Tuition Assistance

The Our Faith, Our Children, Our Future, School Tuition Organization, or STO, is Cedar Valley Catholic School's primary source of tuition assistance. It provides grants for qualified students to attend non-public schools within the Archdiocese of Dubuque.

The STO receives voluntary cash contributions from Iowa taxpayers and allocates those funds to tuition grants for families based on their identified financial need. Beginning in January, families can complete an application for the new school year, which is confidentially reviewed by FACTS, and grants are announced in May.  The application deadline for tuition assistance for the 2023-2024 school year is April 15, 2023.

Over 60 % of the families at Cedar Valley Catholic Schools receive tuition assistance through the Our Faith STO program. STO grants are available for K-12 students who reside in Iowa and whose household's adjusted gross income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty rate. STO grants are not available for preschool students.