Salem Christian School

Enrollment

Salem Christian School began operation in 1996 as a preschool and kindergarten and has added a grade each year since then. The school now employs more than 25 staff members and has grown to over 110 students - God has truly blessed our school over the past thirteen years in unbelievable ways.

Salem Christian School operates separately from but in conjunction with Salem Baptist Church. Salem Christian School is a mission of Salem Baptist Church and the school will operate in unity with policies set by the church.

The school is coordinated by an administrator under the guidance of an administrative board. The school assistant principal under the direction of the administrator provides oversight of the daily activities of our students, parents and staff.

The teachers and assistant teachers are selected on the basis of their educational background, christian character, love for children and ability to work effectively with people. Teachers are state certified or working toward state certification and each staff member has a health form and a criminal record check on file.

Salem Christian school is dedicated to providing the best education possible for students. Two basic curricula are used in the preschool and elementary school. Students in the 3 and 4 year old preschool use the WEE and Abeka programs. Students in the K-5 use mostly Abeka, while our middle and high school students use books from other publishers, including Christian Schools International and Bob Jones. The WEE pogram is provided through the Southern Baptist. All of these programs are excellent as academic and biblical teaching tools.
Tuition
Salem Christian School offers the following programs for the specified monthly tuition rates (there are ten monthly tuition payments for K-12th grades, and nine monthly payments for preschool). There are additional book/curriculum fees for each of the programs.

Parents may choose to pay tuition on a 12-month system. The goal is to reduce the monthly bills by stretching tuition over a longer period. In order to take advantage of this new program, tuition payments must be made starting in the month of June preceding the coming school year.

Registration for new students for the 2010-2011 school year at Salem Christian School begins February 1st, 2010. All parents are asked to fill out the application for enrollment and mail it to the above address with a non-refundable application fee of $50 (PreK 3-4) and $75 (K-12th). Returning students do NOT need to pay the application fee unless they are asked to reapply. Please make checks payable to Salem Christian School. Enrollment verification and other information will be sent to you within a few weeks of receiving your application.

Note: Upon acceptance, a registration fee of $50.00 for pre-school and $100.00 for kindergarten through twelfth grade will be required. Registrations after April 1st will be required to pay a registration fee of $75 for pre-school and $150 for K-12th grade. Returning students must pay a registration fee each year. All students must pay a non-refundable confirmation of registration fee within 10 days of receiving the acceptance letter to secure a position at SCS. All families in grades K-12th grade must furthermore pay a one-time $500 family fee. Preschool families must pay $100 for each year of preschool with the remainder of the $500 due upon acceptance into our kindergarten program.

Salem Christian School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. SCS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and athletic and other school-administrated programs.

Little Saints
The monthly (9 months) tuition prices for the 2010-2011 school year are:

Pre-school Program:
3 yr. olds/2 Half days a week(Mon/Tues - 9:00-12:15): $145.00
3 yr. olds/2 Full days a week (Mon/Tues - 9:00-3:15): $230.00
3 yr. olds/3 Half days a week (Mon/Tues/Wed - 9:00-12:15): $160.00
3 yr. olds/3 Full days a week (Mon/Tues/Wed - 9:00-3:15): $300.00
4 yr. olds/3 Half days a week (Wed/Thurs/Fri - 9:00-12:15): $160.00
4 yr. olds/3 Full days a week (Wed/Thurs/Fri - 9:00-3:15): $300.00
4 yr. olds/5 Half days a week (Mon-Fri - 9:00-12:15): $250.00
4 yr. olds/5 Full days a week (Mon-Fri - 9:00-3:15): $365.00
(Plus Curriculum Fee & Family Fee)

The monthly (10 months) tuition prices for the 2010-2011 school year are:

Kindergarten Program:
5 yr. olds/5 Half days a week(Mon-Fri - 8:15-12:15): $315.00
5 yr. olds/5 Full days a week (Mon-Fri - 8:15-3:15): $370.00
(Plus Curriculum Fee & Family Fee)

Elementary, Middle and High School
The monthly (10 months) tuition prices for the 2010-2011 school year are:

Full-day First-Fifth Grade Programs:
6yr. Olds/first grade: $370.00
7yr. Olds/second grade: $370.00
8yr. Olds/third grade: $370.00
9yr. Olds/fourth grade: $370.00
10yr. Olds/fifth grade: $370.00
(Plus Curriculum Fee & Family Fee)

Junior High: Sixth-Eighth Grade (Middle School) Programs:
Sixth grade: $420.00
Seventh grade $420.00
Eighth grade $420.00
(Plus Curriculum Fee & Family Fee)

High School: Ninth-Twelfth Grade (High School) Programs:
Ninth grade $455.00
Tenth grade $455.00
Eleventh grade $455.00
Twelfth grade $455.00
(Plus Curriculum Fee & Family Fee)
If tuition is paid in full by February 10, 2010 parents receive a discount of 15%.
If tuition is paid in full by June 1, 2010 parents receive a discount of 10%.
If tuition is paid in full by September 1, 2010 parents receive a discount of 5%.

Tuition payments are due on the fifteenth day of the month before the tuition is due. Payments received after this will incur a 10% late fee.
2010-2011 applications will be available here and in the school office Nov. 2nd.

To download the 2010-2011 application, click here.