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SGO Scholarship Application
St. James School has been approved by the State of Indiana to participate in the School Choice Vouchers Program. Interested individuals may contact the school principal, Mrs. Johnson, at ajohnson@evdio.org or 812-867-2661 for registration information. To find out if your child is eligible, please refer to the information below or visit http://www.doe.in.gov/schoolchoice
What are the eligibility requirements for a Choice Scholarship?
To be eligible, a student must meet the following requirements:
Have legal settlement in Indiana;
Be accepted for enrollment into a participating school that is located in Indiana;
Be between the ages of 5 and 22 no later than August 1 of the school year;
Live in a household at or below the household income limits;
Either: (A) Have been enrolled in an Indiana public school (grade 1 through 12, charters included) that did not charge the individual transfer tuition for at least two (2) semesters before applying for a Choice Scholarship; or (B) Have received a scholarship from one of the following in a previous school year:
- Educational Choice Charitable Trust
- School Scholarship Granting Organization of Northeast Indiana
- Tuition Assistance Fund of Southwestern Indiana
- North Central Indiana Scholarship Granting Organization
- Sagamore Institute. .
Choice Scholarship Income Limits
(2012-2013 school year)
The value of the Choice Scholarship is the lesser of three amounts:
1) Tuition and fees charged to the student at the eligible school;
2) $4,500 for grades 1-8; or,
3) An amount based off the per-student state funding for the student’s school corporation of residence, determined as follows:
90% of the funding formula amount if household income is up to 100% of Reduced Lunch eligibility (see chart below)
50% of formula amount if household income is up to 150% of Reduced Lunch eligibility (see chart below)
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Persons in household |
Annual household income limit for a "90%" Choice Scholarship* |
Annual household income limit for a "50%" Choice Scholarship** |
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1 |
$20,665 |
$30,997 |
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2 |
$27,991 |
$41,986 |
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3 |
$35,317 |
$52,975 |
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4 |
$42,643 |
$63,964 |
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5 |
$49,969 |
$74,953 |
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6 |
$57,295 |
$85,942 |
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7 |
$64,621 |
$96,931 |
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8 |
$71,947 |
$107,920 |
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