Cardinal Ritter High School

Can I use Indiana funding at Cardinal Ritter High School?

Cardinal Ritter High School is on the Indiana Department of Education's 2026-27 list of participating Choice schools, with instruction listed as in person. IDOE's 2025-26 annual report counts 549 Choice students enrolled here in period one.

Your voucher amount comes from where you live, not from the school's address: for 2026-27 it runs from $6,395 for a Carmel Clay resident to $7,456 for an IPS-area resident, and Cardinal Ritter High School receives the lesser of that figure and its tuition and fees.

It is on IDOE's SGO partner list dated October 21, 2026, so a family within 400% of the free and reduced-price lunch line can apply for a tax-credit scholarship to stack on the voucher. It is also an approved ESA school provider for 2026-27, meaning a student with an Indiana IEP, service plan or CSEP can have ESA funds pay tuition and fees here through ClassWallet.

The NCES Private School Survey (2023-24) reports 585 students, 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, 76% of its most recent graduates going on to four-year colleges.

Catholic families here usually apply the voucher first, then ask the parish about member pricing and the school about SGO and need-based aid.

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What to ask Cardinal Ritter High School

1. Will you be on the Choice list for 2027-28 as well, and what tuition and fees will you report on my child's application?
2. After the voucher for my home district, what will I owe each year, and which fees fall outside it?
3. Which SGO do you partner with, and do you offer parish, member or sibling rates?
4. If we enroll mid-year, can you file a period-two application before January 15?
5. Do you invoice ESA families through ClassWallet, and can you serve as the special education provider for a Choice student?
6. Which dual-credit or AP courses do you offer, and are exam fees included in tuition?

Dates that apply now

• Nov 1, 2026Choice Scholarship period two opens for 2026-27: students who enroll at a Choice school now can be approved for a half-year award
• Jan 15, 2027Choice Scholarship period two closes; after this date no new 2026-27 Choice awards are approved
• Mar 1, 2027Choice Scholarship period one opens for 2027-28 (the window runs to September 1), and the ESA application traditionally opens the same day

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