Admissions & Enrollment Information

Luther East admits students of any race, sex, color, creed, or national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.

To learn more about Luther East registration and enrollment, contact

Admissions Counselor Nancy Ferguson at nancyluthereast@comcast.net.

Open Houses

We offer periodic open houses where families can visit the school to interact with administrators, faculty and students, and to learn how Luther East serves as an extension of home and church in fostering students’ spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical growth.  The next open house is scheduled for Sunday, January 22nd at 2:00pm. 

Registration & Placement Exams

Families interested in enrolling students at Luther East for the following year are required to submit an application and take a placement examination (with a $30 fee) that assists us in providing appropriate academic guidance and placement.  

Please contact the school office at 708-895-8441 to register a student for a placement exam.

Tuition

Tuition policies and amounts are set each year by the Board of Directors of the Luther East School Association, Inc. (“LESA”).  Incremental discounts on the standard tuition rate are offered to families that are members of Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod congregations and of the LESA congregations:  

   Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Chicago                  St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dolton

  St. John Lutheran Church, Beecher                     St. Paul Lutheran Church, Thornton

  St. John Lutheran Church, Lansing                      Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansing

  St. John-Grace Lutheran Church, South Holland    Zion Lutheran Church, Beecher

  St. Paul Lutheran Church, Chicago Heights          Zion Lutheran Church, Matteson

Families with more than one student enrolled in school receive a discounted rate for subsequent students.  Those needing to make special payment schedules may do so through the LESA treasurer.  Tuition assistance is available for qualified students, and applications are available upon request in the school office.