Financial Aid

HOW WE HELP

2025-2026

St. Benedict's is dedicated to offering the best education for your student while keeping tuition affordable. St. Benedict's Episcopal School has limited financial aid to award to families. This aid is awarded based on financial need. Each family who receives a financial aid award should expect to pay some tuition, as there are no full tuition awards. Financial Aid awards make St. Benedict's Episcopal School accessible to children who, regardless of race, sexual orientation, color, creed, or national origin, though meeting the requirements for admission, are unable to meet part of the expenses without financial assistance.

Financial aid is awarded twice a year based on financial need.
Priority in financial aid is given to students entering Kindergarten and above.
Families who receive a financial aid award should expect to pay some tuition, as there are no full tuition awards.
Financial aid applications due dates and award notifications for the 2025 – 2026 school year are as follows:
Financial Aid Applications Due
- Returning Families 1.31.25
- New & Returning Families 3.14.25
Financial Aid Award Notifications Round 1
- Returning Families 2.7.25
Financial Aid Award Notifications Round 2
- New & Returning Families 4.7.25

Completing the financial aid process requires applicants to file their current year's tax returns ahead of the financial aid application so that eligibility can be verified by the FACTS system.

Once financial aid is verified, FACTS will make aid recommendations which are reviewed and finalized by the finance committee based on the amount of aid available.
Financial Aid awards are a means of making St. Benedict's Episcopal School accessible to children who, regardless of race, sexual orientation, color, creed, or national origin, through meeting the requirements for admission, are not able to meet part of the expenses without financial assistance.
The complete application for financial aid should be submitted after submitting the admissions application. Families who have not applied for admission will not be considered for financial aid.
Families applying for financial aid must still confirm their enrollment, which includes making the full deposit by the following dates:
- Returning Families (tuition deposit only)
  - Preschool - Pre-Kindergarten 1.31.25
  - Kindergarten - 8th Grade 2.15.25
- New Families (enrollment contract and tuition deposit)
  - Preschool - Pre-Kindergarten 2.13.25
  - Kindergarten - 8th Grade 4.7.25
If financial aid is awarded, the financial aid award and paid deposit will be deducted from the total tuition balance and then applied to the payment plan selected.

To begin the Financial Aid Application process:

Log into FACTS, our online tuition billing system, and financial aid portal.
On the first page, you will be asked to sign in or create an account.
If you are new to St. Benedict's, you must create an account.
Once your account is completed, FACTS will display instructions and a video to help you through the process.

Please contact Tyson Fant, Director of Enrollment, if you have any questions or concerns.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Supporting Your Child’s Journey

Explore scholarship resources that help families access opportunities for academic success and leadership development, made possible by generous community support.

EverLaith Foundation in partnership with St. Benedict’s is excited to announce the EverLaith Scholarship Program, a character-building initiative open to all Middle School and Hive Students. The EverLaith Foundation is an Atlanta-based nonprofit private foundation, set up in memory of Shariq Laith Haider with the mission to preserve his enduring legacy of selfless love and compassion. Laith was an outstanding student and athlete attending St. Benedict’s Episcopal School in Smyrna, Georgia. In continuing the legacy of Laith Haider, a student of St. Benedict’s, the Foundation will award EverLaith Scholarships to two students that exemplify outstanding character and integrity through their work of community involvement, academics, and strong values through school and athletics. For more information on the EverLaith Scholarship, please email scholarship@everlaith.org or by phone at (678) 763-8927.

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Signed into law in 2024, through Senate Bill 233, the Georgia Promise Scholarship Program is aimed to empower families to pursue exceptional educational programs through nonpublic schooling, including private school and home study. Should eligible families choose to leave public school (or forgo attending as a new kindergartener) to participate, the Georgia Promise Scholarship will allow families to use funds for private school tuition and fees, required textbooks, tutoring services, curriculum, physician/therapist services, transportation services, and other approved expenses. What students are eligible? A student may qualify for a Promise Scholarship if the student is: − Enrolled in a Georgia public school during the 2024-2025 school year* or entering kindergarten in the 2025-2026 school year, and − Residing in a school district on the published list of lower performing public schools and − Parents must have been a Georgia resident for at least one year* *Exception for active-duty military What expenses are eligible? Scholarship funds may be used for the following qualified education expenses: − Tuition, fees, and required textbooks for eligible core courses at participating private schools − Qualifying curriculum and supplemental materials − Tutoring services provided by an educator certified by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission − Eligible services from a physician or licensed therapist for occupational, behavioral, physical, or speech-language therapies − Transportation from/to a service provider (up to $500 per year) − Other authorized expenses as approved by GESA VIEW HANDBOOK: https://mygeorgiapromise.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Georgia-Promise-Scholarship_Family-Handbook-November-21-2024-1.pdf

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