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Tuition Information

Houston Christian High School is an independent, interdenominational school with the mission of providing dynamic, engaging education to Houston families. 

Tuition Rate for 2022-23

Rate for 2022 - 2023                 Tuition                                        New Student Fee
Tuition Rate     $28,963.00 $400.00
       
 

Tuition Payment Options

AMOUNTS SHOWN ARE DETERMINED AFTER THE $1,000 DEPOSIT IS PAID 

Rate One Payment  Two Payments*  Ten Payments** 
Tuition Rate      $28,963.00 $14,400.95 $2,964.08

* This option includes a service charge of 3%.
** This option includes a service charge of 6%.
All payments made by credit or debit card will be assessed an additional convenience fee of 2.85%.




Scholarships

Scholarships are available for application once a student has applied and been accepted to Houston Christian.

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  • The Ann Crenshaw Fine Arts Scholar Award

    The Ann Crenshaw Fine Arts Scholar Award was established in May 2003 to honor Mrs. Ann Crenshaw’s 30 years of service to Northwest Academy and Houston Christian High School.  During that time, she inspired countless students and shared with them a passion for music.  The intent of the Ann Crenshaw Award is to acknowledge a student who has excelled in the fine arts and to celebrate the winner in the HCHS community during his/her senior year.  
     
    Eligibility:
    • The intent of this award is to reward excellence in the fine arts and to celebrate the recipient in the HCHS community during his/her senior year.
    • This award recognizes a Houston Christian High School student at the end of his/her junior year and is presented at the spring Awards Assembly.
    • The recipient will receive a certificate, a letter from Mrs. Ann Crenshaw, and a monetary award distributed as credit from Houston Christian High School to the student’s financial account.
    • It recognizes excellence in the fine arts at Houston Christian High School in one or more of the following areas: art, band, choir, drama, and orchestra.
    • The recipient should demonstrate through their talents that they embrace and support Christian values and principles.
    • Award is granted based on merit only.  Financial need is not taken into consideration.
    Selection Process:
    • The student must complete an application that explores GPA, HCHS Fine Arts participation, awards and recognition, fine arts involvement outside of HCHS, leadership, and activities at HCHS.
    • The student must write an essay of 250-300 words on the following topic, and include it as an attachment with the application: How have fine arts experiences at Houston Christian High School impacted your life?

    Application Due: Thursday, March 31, 2022

    Ann Crenshaw Fine Arts Scholar Application

    Please send the application and all attachments in one envelope to:

    Houston Christian High School
    Attn: Development Office
    2700 W. Sam Houston Parkway N.
    Houston, Texas 77043

  • Betty Butler Distinguished Scholar Award

    Established in 2002, the Betty Butler Distinguished Scholar Award is administered by Houston Christian High School annually to benefit a student who is participating in the Distinguished Scholars Program. The academically rigorous program is designed to challenge the top 10% of the student body. HCHS expects the Distinguished Scholar experience to have a positive influence on its entire student body and to enhance the HCHS academic program overall. 


    Eligibility

    Applicants must be enrolled freshman, sophomore, or junior students at Houston Christian High School, who have been accepted into or are enrolled in the Distinguished Scholar Program and have demonstrated financial need.

    Criteria

    The recipient will be selected based on his/her overall qualifications with regard to financial need, scholastic performance, community service, demonstrated leadership skills, extracurricular involvement, and the written essay section of the application.   

    Selection Process

    Candidates for this grant apply in the spring for award the following fall. The Financial Aid Committee will review all applications for The Betty Butler Distinguished Scholar Award and will select one student as the recipient.  In the event that there are no qualified applicants, Houston Christian High School may defer granting of the award, reinvesting the endowment revenue for future distributions. 

    Application Due Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022

  • Dye Family Scholarship Endowment

    The Dye Family Scholarship was established in 2019 by David and Stacy Dye in honor of their two sons, Alexander and Evan. This scholarship supports the Fine Arts program at HCHS. This scholarship is awarded annually to a student in the Fine Arts program and assists with the student’s tuition. The amount awarded is dependent on the distributable amount in the endowment for that particular year. This honor recognizes HC’s ongoing faith in this student and assists with indexed tuition needs.
     
    Eligibility
    Candidates must first be accepted students of Houston Christian High School. Recipients may be required to re-apply to the scholarship annually by meeting minimum academic standards at HC and demonstrate continued need for financial assistance.
     
