Financial Aid

Requests for tuition assistance should be made at the time of registration or re-registration for the following school year.

Choosing a Catholic Education for your child can be one of the most rewarding decisions you will make. Fortunately, there are several ways to make private Catholic education affordable to all families! Saint Theresa Catholic School partners with several Student Tuition Organizations (STO’S) throughout the state of Arizona. We also accept funds from the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA).

Student Tuition Organizations receive tax credit contributions that fund scholarships for students to attend qualified private schools located in Arizona. STO’s have four different types of funding available. Please check with the specific STO to determine which type(s) of scholarship funding they have available. Your child(ren) can qualify and receive funding from more than one type of scholarship.

The Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) is an account administered by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and funded by state tax dollars to provide education options for qualified Arizona students. Every K–12 student in Arizona is eligible to participate in the state's Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program, regardless of family income, where the student lives within the state, or the student's past academic performance.

Types of Scholarships

Original / Individual:

• Attending a K-12 qualified private school

Switcher (Overflow/Plus) - Students must meet ONE of the following:

• Enrolling in or currently enrolled in a private school kindergarten

• Attended an Arizona public school, full time, for at least 90 days of the prior fiscal year and then transferred to a private school

• Are transferring from an out-of-state school

• Attended a homeschool program in the previous year

• Were previously receiving ESA funds, and have discontinued the ESA program

• Received a switcher scholarship in a prior school year and remained in private school in subsequent years

• Received a low-income corporate scholarship or disabled/displaced scholarship in a prior year and continued to attend private school in subsequent years

• Moved to Arizona from out of state before enrolling in a private school.

Low-Income Corporate - Family income must be below the numbers indicated in the chart below AND meet one of the following:

• Enrolling in or currently enrolled in a private school kindergarten

• Attended a Arizona public school, full time, for at least 90 days of the prior fiscal year and then transferred to a private school

• Received a switcher scholarship in a prior school year and remained in private school in subsequent years

• Received a low-income corporate, switcher or original scholarship in a prior year and continued to attend private school in subsequent years

• Were previously receiving ESA funds, and have discontinued the ESA program

Disabled/Displaced - Students must meet ONE of the following:

• Enrolled in Preschool or Grades K-12 and has a MET or IEP from an Arizona public school

• Enrolled in Grade K-12 and has a 504 plan from an Arizona public school. Does not apply to Preschool students.

• Enrolled in Grade K-12 and was placed at one time in the Arizona foster care system (will be verified with the Arizona Department of Child Safety). Does not apply to Preschool students.