Other Than Tuition Expenses
To help you plan your finances for the coming year, please review this information on expenses other than tuition you will encounter at St. Pius X. Many of the following fees are optional. Please contact the teacher/moderator/coach as the information may change slightly during the year.
GENERAL
Home & School Dues: $25 per student will be charged to your FACTS Incidental Billing account in August.
Parking Permit: Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors only – $125 per year
Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors will receive instructions regarding Parking Permits from the Dean of Students.
Continuous Enrollment Fee: $300 per student non-refundable fee will automatically be charged to your FACTS Incidental Billing account in March 2024 (for the 2024-2025 school year) for the current 9th, 10th and 11th graders. If your student does not plan to return to St. Pius X for the 2024-2025 school year, you must complete the Intent Not to Return Form by February 29, 2024, in order to not be charged the fee. If you miss this deadline, you will be charged the non-refundable re-enrollment fee.
Advanced Placement Exam Fees: $100, per AP class, will be charged to your FACTS Incidental Billing account in October.
Books
We have outsourced our bookstore to EdTech, and you will purchase all required materials directly through EdTech. You will receive an email in your SPX family account with instructions on how to purchase books through EdTech in late July or early August.
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
We have a mandatory BYOD program. Each student will be responsible for acquiring a device that meets the specifications referenced at www.spx.org/byod.
Uniforms
Senior Sweatshirt -$45 (optional) will be charged to your FACTS Incidental Billing account in September.
Students purchase their uniform skirts and pants from Flynn O’Hara. Uniform polo shirts and outerwear are available only at the St. Pius X Roar Store located on campus.
See separate Uniform Requirements Sheet for further information.
Used uniforms can be purchased at the school throughout the year from the Mothers’ Club and will be charged to your FACTS Incidental Billing account as incurred.
COURSES
All fees will be charged to your FACTS Incidental Billing Account.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION FEE
Course fee: $7 per activity course.
Health & Wellness, Weight Training, Team sports, Lifetime sports – Paid at the beginning of the semester. The fee will be used to repair/replace small equipment throughout the year.
Uniform Shirt $8
Shorts $12
Students taking a Physical Education activity course are required to wear the St. Pius X P.E. uniform. These items are purchased from the Physical Education teachers during class. P.E. uniforms are not available in the St. Pius X Roar Store Bookstore.
VISUAL ARTS CLASSES
All Visual Arts Classes – Fine Arts Fee $65
DRAMA
Fall One Act Production Fee $200*
Christmas Production Fee $200*
Spring Play Production Fee $250*
Musical Performance Fee $250*
*The above fees include the cost of costumes or costume rental, special wigs and/or make-up, t-shirt, and cast party.
Georgia Thespian Conference “THESCON” (optional). Only Inducted Thespians are eligible to attend. Approx. $450 for conference fees and lodging.
Show Shirts approximately $20
Shakespeare Trip $55 (optional)
Fine Arts Fee $65
Theater tickets for ALL theater lovers $100-$125 (optional) (Fox, Alliance, Stage Door Players, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Lyric Theatre, Georgia Ensemble Theatre, Theatrical Outfit and Onstage)
THEATRE CLASSES
Fine Arts Fee $65
WOMEN’S VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Concert Attire $56 ($40 for used dress from former member depending on size and availability)
Informal Uniform Fine Arts Shirt $25
Fine Arts Fee $65
Possible Field Trips $50-$100 per trip
MEN’S VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Concert Attire $40 (Tuxedo rental for the year. $20 for purchase of tuxedo shirt)
Fine Arts Fee $65
Informal Uniform Fine Arts Shirt $25
Possible Field Trips $50-$100 per trip
DANCE
Ballet Attire (tops, spandex shorts, leggings, shoes) $80-$150
Jazz shoes (if required) $30-$40
Dance I Fee $100 (student keeps 1 costume; 2 dinners during performance wee)
Dance II and III Fee $150 (student keeps 1-2 costumes, dry cleaning, 2 dinners during performance week)
Advanced Dance Fee $200 (student keeps 1-2 costumes, dry cleaning, 2 dinners during performance week)
