Tuition/Financial Aid

We understand that investing in a Christian education can be financially difficult, even a leap of faith in some cases. We also believe the investment is a worthwhile decision that can have an eternal impact on your child’s future. Approximately 55% of LLHS students received financial assistance through Wisconsin’s Parental Choice Program or directly from the school in 23-24.

Lakeside Lutheran High School uses Blackbaud Financial Aid Management (BBFAM) to process applications and determine financial need. All information is kept confidential.

Some commonly asked questions about tuition and financial aid are answered below. If you have additional questions, please contact Executive Director, Mr. Kirk DeNoyer, at [email protected]. A wealth of information is also available at llhs.org/apps/pages/tuition.

What is included with tuition?

Transportation is provided via six bus routes with nearly 40 pickup points covering about a 30-mile radius around the school. All required textbooks, workbooks, and Chromebooks are included in the tuition cost. School-owned Chromebooks are distributed on registration day for new students, and become property of the student upon graduation from LLHS. Additional benefits covered by tuition include the cost of participation in sports, music, and other activities as well as admittance to home athletic events (except WIAA tournaments) and a yearbook for each year of attendance.

 What is NOT included with tuition?

Items not included in tuition include lunches, cost of materials for special projects (woodworking, etc), cost of elective trips, drivers’ ed, credit card fees assessed by Blackbaud Tuition Management, enrollment fees, parking permits, and admission to school dances. At this time, application fees for the STEM program and the STEM academy fee are also separate from tuition, but ARE included with a WPCP voucher.

Does LLHS offer payment plans?

We offer payment plans that allow families to spread tuition costs over ten mont hs. We accept payment via check, credit card, or automatic transfer directly and prefer that all payments be submitted through your Blackbaud Tuition Management account. We also offer an early pay discount for the first child, as well as discounts for multiple children from the same family attending at once.

What is the Lakeside tuition gap?

The cost of federation tuition only covers about 60% of the actual cost to educate our students. The amount between the cost of tuition and what we ask families to pay is the tuition gap. The congregations belonging to our federation subsidize this gap with about another 20% of our costs, while generous donations from private donors and our thrift store, Twice Is Nice, help us close the remaining gap. Students that are not from a federation congregation are asked to pay closer to the full cost of their education.

How can I receive financial assistance?

If you feel that tuition might be cost-prohibitive, please complete a BBFAM application online (open on Jan. 1 and due on March 1 of each year). This information allows our committee to assess a family’s need for financial aid, weighing each individual's need against the bigger picture of all families who request assistance. Review Table B below for an idea of our 23-24 awards.

Accurately answering all the questions and providing all the requested documents in a timely manner is the best way to ensure LLHS is able to assist you with your investment in Christian education. Lakeside pays for the cost of all financial aid applications. Begin your application here: studentfinancialaid.blackbaud.school

Making use of the Scrip program at Lakeside is another option to offset the cost of your tuition bill. Please contact our Scrip Coordinator, Melissa Cooley, at [email protected] with questions.

If your 2023 income was at or below the levels shown in Table A, please contact Mr. Nathan Koerber at [email protected] for information about applying for the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program. This program could possibly cover the full amount of tuition at Lakeside for all four years! Strict state deadlines apply. Additional information can be found at the WPCP website.

What’s next?

Enroll your student—beginning in late November—here.

For incoming freshmen and transfer students, enrolling now helps Lakeside make decisions about faculty and resources. There is a $200 tuition down payment required as part of the enrollment process.
For current students, the $200 tuition down payment is also required as part of the re-enrollment process and is due before March 1. After that, a $200 fee will be assessed in addition to the $200 down payment.

Note: A fee of $40 will be charged for any late payments in addition to a fee of $30 for NSF or returned checks. Continued delinquency may result in suspension of student involvement in activities, athletics, and/or classes until the balance is resolved. Accounts requiring alternative payment arrangements may be charged a convenience fee.

Financial Aid

The Admissions Director or Executive Director can answer questions you may have regarding financial aid. Feel free to contact either in person, via phone, or via e-mail at your convenience.

• Steve Lauber, Admissions Director: [email protected] | 920-648-2321 x2218
• Kirk DeNoyer, Executive Director: [email protected] | x2203

Financial aid at Lakeside Lutheran is based strictly on financial need. All students, future and present, must apply for financial aid before March 1 for full consideration for the upcoming school year.

Financial Aid Application

LLHS works with Blackbaud Financial Aid Management for our financial aid servicing needs. This is the financial aid division of our tuition management service. All paying students are eligible to apply. The Financial Aid application site is available either of the following ways:

1. the link in your enrollment confirmation e-mail
2. directly at studentfinancialaid.blackbaud.school/#!/login¹  (School code is 13588)

There is no application fee for financial aid.

Lakeside's Financial Aid Committee will review the recommendations made by Blackbaud in late spring and communicate any awards to you at that time. If you plan to apply for the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP), please do NOT apply for financial aid UNLESS your student does not receive a WPCP voucher. If your student did not receive a WPCP voucher, please apply for financial aid as soon as possible upon hearing that news. Note that a financial aid application and a WPCP application are two distinct processes that do not work for both systems.

¹Whether you have or have not completed enrollment, you may apply for aid via the direct link above. We encourage you to complete your enrollment by January 31 to minimize the enrollment fee; the fee increases for enrollments received on and after February 1. We are not able to offer you an aid package before the Financial Aid Committee meets in late spring, and then, only if you have completed the application and submitted all documents.

Download a pdf of customized written instructions for LLHS below:

About the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP)