FINANCIALS

FACTS Tuition Payment Program

Mauna Loa School is partnering with FACTS to service your K-8 child’s tuition account. This program is connected to RenWeb, a program we are already using. By integrating these two programs it will be easier for parents to make tuition payments.

  • MLS uses a standard prepay payment schedule which is due at the latest, by the 20th of each month starting in July and ending in April.

  • A late fee of $40.00 will be assessed by FACTS for tuition payments received after the due date.

  • Failure to make payments by the end of the month constitutes a withdrawal of the student from school.

  • New and returning students must complete a tuition payment plan through FACTS in order to enroll

Monthly Tuition

Mauna Loa School is supported in part by tuition payments and in part by the Hawaii Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and by the Hilo and Puna Seventh-day Adventist churches. In view of this, the tuition rate for constituent members will be less than for non-members. (Due to the uncertainties of business conditions and monetary values, Mauna Loa School reserves the right to revise the published rates as may be necessary, without notice.)

Annual Fees (non-refundable)

  • New Student Application: $25.00/student

    • Fee will roll over to enrollment

  • Re-enrolling Students:

    • $20.00/student (October-December 2023)

    • $100.00/student (January 2024)

    • $150.00/student (Mar 2024)

  • K-8 Comprehensive Fees:

    • Includes textbooks, consumable workbooks, student insurance, testing, and a yearbook

    • Comprehensive fees (monthly payments are spread over the first 5 months)

  • FACTS Registration Fee:

    • $20 for families paying in full

    • $50 for families paying monthly

    • To be paid through your FACTS acct. with your first payment

    • One fee/family

  • Outdoor School: Cost determined based on activities planned

    • Covers cost of food, lodging, transportation, and field trip activity fees

    • First outdoor school experience takes place three days (Wed-Fri) before Fall Break

    • Second outdoor school experience takes place three days (Wed-Fri) before Spring Break

    • Students can raise all or part of this fee during certain fundraisers during the year.

    2024-2025 Tuition and Fees

Discounts

All Eligible:

  • Prepay Full Year’s Tuition

    • Families who pay the full year’s tuition prior to the start of the school year will receive a five percent (5%) tuition discount.

  • Multi Child Discount

    • Families who have more than one child attending MLS will receive this discount.

    • Will only be applied to every additional child enrolled

  • Honey Bee Incentive

    • If your child attended Mauna Loa Preschool the year prior to registration, you will qualify for 2 months off your tuition.

    • This will be applied to the last 2 months if paying monthly.

  • MLS Scholarship

    • Family must meet a financial need

    • Non refundable application fee

    • Amount to be determined

    • See Financial Aid

Baptized SDA Members:

  • Hawaii Conference Scholarship (PUC)

    • Must be a baptized member

    • Amount is subject to change depending on enrollment

    • Completed Online. See Financial Aid

  • SDA Church Membership Discount

    • Must be a baptized member of the Hilo SDA Church

  • Hilo Church Tuition Assistance

    • Must be a baptized member of the Hilo SDA Church

    • Amount to be determined

    • See Financial Aid

Amounts subject to change yearly. Available Discounts

Tuition Assistance

Church Members- Many churches value Christian education and want to help their children attend MLS. Whether you attend one of our Seventh-day Adventist Churches or any other church, talk to your pastor about tuition assistance. Perhaps your church may start contributing to your Christian education. Hilo SDA/Puna SDA- A process is in place for tuition assistance. Please inquire at the school office for more details. Kurtistown SDA- Tuition assistance program for your church students is almost complete. Please inquire at the school office for more details.

Non-Church Members- It is our hope to provide Christian education to our entire community. MLS receives some assistance from our local Seventh-day Adventist Churches as well as its own limited resources to assist our community children to attend our school.

Financial Policies

  1. Billing Policy- Annual tuition is calculated each year and then billed in ten equal invoices. Invoices do not reflect the number of instructional days in each month.

  2. Financial Agreement- To complete your registration, a financial agreement must be signed by the responsible financial parties and the school treasurer (or school representative) before the student can attend classes. To be completed on FACTS website.

  3. Priority Registration- Priority Registration is for returning students only. It starts in February and ends the last day of school. To qualify for Priority Registration, the responsible financial parties must complete a Returning Student Application Form and sign a Financial Agreement.

  4. Prorated Tuition- Except for the month of August, the tuition will be one half the regular monthly tuition for students who enroll after the 15th of the month. A full month’s tuition will be assessed for students who withdraw from Mauna Loa School after receiving instruction for one or more days in the month.

  5. Outside Agency Payments/Scholarships- Families receiving outside agency payments/scholarships may be asked to submit a signed “Release of Information” to the school as well as documentation of the award amount. All outside agency payments should be set up as Direct Deposit to Mauna Loa School.

  6. Unpaid Accounts from Previous Year- In the event of an unpaid bill from a previous year, no students form the family will be allowed to enroll in the new school year until the account is paid in full.

Delinquent Accounts

Responsible financial parties are required to sign a Financial Agreement at the time of registration.  Accounts that do not meet the obligations of the Financial Agreement by the end of each month are considered delinquent. The Finance Committee reviews and acts on all delinquent accounts.  This may include suspending educational services until payment has been submitted as outlined in the Financial Agreement.

The Finance Committee understands that there are times when financial hardships occur. When these times occur they ask that the responsible financial parties contact the school treasurer before the scheduled payment date to formulate a revised plan to meet their financial obligations.  Any revised Financial Agreement will need to be signed by both the responsible parties and the school treasurer and approved by the Finance Committee.

Families who do not meet the obligations of their Financial Agreement may be asked to withdraw from Mauna Loa School.