Dance Company Fee $350 (student keeps 1-2 costumes, t-shirt and sweatshirt, 2 dinners during performance week)
Field Trip $5 – $20
Spring T-Shirts $15-$25 (optional)
Performance Video $20 (optional)
Fine Arts Fee $65
MARCHING BAND & COLORGUARD
Summer Band Camp/Uniform/Membership/Bottled Water Fee for Brass, Wind & Percussion Members $155
Marching Band/Flagline meals for marching season – $100
Summer Band Camp Fee/Bottled Water Fee/Membership for Flagline Members $55
Marching Band/Flagline Member t-shirt $15
Marching Band Dri-Fit rehearsal shirt $15
Marching Band/Flagline gear bag $45 (new members only)
Marching Band/Flagline shoes $35 (all members)
Flagline uniform and personal accessories $150-$175
Fine Arts Fee $65
SYMPHONIC BAND / CONCERT BAND / PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Boy’s Formal Tux Shirt $25 (new members only)
Boy’s Formal Tux Pants $25 (new members only)
Girl’s Formal Dress $80 (new members only)
Full Band Orlando Trip $500
Fine Arts Fee $65
CONCERT JAZZ BAND
Boy’s Formal Tux Shirt $25
Boy’s Formal Tux Pants $25
Girl’s Formal Dress $80
Fine Arts Fee $65
BEGINNER GUITAR
Guitar Pro $30
Fine Arts Fee $65
SoundTrap $10
INTERMEDIATE GUITAR
Guitar Pro $30
Fine Arts Fee $65
SoundTrap $10
ADVANCED GUITAR
Nail Kit $21
Guitar Pro $30
Fine Arts Fee $65
SoundTrap $10
MUSIC APPRECIATION
Fine Arts Fee $65
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
Fine Arts Fee $65
ADVANCED MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
Fine Arts Fee $65
MATHEMATICS
All math students need a TI-84 Graphing Calculator $120-$160
ANATOMY
Field Trip $50
AP BIOLOGY
Field Trip and t-shirt $100
BIOLOGY
Goggles $10 (freshmen/new upperclassmen)
HONORS BIOLOGY
Field Trip $50-$100
FORENSICS
Field Trip $50
OCEANOGRAPHY
Overnight Field Trip $100
Georgia Aquarium Field Trip $30
PHYSICS
Project Materials $35
AP PHYSICS 1
Project Materials $35
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
Project Materials $35-$50
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Field Trips $50
HONORS CHEMISTRY
Scientific Calculator $50
HOLOCAUST CLASS
3 night/4 day trip (optional) to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. Students will be charged approximately $265 to $300 for hotel on their FACTS account. In addition, students must book and pay for their own flight and pay for meals other than breakfast. Students must also purchase a METRO card ($30) for all travel in and throughout Washington DC and Virginia. This is an elective class for Seniors only.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
All fees will be charged to your FACTS Incidental Billing Account.
CAMPUS MINISTRY
Overnight Retreats $125 (optional)
Jamaica Mission Trip $1,000 (optional)
Domestic Mission Trip $500-$600 (optional)
March for Life, Washington, D.C. $350 (optional)
Mission Trip Fundraiser Out of Uniform Days $5 (optional)
DANCE TEAM
Varsity Dance Team Fee $420
DANCES
Freshman-Sophomore Dance $20
Homecoming Dance $40
Junior/Senior Prom $100 (includes an evening of dancing and dining)
FUTURE EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
Dues $5
LATIN CLUB
Dues $25
National Junior Classical League Honor Society dues for all new initiates and non-graduating students $10 (optional)
National Junior Classical League Honor Society renewal dues for students graduating at the end of the year $20 (optional)
Fall Latin Forum $15-20 (optional)
State convention $175-$200 (optional)
LIBRARY FINES AND FEES
$1 fine per day for overdue equipment, which includes Chromebooks and Chargers.
Students will be charged up to the current replacement cost plus a $5 processing fee for any lost or damaged book or equipment item.
Each student receives a $5 credit for the school’s networked printers. B&W pages are $0.05 each. Color pages are $0.25 each. Charges for any additional pages are billed through FACTS.
Binding $2 each.
Color poster printing usually runs between $3-$5 depending on size, paper type, and ink amount.
3D Printing cost depends on amount of filament. Cost determined in advance.
$0.10 fine per day for overdue books.
Students are able to check out Chromebooks if they forget their personal device or have a technical problem. The first time a student checks out a Chromebook, they agree to be responsible for repair fees up to $75 and if lost, stolen, or not repairable, responsible for replacement fee of $225.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
Dues $20
Annual Convention $150 (optional)
Stole for Graduation $20 (FACTS is charged if stole is not returned in re-usable condition the week after graduation.)
