Education

St. Francis School receives its funding from tuition and fundraising from parents as well as subsidy from all parishes in the Diocese of Manchester. Because St. Francis School is a parish school, St. Francis Parish pays the highest level of assessment.

According to its mission statement, St. Francis School exists primarily for the benefit of the parishioners of St. Francis Parish and for children from surrounding parishes. With this philosophy in mind, the following order of student acceptance is in place:

January 14, 2009 - January 30, 2009

• Re-registration of students currently enrolled in Grades 1-5.
• New registrations for K-6 for siblings of current students

January 21, 2009 - January 30, 2009

• All of the above-mentioned categories
• Any parishioner of St. Francis Parish or of another Catholic parish with the pastor's signature on the Supported Student Form

January 28, 2009 - On-going*

• All of the above-mentioned categories
• Any student for which space is still available in the appropriate grade level

Class size is limited to 25 students in every grade except the Kindergarten where the limit is 30.  Wait list order is according to mission and is not made public. 

In order for a registration to be considered complete, all signed registration paperwork must be turned into the office along with all required registration fees. Families with more than one child registered may pay a deposit of $175 at registration and the balance of the fee by April 1, 2009.

Final acceptance is contingent upon all tuition and fees from the previous school year being paid. Families with outstanding balances will not be allowed to start classes in September until the balance has been satisfied. Children transferring from other Catholic schools must have paid all prior charges to the previous school.

* Please note that anyone registering after March 15, 2009 may not receive a sponsored tuition rate regardless of relationship to a parish.