Tuition, Fees & Assistance

Tuition and Fees

Annunciation partners with Blackbaud Tuition Management for tuition and fees billing. All school families are required to have an active Blackbaud Tuition account. Blackbaud charges a yearly registration fee of $56 in your first billing month. All families receive monthly billing alerts via email. Along with tuition, all school fees including aftercare, field trips, book fines, and team athletic fees are billed through Blackbaud Tuition Management.

Tuition and fee payments must be made to Blackbaud Tuition Management by logging in to your BTM account online. You can pay by ACH from your bank account or pay with a debit or credit card. A 3.12% transaction fee is charged when paying with a debit or credit card. No fee is charge if paying by ACH via your bank account.

New Families

New families to Annunciation must enroll with Blackbaud Tuition Management by June 1 for the 12-month payment plan, or July 1 for the 10-month payment plan, semi-annual and annual plans. If using the Universal Empowerment Scholarship Account, choose the quarterly plan. All families are charged the $56 account fee. Please visit Enroll with Blackbaud and use our Blackbaud School ID 12118, or select Annunciation, Cave Creek.

Returning Families

Returning families are automatically re-enrolled into the same payment plan as the previous year. Please login to your existing Blackbaud Tuition Account if you wish to change your payment plan, banking or credit card information or your monthly payment date. Note credit/debit cards should be reviewed for expiration dates and you are responsible for updating your card information on your account. Expired cards will result in failed payments and additional fees.

If your financial circumstances change requiring an adjustment to your monthly payment, please contact  the school office at office@acsphx.org or call (480)361-8234. Account adjustments must be made 3 business days prior to your due date so call as soon as you can. Blackbaud Tuition Management customer service can help with payment and account questions as well. 

Tuition Rates

 2026-2027 TUITION RATES

Catholic families, active & participating in their parish:

  • Kindergarten - 5th grade $9,500 per student
  • Middle School (6th - 8th grade) $9,700 per student

Non Catholic/Non-active Catholic families:

  • Kindergarten - 5th grade $10,100 per student
  • Middle School (6th - 8th grade) $10,400 per student

View the 2026-2027 Tuition and fee schedule

ACTIVE PARISHIONER STATUS
To receive the active Catholic family rate, please submit the completed Active Parishioner Verification form to the school office.  Note: Returning St. Gabriel the Archangel and Our Lady of Joy parishioners are not required to submit this form. We will verify parishioner status directly with the parish office.  Each parish determines the requirements of active parishioner status. Check with your parish office if you have questions. View 

 

Tuition Assistance

Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA)

All students who reside in the state of Arizona are eligible for the Universal Empowerment Scholarship Account. To apply visit https://www.azed.gov/esa/.  Parents are responsible for applying for the scholarship and paying the school tuition on time. ESA payments must be sent directly to Annunciation.  Please let the school office know if you will be accepting ESA funds. If you choose to accept ESA funds for your student, you may not accept funds from any Student Tuition Organization using the AZ Tuition Tax Credit funds.

 

AZ Tuition Tax Credit Scholarhips (Non-ESA funds)

Tuition Assistance from Catholic Education Arizona (CEA)

All families enrolled with Annunciation for the 2026-2027 school year are eligible to apply for tuition assistance through the Catholic Education Arizona (CEA) tuition assistance program. Those who meet the financial requirements will receive aid. To learn more about how scholarships are determined and deadlines for applications, please visit catholiceducationarizona.org. To be considered for first round funding you must be enrolled with Annunciation Catholic school for the 2026-2027 school year and your CEA application and required tax must be submitted by April 15, 2026. Round 1 award notification occurs in late June.

If you enroll at Annunciation after the Round 1 deadline in April, you may apply for round 2 funding. The deadline to apply to round 2 is August 21, 2026.  Round 2 award notification occurs by September 30.

 

Other School Tuition Organizations (STO)

Parents are encouraged to apply to more than one tuition assistance program to help cover their tuition expense. There are many STO's authorized to provide these funds to students. Click the link to view a list of Certified Student Tuition Organizations provided by the AZ Department of Revenue.

 

The STO's listed below are frequently used by Annunciation parents:
Arizona Tuition Connection
Arizona Private Education Scholarship Fund
Arizona Leadership Foundation
Catholic Tuition Support Organization
Arizona Community Foundation
Arizona Education Scholarship Foundation
Institute for Better Education (IBE)

Further assistance may be available to those with special financial circumstances through your parish.

Please contact the school office if you have questions about tuition assistance.