OUTDOOR CLUB
Dues $5 + cost of the trips
QUIZ BOWL
Dues $30
ROBO-LIONS ROBOTICS TEAM
$150
SANTA PICTURES
$5 per picture
SATURDAY SCHOOL
$30
SENIOR CLASS FUNDRAISER
Spring Semester Raffle – $1-$10 raffle tickets.
SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM
Participation in individual, local tournaments are free; out of town tournaments share cost of hotel room
Debaters, but not speakers, are required to have a laptop or tablet.
$300 if parental judging obligation is not met.
T-SHIRTS
Jungle $10
Homecoming $18
TECH CREW
Fine Arts Fee $60
YEARBOOK
Senior Parent Ads $120-$375 (1/8 page – Full page)
(Submitted to Yearbook publisher’s website, payable by credit card)
ATHLETICS
Baseball $675 (Varsity); $550 (JV/9th)
Basketball $350 (Girls); $350 (Boys Varsity); $325 (Boys JV and Freshman)
Basketball Cheerleading $200 (camp not included)
Football Cheerleading approximately $175 to $350 (camp not included)
Competition Cheerleading $325 camp not included; $450 including camp
Cross Country $280 for new runners (Girls & Boys), $180 for returning runners (Girls & Boys) – approximate uniform & cloth fees (Optional team camp & overnight trip expenses not included)
Football $525 (Varsity and JV); $450 (Freshman)
Golf approximately $200 (Girls – returning player); approximately $550 to $600 (Girls – new player); ranging from $380 to $930 (Boys), Team Golf Bag (required): $200 for Titleist Player 4 Plus Bag and $180 for team polos (required); Other items (optional)-Apparel up to $350 and accessories up to $200.
Lacrosse $375 (Girls); $325 (Boys)
Soccer $275 (Girls Varsity); $350 (Boys Varsity); $255 (Girls JV); $300 (Boys JV)
Softball $375 (JV; includes cloth package); $475 (Varsity; includes cloth package & overnight trip expenses)
Swimming and Diving $225
Tennis $220 Varsity (Girls & Boys); $175 JV (Girls & Boys)
Track & Field $280 for new runners (Girls & Boys), $100 for returning runners (Girls & Boys) – approximate uniform & cloth fees (Optional overnight trip expenses not included)
Volleyball $200 (Varsity); $50 (Sub-Varsity); additional optional gear will be available for purchase
Boys’ Volleyball Club $150
Wrestling $225
Most of our sports teams attend summer camps and the costs of these camps range from $100-$400.
TEAM BANQUETS
Athlete is free; each adult attending the banquet $15
FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS
Annual Fund
Each year St. Pius X conducts the Annual Fund campaign—the largest and most important philanthropic project of the year—for which the entire school community is solicited for unrestricted gifts to the school. All monies raised through the Annual Fund are tax deductible and provide for the level of excellence families have come to expect from St. Pius X. We ask that you make your support of this effort your first priority after tuition. Due to the critical nature of this effort, we seek 100 percent parent participation—all parents are expected to contribute some amount. This means there are no insignificant gifts; all donations have both financial and symbolic importance, whether it’s a $10 gift or a $25,000 gift. It is your act of giving that counts. You will receive a request to contribute at the start of the school year. Payments on Annual Fund pledges are due by May 31 of each year. Pledges and gifts can be made through checks, your FACTS account, gifts of stock, or online at www.spx.org/support.
Athletic Association
The St. Pius X Athletic Association enhances all Golden Lions athletic programs by providing supplemental financial and volunteer support. The association provides nearly 40 percent of each sport’s annual operational budget by assisting with uniform and equipment replacement, facility enhancement and rental needs, and assistant coaching stipends. The Athletic Association also provides volunteer staffing and sponsors a golf tournament, basketball tournament, athletics physicals, and Coke sales. An annual membership drive is held each July with levels ranging from $50 to $750. Corporate sponsorships and general advertising opportunities are also solicited.
St. Pius X Arts Society (SPAS)
SPAS provides supplemental financial and volunteer support for the fine arts department and funds scholarship awards. SPAS has membership fees and sponsors one fundraiser each year.
Mothers’ Club
The St. Pius X Mothers’ Club provides an opportunity to join in fellowship, spiritual growth, faculty appreciation, and service to the community. The membership fee is $25. The St. Pius X Mothers’ Club also has annual fundraising opportunities from the ever-popular Holiday Marketplace to the very helpful Used Uniform Sale. Proceeds from Mothers’ Club fundraisers are used to contribute to the scholarship programs, students in need, and other endowment projects.