. Complete the Tuition Assistance Form for Our Lady of Lourdes by January 31, 2025:

We make every effort to provide our families with the tuition assistance they need to remain in our school. Because of the high volume of requests for tuition assistance, we are not able to provide any child with full tuition assistance.

Our Lady of Lourdes administrators want to work with all parents to make sure that no student is turned away due to inability to pay tuition. While we cannot provide full tuition to any student, we will make every effort to help parents identify their ability to pay, and to find a source of additional funding if necessary.

Proud Participant of Maryland BOOST

The BOOST Scholarship Coalition is dedicated to ensuring that Maryland students have access to high-quality, affordable and diverse educational options, such as our Our Lady of Lourdes School. There are opportunities for you to sign up for the BOOST Action Network and when doing so, if you click the checkbox to become a Parent Ambassador, you can help the efforts to share positive stories about BOOST with legislators and ensure this program continues for years to come. Parent and community advocacy is critical so if you have benefitted from BOOST, please consider signing up to get more involved.