St. John's School is located in Dakota County, about seven miles southwest of Hastings. The school is on the south side of 190th Street, between Co. Rd. 47 and Hwy. 52.

Transportation

Busing is provided by School District 200 for students residing within the designated boundaries. The service is free.
Carpooling also is available.

Tuition for 2010-2011

Grades 1-5: $1,500.
(Second child: $1,425; third child: $1,350; fourth child: free*.)
2-day pre-school: $995
3-day pre-school: $1,100
Kindergarten: $1,800

*FREE tuition applies to state-required grades Kindergarten through 5th, not preschool. If the fourth child is in Kindergarten, the normal Kindergarten surcharge of $300 would still apply and then returned when the child enters First Grade.

In addition, there is a $50 non-refundable registration fee for a new student to St. John's and a $40 textbook & technology fee for each student (K-5).

Fair Share: It costs approximately $3,972 to educate an elementary grade child at St. John's School for the 2008-2009 school year. Three-day preschool costs $2,502 and two-day preschool costs $1,668. Please consider a tax-deductible donation toward the school subsidies of $2,547, $1,452 and $698 respectively.

School Volunteers

Parents are expected each year to become a part of the school's volunteer program. Volunteers are a vital part of our success at St. John's School. There will be many opportunities for parents to become involved. Every parent is expected to volunteer 30 hours per year. Our goal at St. John's School is to achieve 100 percent participation by our parents.

Dress Code

Students are expected to come to school appropriately dressed and groomed. This is primarily the responsibility of the student and parents/guardians. St. John's students are expected to wear clothing of appropriate size, fit and is clean and in good repair.

Since appropriate is such a broad term, we ask that the students follow these codes:

Girls may wear dresses, skirts, blouses, sweaters, dress slacks, jeans, loose fitting leggings, shorts, skorts, sweatshirts and t-shirts. The jeans or slacks should not have holes or be frayed. The shorts, skirts, dresses and skorts should not be of the short-short style. Halter-tops, midriff shirts, sweatpants or wind pants will not be allowed. School spirit clothing may be worn on any day.

Boys may wear dress pants, jeans, dress shirts, sweaters, shorts, sweatshirts and t-shirts. The jeans or pants should not have any holes or be frayed. The shorts should not be of the short-short style. Wind pants, tank tops or sweatpants will not be allowed. School spirit clothing may be worn on any day.

School spirit days will be Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. School spirit clothing is the navy blue t-shirts, sweatshirts and polo shirts purchased through the school. They have our logo printed on them. All items with the school logo must be purchased through the school. Navy school spirit shirts must be worn on all field trips.

The only t-shirts allowed are those that are plain and have no pictures or printing on them.

Mass Day is a special day and we should remember that clothing should be more like "our Sunday best." Shorts are not allowed at Mass. After Mass, children may change into clothes that follow the dress code.

Tennis shoes are required for participation in physical education classes and recess. For safety reasons, no open-toe or open-heel shoes should be worn for physical education.