Tuition & Scholarships | St. Edward High School | All-Boys Catholic High School in Cleveland, OH

100% of St. Edward families are offered a discounted tuition package! Every student is eligible for a state scholarship, which can be combined with additional support to further reduce tuition. We are dedicated to working with families to make a St. Edward education accessible to all.

Tuition for the 2025-26 school year is $20,550, with a $500 student life AND TECHNOLOGY fee.

Need-Based Financial Aid

CLASS OF 2030 Deadline: november 14, 2025

Thanks to the generosity of the St. Edward community, significant need-based financial aid is offered to families who qualify. FACTS, a third-party company, assesses financial need through an online application that requires parents to upload last year's tax forms and W2s.

The Diocese of Cleveland also awards need-based financial aid (DTA) through the FACTS application. Once you submit your FACTS application for St. Edward financial aid, simply log back into FACTS and opt into the Diocesan Tuition Assistance program by answering a few additional questions.

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The FACTS Application is now open for the Class of 2030! Parents of eighth graders can receive a personalized estimate of their family’s financial package in December by submitting the FACTS application no later than November 14, 2025.

St. Edward Scholarships

CLASS OF 2030 Deadline: november 14, 2025

HOLY CROSS SCHOLARSHIPS

Holy Cross Scholarships recognize applicants who embody the four pillars of a St. Edward education: faith, excellence, relationships, and servant leadership.

Faith: Candidates demonstrate a deep and active faith life, a commitment to growing spiritually, and a desire to live with purpose and integrity.
Excellence: Candidates pursue academic and personal excellence with curiosity and determination, striving to use their talents to the fullest.
Relationships: Candidates understand the power of relationships, valuing authentic connection, building community, and embracing brotherhood.
Servant Leadership: Candidates lead by example—with a focus on serving others before themselves.

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS

Endowed scholarships—made possible by generous supporters—help ensure that cost is never a barrier to receiving a St. Edward education. Recipients are expected to set an example of integrity, responsibility, and school spirit. These scholarships are awarded based on the following criteria:

Demonstrated financial need
Service to their school, parish, or community
Strong record of academic achievement
Leadership potential shown through their ability to inspire others in athletics, extracurriculars, or service projects

LEGACY SCHOLARSHIPS

The Legacy Scholarship celebrates the tradition of brotherhood shared by generations of Edsmen. These awards are granted to applicants whose father, stepfather, grandfather, or step-grandfather (living or deceased) is a St. Edward graduate.

More than 150 Holy Cross, Legacy, and Endowed Scholarships open doors for future Edsmen. To be considered, Class of 2030 families must apply by November 14, 2025.

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Merit Scholarships

St. Edward offers annually renewable, merit-based scholarships to students who earn superior composite scores on the High School Placement Test. Students who score in the top tenth percentile nationally automatically qualify for the following tuition reduction:

97–99	$6,000
96	$5,000
93–95	$3,000
90–92	$1,000

Merit-based scholarships are renewable each year as long as the student maintains a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 and a semester GPA of 3.0. A separate application is not required for Merit Scholarships, though families may still apply for need-based financial aid and other scholarships if they wish.

Test Registration

In order to be awarded a Merit Scholarship, eighth-graders must take the HSPT at St. Edward at least once. However, high scores from other testing locations may be submitted for scholarship consideration if received by December 1, 2025.

Music Scholarships

St. Edward offers $1,500 annually renewable music scholarships to every member of the Class of 2030 who commits to participation in one of the school’s major ensembles: Marching Band (fall) and Symphonic Band (winter and spring), Orchestra, or Choir. To receive the scholarship, students complete an online application and take part in a brief musical assessment, which is used only to help directors place each musician in the ensemble and part where they will succeed.

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Ohio Department of Education Scholarships

State scholarships are now available to all families! While students may only receive one scholarship from the Ohio Department of Education, these can be combined with need-based financial aid, St. Edward scholarships, and third-party scholarships.

Please note, students must first be accepted to St. Edward High School before submitting scholarship paperwork to the Ohio Department of Education in the spring of 2026.

EDCHOICE SCHOLARSHIP

The EdChoice Expansion Scholarship, offered through the Ohio Department of Education, enables any student in Ohio to use state funding for private school tuition. Awards range from $840.80 to $8,408, depending on household size and the income reported on the most recent tax return. Click the button below for example award amounts.

Click here to view the award scale.

Additionally, St. Edward participates in the EdChoice Traditional Scholarship program, which provides students from low-performing districts with an $8,408 scholarship to apply toward private school tuition.

CLEVELAND SCHOLARSHIP

The Cleveland Scholarship is a private school voucher for students who reside within the city of Cleveland. The value of the voucher for grades 9–12 is currently $8,408.

JON PETERSON SCHOLARSHIP

The Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship, offered through the Ohio Department of Education, is exclusively for students who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Award amounts are based on the category of disability as identified on the student’s ETR and vary from $10,045–$34,000.

AUTISM SCHOLARSHIP

St. Edward is a provider for the Ohio Department of Education Autism Scholarship. This scholarship is available to students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) categorized under autism. The scholarship can also be utilized by individuals for whom an Autism Education Plan (AEP) was developed by their public school district. The scholarship covers educational and therapeutic needs up to $34,000 per year.

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Bishops’ Scholarship for Excellence

The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland offers ten high schoolers the prestigious Bishops' Scholarship for Excellence, which is a $3,500 award. Click here for more information.

Martin T. Galvin Memorial Scholarship

The Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, in conjunction with the Catholic Community Foundation, is offering The Martin T. Galvin Memorial Scholarship. This $1,000–$1,500 award is for students with a family member in the Catholic Lawyers Guild, or a parent who is an attorney practicing law in Northeast Ohio. Applicants must also be registered at a parish and active in their school/community. Click here for more information.

Knights of Columbus High School Scholarship

The Knights of Columbus are offering a $1,000 scholarship for students attending a Catholic High School. Click here for the application.

Applicants must be a practicing Catholic, attend an Ohio Catholic High School, and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Key Considerations:

Financial need
Scholastic honors
School extracurricular activities
Church and community involvement

Applications are due by Friday, November 21, 2025.

St. Edward students should submit their application to Mrs. Kelly Andrews, who will forward it along with the appropriate transcripts.

Some St. Edward students receive scholarships through third-party organizations. Both current and incoming families are encouraged to explore the following opportunities.