    Criteria
    The recipient of the Dye scholarship will be selected based on his/her financial need and academic and/or leadership abilities and involvement in the Fine Arts program. This scholarship can be awarded on need or merit to an incoming or current student who shows strong commitment to the fine arts. This encompasses involvement in one or more of the following areas: art, band, choir, drama, and orchestra. An essay expressing how HC’s program inspires and motivates the student is required.
     
     
    The application deadline is Thursday, March 31, 2022
     
    Please send the application and all attachments in one envelope to:
     
    Office of Development
    Houston Christian High School
    2700 West Sam Houston Parkway North
    Houston, Texas 77433

  • Joe Fogarty Family Scholarship Endowment

    The Joe Fogarty Family Scholarship was established on February 23, 2021, by his wife Neala and daughter Bronwyn in Joseph Martin Fogarty’s memory. This scholarship supports the Fine Arts program at HCHS. This scholarship is awarded annually to a student, or students if the distribution allows, in the Fine Arts program and assists with the student’s tuition. The amount awarded is dependent on the distributable amount in the endowment for that particular year. This honor recognizes HC’s ongoing faith in this student and assists with indexed tuition needs.
     
    Eligibility
    Candidates must first be accepted students of Houston Christian High School. Recipients may be required to re-apply to the scholarship annually by meeting minimum academic standards at HC and demonstrate continued need for financial assistance. First consideration will be given to the recipient(s) from the prior year.
     
    Criteria
    The recipient of the Joe Fogarty scholarship will be selected based on his/her financial need and academic and/or leadership abilities and involvement in the Fine Arts program. This scholarship can be awarded on need or merit to an incoming or current student who shows strong commitment to the fine arts, with preference to financial need.
    This encompasses involvement in one or more of the following areas: art, band, choir, drama, and orchestra. Theater students get preference. 
    Must write an essay and include how HC’s program inspires and motivates them.
     
     
    The application deadline is Thursday, March 31, 2022
     
    Please send the application and all attachments in one envelope to:
     
    Office of Development
    Houston Christian High School
    2700 West Sam Houston Parkway North
    Houston, Texas 77433

  • Masonhall Memorial Scholarship for Technology

    The Janis Masonhall Memorial Scholarship for Technology was established in 2004 and is presented annually to an incoming freshman. The scholarship is awarded to a student with a passion for technology to encourage that interest and to help the family defray expenses for purchasing the required technology.

    Eligibility
    Applicants must be entering the ninth grade at Houston Christian High School. 

    Criteria
    The recipient will be selected based on her/his overall qualifications with regard to her/his interest in technology as expressed in the written essay section of the application, in combination with her/his awards and extracurricular involvement pertaining to technology.

    Masonhall Technology Application
    The application deadline is Friday, April 29, 2022.
     
    Please send the application and all attachments in one envelope to:

    Office of Development
    Houston Christian High School
    2700 West Sam Houston Parkway North
    Houston, Texas 77433

  • Mustang Merit Scholarship

    Houston Christian High School will award up to three HC Mustang Merit Awards of $10,000 to incoming freshmen who demonstrate academic excellence, exemplify servant leadership, display integrity both inside and outside of the classroom, and actively participate in extracurricular pursuits. Applicants for the merit scholarship are considered without regard for financial need.

    Scholarship Criteria
    Accepted Incoming 9th grade students who have submitted a completed HC application. Successful applicants will also show:

    Academic Excellence:
    • Score 60% or better in each of the subtests of the ISEE
    OR
    • ”90” or above/”B” or above on last two completed semesters/trimesters

    Demonstrated Excellence in at least two of the following areas:
    • Leadership
    • Athletics
    • Arts
    • Service

    Scholarship Essays
    Submit essays on the two prompts below (minimum of 250 words each):
    1. Applicants are expected to demonstrate involvement in at least two of the following areas: leadership, athletics, arts, or service. Give an example of how your involvement in these areas will help you grow and achieve your goals?
    2. Houston Christian’s core values are Honor, Community, Heritage, & Scholarship. As a school focused on creating leaders of the future, what do our core values mean to you? 
    Application Deadlines
    Round 1: Deadline to apply: Thursday, March 23, 2023. Decisions released March 29, 2023 (Applicants not selected during Round 1 will still be considered for Round 2.)
    Round 2: Deadline to apply: June 15th, 2023. Decisions released June 30, 2023.

