ADMISSIONS

Admissions Process

VISIT  

Schedule a shadow day or tour, or attend an Open House.

APPLY  

Apply through our online admissions portal.

PLACEMENT TEST

Incoming students take the CLT8, which serves as a diagnostic tool to ensure students are placed in the appropriate section of each discipline. We offer it free of charge during enrollment season.

INTERVIEW

Each family (student and parents) will take part in an interview with the Headmaster. The purpose is to ensure that both the family and the school are a good fit for one another.

ACCEPTANCE

After the application process is complete, students will receive an acceptance letter.

ENROLL

Enrollment, documentation, and tuition agreements are completed through the same TADS portal you created with your original application.

Thank you for your interest in applying to Chesterton Academy, where each student receives the beauty and richness of a joyful, classical, liberal arts education rooted firmly in the Catholic tradition.

Our Approach

Chesterton Academy is committed to offering an outstanding high school education at an affordable cost to families. We keep tuition as low as possible to bring a classical education in the Catholic tradition to every family, regardless of income. For the 2025-2026 school year, our tuition is $7,800 per student, making it half of what many other schools charge.

$7,800 Tuition

Tuition is paid according to the one of the agreements below:

  • One payment due upon enrollment

  • Two payments: due in June & December 2025

  • Twelve payments due monthly from June 2025 through May 2026

Additional Fees

A fee of $750 is paid upon enrollment. This fee covers registration, textbooks, books that students will own and keep, all curriculum supplies, and placement tests.

Uniforms are purchased by parents through our uniform vendor, Schoolbelles, and range in cost from $250-$400.

There are no fundraising obligations or minimums.

Thank you for entrusting Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Guadalupe with your child’s education!

Our Values

Chesterton Academy embraces and lives the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, which are defined and clarified by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. We base our admissions, employment, and operational decisions on the Church’s teachings on faith and morals, which promote the dignity of all persons created in the image and likeness of God.

Chesterton Academy admits students of any race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.