Your Next Steps
Shadow at Chesterton
Prospective students are encouraged to spend a full shadow day at Chesterton Academy.
Students are paired with an Ambassador to experience our classes and joyful atmosphere.
Contact us to schedule a time that's convenient for you.
Attend an Open House
Parents and students are invited to attend an Open House at our school.
You'll meet our faculty and students, learn about our curriculum, and explore our sports and other student activities.
RSVP for an upcoming Open House by clicking below.
Apply and Enroll
Apply anytime, online through TADS, including a non-refundable $150 application fee.
After the online application is complete, our headmaster will meet one-on-one with you and your student to get to know you and answer any questions that you may have.
Re-enrollment opens January 15th.
Open Enrollment opens January 15th.
An Affordable Education
Tuition & Fees
Chesterton Academy is committed to keeping tuition affordable for our families and we view this as central to our pro-life mission. Thanks to a continued commitment to thrift, the dedication of our Directors, and the generosity of donors, Chesterton Academy is able to offer an outstanding high school education at an affordable tuition.
Tuition for the 2024-25 academic year is $7,500 plus fees. Because tuition does not cover the full cost of an education at Chesterton, families are expected to aid in fundraising efforts throughout the school year.
Financial Aid
We plan on offering some financial aid through scholarships and tuition assistance to families who apply and qualify for aid. Chesterton Academy utilizes the services of TADS to help us allocate fairly our limited aid dollars. The student application process and application for financial assistance must be completed by May 13th, 2022 as well as all past-due bills paid before being considered for tuition assistance.
The Board of Directors meets in the Spring to decide the amount to allocate for tuition assistance. When a decision is reached, an update letter will be sent to families who have applied and enrolled.
Placement Exam
All students are required to take a placement exam as part of the application and enrollment process. The placement exam is used as a diagnostic tool to ensure students are placed in the appropriate section of math or Latin, and to help identify areas of academic strengths and opportunities for growth.
After we receive your student’s application, we will contact you regarding the placement exam. There is no need to study or prepare for this exam.
Frequently Asked Questions
Life at Chesterton Academy
+ DAILY SCHEDULE
8:20 AM Daily Announcements and Lauds
8:45AM 1st Period
9:35AM 2nd Period
10:25AM 3rd Period
11:15AM 4th Period or Mass with FBYC
12:00PM Lunch
12:35PM 5th Period
1:25PM 6th Period
2:15PM 7th Period
3:05 Prayer and Cleaning
3:15PM School Dismissed
+ LUNCH
Students bring their own cold lunch and may use school microwaves to heat meals.
+ HOUSES
During a special ceremony on a first day of school, new students are initiated into their house and welcomed by their new housemates. Once a house has been chosen for a student, they will remain in that house until they graduate.
+ TRANSFER STUDENTS
Chesterton Academy welcomes transfer students each year who come from public, private, homeschool, and online high school environments.
+ STUDENT BACKGROUNDS
Our students come from a wide range of educational backgrounds, including parochial K-8 schools, public schools, homeschool, and online high schools.
+ HOMEWORK
Chesterton Academy works to limit assigned homework to an hour and a half of homework per evening. We seek to be efficient in the learning process such that students have time in the evenings to spend with their family and to commit to extracurricular activities and after-school jobs. We also build the class schedule to include three to four study periods.
Preparing for Your First Day/General Q’s
+ SCHOOL UNIFORMS
The tradition of school uniforms goes back to Medieval times when caps and gowns were required at universities. Thus, all students regardless of background would dress alike, and all would show an outward sign of their dedication to the task of learning together within the university community. In other words, from the very beginning, uniforms have been in support of three goals: modesty, professionalism, and community, or school spirit. Our uniform policy aims at the same three goals. Uniforms may be purchased from Donald's Uniforms. Please contact Mary Belleque, our uniform coordinator, with questions or for group order information.
+ SUMMER READING
Chesterton students are required to read one classical work over the summer each year. All students will have a quiz on their assigned book within the first week of the school year in their literature class.
+ SCHOOL SUPPLIES
The school supply list is released in July together with details on summer reading assignments.
+ CLASSICAL CURRICULUM
“For this school, ‘classical’ or ‘liberal-arts’ education means a particular goal, methodology, and curriculum. The curriculum is historical: Greek and Roman philosophers, the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, early Church Fathers, great texts of the medieval and modern periods, down to contemporary thinkers and issues. The method is fundamentally oral: close reading paired with Socratic questioning and seminars, though also traditional lectures and persuasive speaking and writing. The goal is a breadth of integrated knowledge, a habit of disciplined curiosity about the world around us and above us, and a pattern of cheerful and virtuous living. In short, a fully human person.”