    Apply at the link below: 
    http(s)://www.houstonchristian.org/mustangmeritscholarship

  • The Andrew Webb Scholarship for Leadership

    Andrew McCue “Drew” Webb was an extraordinary young man who made a significant impact at Houston Christian High School during the 2008-2009 school year, when he joined Head Lacrosse Coach Pete Lehle as an Assistant Coach. Drew played Lacrosse at Episcopal High School for Coach Lehle from 2001-2004. Drew joined Coach Lehle in just the second year of the HCHS lacrosse program, and he played a key role in building the team with his knowledge and passion for the game of lacrosse. Just one year later the team went on to compete in the Texas Division 2 State Championship Tournament.

    When Drew passed away suddenly in 2010, the Houston Christian community recognized that he should be remembered because he was outstanding in so many ways.

    He was a scholar who graduated first in his high school class. Drew attended and graduated from Cornell University in 2008.

    He was an Eagle Scout, and was awarded one of Scouting's highest honors, the Honor Medal, for saving a fellow scout's life while putting his own life at risk while on a canoeing trip on Buffalo Bayou.

    He was an amazing lacrosse player and leader on the field, and was one of Texas' first ever two-time High School All Americans. He lettered every year in high school, and played for four years at Cornell University, and each of those years his team was the Ivy League Champion.

    Drew also enjoyed writing, and was the author of many columns and articles for his school newspapers in middle school, high school, and college.

    Drew was creative, and particularly enjoyed making films, and entered several of his creations in the Ivy Film Festival.

    One of the things that people remember the most about Drew was his sense of humor, and he enjoyed making people laugh more than almost anything.

    A group of Drew’s friends have created a permanent scholarship fund at Houston Christian High School to remember Drew. Every year HCHS will award one or more Drew Webb Scholarships for Leadership to students in grades 9, 10, 11, and/or 12 who demonstrate special ability and character in any and all of the areas in which Drew excelled: academics, leadership, service to others, athletics, creative writing/journalism, and film production.

    Andrew Webb Scholarship Application
    Application Due: Friday, April 29, 2022

Indexed Tuition

  • Houston Christian has taken strides to remain missional and inclusive to all families interested in our school. Please take a look at our indexed tuition plan to see how we can better serve you. 

Additional Fees

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  • Athletics

    Participation in a JV or Varsity sport does involve additional costs, principally for practice gear, equipment (if applicable), pre- or post-game meals, photographs, and awards banquet. These fees range per sport depending on the number of competitions and the amount of required personal gear*. Please see the Athletic Fee chart below:

    SportFee
    Football$350
    Volleyball$360-$500
    Field Hockey$250
    Cross Country$250
    Basketball$300-$500
    Soccer$300-$500
    Swimming$250
    Tennis$250
    Golf$250
    Baseball$350-$500
    Softball$350-$500
    Lacrosse$250-$350
    Track & Field$250

    *Team Fees are subject to change without notice. 

  • Club Dues

    Certain clubs such as National Honor Society, Student Council, D-Groups, Debate Club, Thespian Society, or Robotics may assess minimal dues (typically $20-$25) to cover the cost of meals and sponsored activities.

  • Costumes

    Cheerleaders, dancers, drill team members, and theatrical performers will incur costs for costumes, makeup, shoes, and possibly summer camp (if applicable). These costs range from approximately $250 to $1,000.

  • Distinctive Programs Tuition

    Students enrolled in either the Distinguished Scholars Program (DSP) or the Program for College Readiness (PCR) will be charged an additional tuition.

  • Fine Arts

    Participants in band, choir and orchestra must purchase performance attire from the School prior to the first concert performance. This cost ranges from $150-$400. Additionally, the cast and crew of the Spring musical performance may be assessed additional fees to cover the cost of meals and transportation during late rehearsals at the performance venue.

  • Laptop

    All new students are required to purchase a laptop from the School. The cost is publicized each May, but is generally approximately $2,800.
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  • New Student Fee

    The New Student Fee is a one-time charge per student and supports the ongoing mission and campus facilities of HC.

  • Optional Trips

    The School offers several national and international trips through its “Beyond These Walls” global awareness programs. These trips are optional. The cost of these trips is not included in tuition and can range from $1,200 to $6,000. Required curricular and co-curricular field trips are generally included in, or significantly subsidized by, tuition and fees.
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  • Textbooks and Supplies

    All students are required to purchase textbooks, calculators, and other supplies adopted by the School. The cost of textbooks will vary by grade and subject depending on the teachers’ choices and the availability of used textbooks. The cost per student for textbooks ranges annually from approximately $350-$750. The calculator is a one-time required purchase of $150.
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