Tuition & Financial Aid
Wellmont Academy seeks to make investing in a quality Christian school education affordable for as many families as possible. Students who receive scholarship funding (from either Step Up for Students or AAA), with the exception of FES-UA, must enroll in 5 days of school according to funding guidelines.
2023-2024 Tuition
5 Day Program
3 Day Program
Discounts
Available Tuition Adjustments
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Prepayment $200
For each student whose tuition is paid in full by August 1st
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Multi-Child $100
Discount up to 3 siblings
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Returning Student $100
Follows a student with successive years of attendance, Max $300. Gaps in enrollment void this discount.
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Parent Coordinator $2,000/family
Speak with administration to find out what Parent Coordinator slots are available for the year.
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FLEX discount $250
The FLEX option is available for those who privately pay and prefer to register with their County of residence as a homeschool family.
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Referral $50
per successful student enrollment
Financial Aid
Wellmont Academy’s Financial Aid program is designed to assist families who want to invest in a quality Christian education but have a documented financial hardship. Applications are reviewed confidentially by the Wellmont Financial Aid Committee and awards are contingent on available funding.
AAA (https://www.aaascholarships.org) and Step Up For Students (https://www.stepupforstudents.org) are private funding organizations that the State of FL contracts with to disperse scholarship money to families throughout the state. Wellmont Academy accepts the following scholarships from these organizations.
- FES and FL Tax Credit (Income based)
- K-3rd Grade – $7,972 Pinellas
- 4-8th Grade – $7,393 Pinellas
- 9-12th Grade – $7,389 Pinellas
- FES-UA (Students with unique abilities)
- This scholarship is for students who have documentation of a physical or learning disability.
- As of July 1, 2021, Dyslexia and several other unique abilities are covered under this scholarship.
- Currently, FES-UA funding may be used for qualified tutoring services as well as school tuition.
- Currently, FES places quarterly payments into a parents scholarship account, and that family can access their funds and pay their tuition and fees monthly.
- HOPE (Students bulled in Public School)
- This scholarship is for students who have documentation to support a bullying incident in a public school setting prior to acceptance to Wellmont Academy.
- Foster Care (Children who are in foster care)
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See Step Up for Students website for foster care details.
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- Active Military Parent (Students of Activated and/or Deployed Military Personnel)
- This scholarship is for families of activated and/or deployed military service men and women.
The scholarship amounts listed above represent maximum funding that was given out per student for the 2022-2023 school year.
Annual award letters become available at the beginning of July. Schools do not know exact amounts until this time.
- NEW! Credit card payments available through FACTS (3% service fee attached for processing)
- NEW! 12-month payment plans, zero interest (June – May)
- NEW PAYMENT CYCLE! 10-month payment plans, zero interest (August – May)
The costs below are required for all Wellmont Academy students.
Application Fee: $25 per student upon first application.
Annual non-refundable registration fee deposit to hold your child’s seat: $275 if paid by April 1st, $325 if paid by June 1st, and $375 after June 1st.
Yearly Standardized Year-End Test for FLEX students: $75
Mandatory Required Barton Tutoring for students with processing issues, dyslexia or dysaudia: Please see our page on Barton Tutoring for prices and fees.
*Tutoring may be covered by Gardiner or FES-UA scholarship funds or may be privately paid.
*Evaluation Fee for New Students: $80
*If you submit a standardized assessment that has been administered within the last twelve months, this fee will be waived. However, we reserve the right to re-test your student if there are academic concerns.
The costs listed below are optional activities. They are NOT required.
- Competitive Intramural Sports
- External Field Trips
- Yearbook
- Fine Arts Supply Fees
- Homecoming/Senior Shirts
- Non-mandated Orton-Gillingham Tutoring
Withdrawal up to the 3rd week of classes after initial enrollment will result in a prorated refund for the year’s tuition, excluding non-refundable deposits, classroom supply fees, and lab fees.
Full withdrawal from Wellmont Academy up to the 3rd week of school will result in a prorated refund for the year’s tuition if paid in full, excluding non-refundable deposits, classroom supply fees, and lab fees. Also in this exclusion is a $50 withdrawal fee per student, used to cover administrative costs, facilities usage, and insurance. Following this period, prorated refunds are not available. Refunds are based solely on voluntary full withdrawal, not partial participation, or expulsion.
If a student is withdrawn from Wellmont Academy after this period, or is expelled, no refund will be issued, and tuition and fees for the entire school year remain due and payable to Wellmont Academy.
Adding and dropping classes is allowed two weeks prior and one week after the start of school in August. I understand that these are the only two weeks to request additions or drops to classes.
