Tuition Assistance:
Tuition Aid Data Services (TADS) conducts financial need assessments for families that need assistance in paying tuition. You may use the link below. In order to complete the form online you will need the following information: The School ID is 15001 for each dependent that plans to attend Ankeny Christian Academy for the current school year. Use the School ID 99999 to describe each dependent that will be attending any tuition charging school other than Ankeny Christian Academy during the current school year. The School Name on the application is ANKEN. The School City is also ANKEN. The cost to apply for a confidential TADS report is $39.00.
STO Grants: You are required to apply for any assistance via TADS.com before you turn in an STO Grant Scholarship application. Developmental kindergarten, preschool, and part-time students do not qualify for scholarships.
Contact the financial specialist at bookkeeper@acaeagles.net for the STO application or with any questions about the application process.
Tuition Reduction Incentive Program (TRIP):
The Tuition Reduction Incentive Program is available to ALL school families regardless of income. Families earn tuition Credit when they purchase gift certificates/debit cards to be used at local and national vendors. The vendors that participate in this program are ones from whom many people normally buy various products and services. If you are already spending the money, it will benefit you financially.
Ankeny Christian Academy purchases the gift certificates/debit cards at a discount. Your family will receive the tuition credit when you purchase the certificates from the school (not when you spend the certificates). The gift certificates and percentage of tuition credit varies by retailer, anywhere from 2%-25%. On the order form beside each vendor name you will find a percentage. This is the total percentage that the vendor will give directly to the school. Then ACA keeps 30% of the savings to cover the cost of the program and your family will receive 70% of the savings as a tuition/lunch credit.
Below is an example of how the program works:
Purchase and receive Fareway debit cards $100 – Fareway credit percentage 3%
— Total rebate $3.00 (70% goes to the family $2.10, 30% goes to the school $.90)
Annual family savings if $100 of Fareway TRIP used every week: $109.20
In order to create a smoother store experience, please pre-register your family at www.shopwithscrip.com using enrollment code: EC483D4114842. Enter Tuition or Lunch under Teacher Name to indicate your preference. If you have already registered online, you will not need to register again.
Transportation Credit:
If you live more than two miles from school with elementary students (K-8), or more than three miles with high school students (9-12), the public school district in which you reside currently reimburses part of your transportation expenses. Requests for reimbursement must be completed by the family and returned to your resident school district by December 1 and May 1.
Transportation Reimbursement Form
Iowa Tuition and Textbook Credit:
You can claim a credit of up to $250 for tuition and textbook payments on your State of Iowa income tax return. Use your tuition statement as proof of payment. (See Iowa Dept. of Revenue website for specific information.)