The school at a glance
St. Francis de Sales in Houston publishes sibling reductions under both its Catholic and non-Catholic schedules, making it worth examining for multi-child households. The Catholic rate has active religious-participation requirements, so it should not be used as the default price for everyone. A useful feature of the tuition page is its separate explanation of school charges and before- and after-school care. Those additions can materially change a working family’s budget even when base tuition looks manageable. Assistance is limited and requires a separate application; the published ACE deadline for the current year has already passed. Families considering a transfer should therefore ask what funding, if any, remains rather than assuming a spring program is still open. Compare sibling totals, care needs and the cost of the eventual high-school transition before deciding whether this school is sustainable.
Sibling reductions are published for both Catholic and non-Catholic families.
PUBLISHED COSTS · 2026-2027
Tuition is the starting point.
| Grade / rate conditions | Published amount |
|---|---|
| K–8 first child Catholic | $9,680 |
| K–8 first child non-Catholic | $11,420 |
| second child Catholic | $8,230 |
| second child non-Catholic | $9,700 |
| third child Catholic | $7,260 |
| third child non-Catholic | $8,560 |
Annual base tuition unless expressly labeled otherwise; no aid deducted.
Grade, family-size, parish, program, and eligibility labels are part of each price. Do not sort or compare an unqualified minimum; family totals and conditional contributions are not individual sticker tuition.
Required fees
- Application
- amount: 120
- New registration
- amount: 150
- PTO
- amount: 50
- Academic resources
- amount: 250
- Facilities
- amount: 150; basis: student; $300 family cap
- Middle-school technology
- amount: 100
Additional costs to ask about
- aftercare per day
- 15
- aftercare monthly one child cap
- 250
School aid & discounts
- Limited school and archdiocesan aid; ACE application route.
State scholarship participation
- program
- TEFA
- status
- unknown
- independently verified in state directory
- Not independently verified
- notes
- School participation, family eligibility, actual award and school admission are separate. No award or net cost is guaranteed.
- official lookup url
- https://finder.educationfreedom.texas.gov/
Deadlines
- ACE 2026–27 aid
- date: 2026-04-15; status: past
- Late reenrollment fee begins
- date: 2026-03-07; note: $350 rather than $150
What still needs checking
- Catholic-rate requirements include parish registration, weekly Mass, ministry participation and DSF support.
- Current grade-level seat availability and individualized aid award are unknown.
- School-level state-directory participation has not been independently matched; confirm before relying on state funds.
- Unlisted costs are unknown, not zero.
- Public contact email not transcribed/verified; use official website or listed phone.
CHECK THE ORIGINAL INFORMATION
Sources & verification
- Official school tuition / admissions informationtuition, mandatory_fees, financial_aid where described, contact where displayed
Checked 2026-10-07. Prices and availability can change. This profile is a researched starting point, not an endorsement or an aid determination.