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
- Prepayment $200
For each student whose tuition is paid in full by August 1st
- Multi-Child $100
Discount up to 3 siblings
- Returning Student $100
Follows a student with successive years of attendance, Max $300. Gaps in enrollment void this discount.
- Parent Coordinator $2,000/family
Speak with administration to find out what Parent Coordinator slots are available for the year.
- 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.
- 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)
- See Step Up for Students website for foster care details.
- 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: $60
*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
