Families paying full tuition when submitting a contract will receive a 3% discount.

Registration Fee - $75

General Fee - $350 per student (includes enrollment fee, technology, Diocesan assessments, textbooks, licensing fees, and insurance)

Fundraising Fee - $300 per student

FACTS Fee - $55 per family paid directly to FACTS

Sacrament Fee - $200 per student

Graduation Fee - $300 per student

Tuition alone does not cover the cost of education for each student. Each student is required to participate in the Mandatory Fundraisers, which are used to help defray operating expenses. SMMS Fundraisers include but are not limited to:

Per family - 12-month schedule - 2 options to choose from:

If a school family has not fulfilled their SCRIP obligation by May 1, 2025, their FACTS TUITION account will be billed with the balance.

Volunteers enhance SMMS's ability to provide a better educational environment and foster a sense of Catholic community and faith formation. In order to do this, families are required to complete 30 service hours at the school. School families may achieve this through several ways: Yard/recess duty, biweekly art lessons, copy room attendant, or field trip chaperone (approved by administration) are a few options. This enhances our sense of community and defrays some of our operating costs. If a school family does not wish to volunteer 30 hours to the school, they may opt to "buy out" of their obligation by paying $900 or $75 per month at $30 an hour. All service hours must be completed by May 1, 2025.

Baptismal Certificate: If a child was baptized somewhere other than SMMC, parents should provide SMMS with a copy of the baptism certificate.

Parent Meetings: Parent Meetings are scheduled for the benefit of parents preparing for their sacraments. Parent attendance is mandatory for all scheduled parent meetings.

First Holy Communion: The sacrament of First Holy Communion will be celebrated as an entire SMMS class. The celebration date will be announced in May. Fees covering learning materials, retreats, small receptions, and other related fees will be billed through FACTS.

A $300 non-refundable fee will be charged to all St. Margaret Mary School 8th graders. This fee helps offset the cost of graduation expenses, including Disneyland, cap and gown, awards ceremony, Baccalaureate Mass, and Graduation Ceremony.

There are two methods for payment of tuition:

If FACTS cannot withdraw a tuition payment, there will be a $30 fee payable to FACTS and a $25 insufficient funds fee payable to SMMS.

To receive the discounted tuition, school families must register with the parish and submit at least 10 Mass envelopes to verify Mass attendance. Please understand that we are preparing our students to "participate both in the spiritual and liturgical life of the parish..." We ask that you support our philosophy by attending weekly Mass and participating in the sacraments and parish activities.