Tuition Assistance

• 2025 - 2026 ESA Calendar Important Program Deadlines
• ESA Questions and Answers

• Parent Info
  • Name
  • Email and Phone
  • Address
  • ID (Social Security or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number)
• Student Info
  • Name 
  • Date of Birth

Do ESAs give nonpublic schools extra money? No. ESA funds are issued to families, not schools. Parents receive state education funds and choose where to direct them. Regina does not receive a check from the state — families do. This is an important distinction.

Are ESAs available to all families? Yes. As of the 2025-26 school year, all Iowa K-12 families are eligible regardless of income. ESAs exist to give every family the ability to choose the school that is the best fit for their child.

Are nonpublic schools accountable when they accept ESA students? Yes. Regina is fully accredited by the state and the Diocese of Davenport. Beyond that, all ESA transactions flow through Odyssey, a state-managed platform that requires parent approval for use. Every dollar  is traceable.

Can nonpublic schools turn away students with special needs? Not every school — public or private — has resources to serve every need. ESAs give families more flexibility to find the right fit, whether that is a specialized program, additional therapies, or a combination of supports. The goal is always to find the best environment for each child.

Is it constitutional to use ESA funds at a faith-based school? Yes. Recent court cases have confirmed that when parents make the choice of where to direct education funds, that decision is constitutional — even when they choose a faith-based school.

Is this program here to stay? Yes. ESAs were created by HF 68, the Students First Act, and are permanent by statute with no expiration date and no automatic review period. Ending the program would require new legislation passing both chambers of the Iowa legislature and the governor's signature. With more than 45,000 Iowa families currently using ESAs and that number growing, the coalition supporting school choice in Iowa is strengthening, not weakening.

Sources: Parents for Educational Choice, Iowa Association of Christian Schools, Students First Act (2023)

Regina’s partner parishes provide financial support to help make Catholic education more accessible for registered families.

• Families registered at a partner parish have a portion of their tuition subsidized by their parish.  This approximate amount will be  $1,210 (2026-2027) per student.

• Non-partner parish families are always welcome at Regina. While they do not participate in the partner parish subsidy, their home parish may choose to provide financial assistance to individual families at its discretion.

Regina Partner Parishes:

• St. Mary – Iowa City

• St. Patrick – Iowa City

• St. Thomas More - Coralville

• St. Wenceslaus – Iowa City

Link to apply for parish subsidy at the top of this page. 

For more information partner parishes visit regina.org/parishes

Students will be considered for all scholarships for which they meet the respective eligibility criteria. Students do not have to indicate particular scholarships for which they are applying. Regina Foundation scholarships are awarded to returning and prospective Regina students who will be in grades K-12 to assist students/families with Regina tuition.