Financial Information

  • Annual Family Enrollment Fee(due with new student’s application)  $300.00

    For currently enrolled families, this yearly enrollment fee is due March 1st for the following school year. Failure to pay this fee by the March 1st deadline will release OCS from any obligation to hold positions in classes and/or grades and will allow the School to offer those spaces to students on the waiting list. This fee is non-refundable. There is a $50 late fee for currently enrolled families who do not pay the family enrollment fee by March 1st.

  • General Tuition

    General Tuition covers basic instructional cost excluding the specific fees detailed below (book and materials, class dues, transportation, lunches, and advanced placement fees). A yearbook will be given to each student as part of the tuition structure.

    The discounted annual payment must be received by July 31st. Eleven(11) tuition payments are due on the 1st of each month beginning in July. Students enrolling after the beginning of an academic year will be charged General Tuition on a prorated daily basis and the number and amount of monthly payments will be adjusted based upon the enrollment date.

    Grade Level Annual(in-full July 31.st) Monthly*(July-May)
    PK - 5 $4,200.00 $400.00
    6 - 8 $4970.00 $470.00
    9 -12 $5080.00 $480.00

    (*Annual cost for monthly payment plans are $4,400 for Grades PK-5 and $5,170for Grades 6-8 and $5,280 for grades 9-12)
    Multiple-Student Discount Schedule (oldest to youngest):

    2nd Child 20%
    3rd Child 35%
    4th Child 50%
    5th Child 53%

  • Book and Materials Fee:

    Pre-K - 12th..............................$110.00

  • Class Dues (due at registration):

    Pre-K - 8th.................................$ 30.00

    9th - 12th....................................$ 40.00

  • Penalty Fees

    Late Payment (after 10th of month)..........$10.00

    Returned check..........................................$25.00

  • Advanced Placement Fee..................................$100.00

    (this is a testing charge for AP Classes)

  • Food Service (Optional):

    Grade Level Daily Monthly (Sept-May) Extra Drinks
    PK - 5th $2.75 $49.00 .50
    6th - 12th $3.25 $58.00 .50

  • Bus Transportation (Monthly: Sept-May)

    Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3
    Individual $120($1080/yr) $130($1170/yr) $140($1260/yr)
    Family $130($1170/yr) $140($1260/yr) $150($1350/yr)

    (Students/families riding only one-way will be charged $90 per year less then the above rates.)

  • Need-Based Financial Aid

    A limited amount of need-based financial assistance is available each school year for students in currently enrolled families. Applications must be made each year. The deadline for financial aid applications is May 1st for the following school year. Information and forms are available in the accounting office. Only students who are accepted and enrolled are eligible for financial aid.

Ouachita Christian School
TUITION and FEE INFORMATION

  1. The ANNUAL FAMILY ENROLLMENT FEE will be due for returning families on March 1st of each year.  This fee is non-refundable.
  2. GENERAL TUITION pays for basic instructional cost not covered by other fees.  A yearbook will be included for each student as a part of the tuition structure.
  3. The BOOK and MATERIALS FEE is due at registration. This fee covers textbooks, paperbacks, expendable workbooks, and other classroom instructional supplies.
  4. The ADVANCED PLACEMENT FEE is for the cost of the Advanced Placement test.  This fee will be billed to Juniors and/or Seniors in AP classes only.
  5. PENALTY FEES will be assessed when applicable.  Monthly tuition is due on the 1st  of each month.  Late payment charges will be assessed on the 15th of the month.  The Returned Check Charge is required for all checks that are not negotiable.
  6. CLASS DUES are due at registration.  In the elementary and middle school grades, these dollars are used to fund class incentives and specialty supplies for instructional activities.  At the high school level, these dollars are used for class t-shirts, parties, specialty supplies and other class specific responsibilities (homecoming, JR/SR Banquet, senior group portrait, ministry to needy families at Christmas, etc.). 
  7. FOOD SERVICE is optional.  The OCS cafeteria provides a hot lunch each day.  Elementary students may pay their teacher daily or weekly.  Middle school and high school students may pay daily in the cafeteria or buy a weekly lunch card in the office.  These fees may also be charged on the student’s account on a monthly basis.  The monthly lunch plan requires 9 payments beginning Sept 1st.  Please sign up for the monthly lunch plan at registration if you choose this plan.
  8. BUS TRANSPORTATION requires 9 payments beginning Sept 1st.  Please sign up for bus transportation at registration.   In order to receive these monthly rates, you must complete the transportation form.