Admissions
Tuition Assistance & ESAs
Tuition
Thank you for choosing to send your student to Dowling Catholic High School. Tuition for the 2025-2026 school year is $11,076 plus $364 in fees for parish-participating families and $15,498 plus fees for non-participating families.
Education Savings Accounts (ESAs)
Did you know that ESAs make a Dowling Catholic education more affordable than ever before? For the 2025-2026 school year, all DCHS families that apply will benefit regardless of income.
Updated information should be available from the Iowa Department of Education soon, but here’s what we know today:
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Every student qualifies for an ESA for the 2025-26 school year.
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Last year each student received $7,826 for tuition – that amount will increase slightly for 2025-26.
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Families must apply each year to receive this benefit.
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We anticipate applications will open on April 16 and close on June 30, 2025.
We encourage all families to visit the Iowa Department of Education website for the most up-to-date information.
If you have questions about the ESA application, please contact Colleen Conway-Schiltz at 515.225.3000 or cconwayschiltz@dowlingcatholic.org.
Tuition Assistance
Additional tuition assistance programs are available to families who qualify. Find your income and household size in the chart below. Follow the arrow to see what programs you may be eligible for in the 2025-26 school year.
The application process for the Catholic Tuition Organization (CTO) and Diocesan Tuition Assistance (DTA) is open now. Please note that applying for CTO/DTA does not affect eligibility for the Education Savings Account (ESA) program.
To apply for CTO or DTA, please visit: https://fairapp.com
There is one application for both programs.
There is one application for both programs.
Please contact Monica Navarro (Spanish) at 515-393-5287 with questions about tuition assistance.
Email: tuitionmgmt@dsmrcs.org
The Des Moines Region Catholic School Corporation’s (the “Region”), Catholic schools, under the aegis of the Bishop, state that all of the Region’s Catholic schools admit students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools. These schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, disability, color, and national or ethnic origin in the administration of their educational policies, employment practices, scholarship and loan programs, athletic or other school-administered programs. The employment relationship between the Region and its employees is governed by canon law as well as civil law. As religious institutions, nothing in the Iowa Code and this policy shall be construed as prohibiting the Region’s Catholic schools from imposing qualifications based on religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity when such qualifications are related to a bona fide religious purpose. In addition, schools shall comply with the anti-bullying/anti-harassment laws of the state of Iowa, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act as such may apply to the Region’s Catholic schools.
