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Statistics on Schools

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The following statistics are from the 2012-13 school year. For national statistics, visit the National Catholic Education Association.

• Schools: 30 (Located in 20 cities)
• Total enrollment: 6,912
• Elementary enrollment: 4,939
• Secondary enrollment: 1,974
• Percentage of Catholic students: 78
• Percentage of non-Catholic students: 22
• Total enrollment in preschools: 695
• Percentage of white students: 85.4
• Percentage of Hispanic students: 12.4
• Percentage of Asian students: 4
• Percentage of black students: 2.1
• Percentage of multi-racial: 4.7
• The remaining students are Native American, from the Pacific island region or unknown.
• Total professional staff: 682
• Percentage of staff who are laypeople: 97.5
• Percentage of staff who are Catholic: 76.4
• Percentage of staff who are non-Catholic: 23.6
• Average annual cost of educating one child in elementary school: $5,290
• Average annual cost of educating one child in secondary school: $8,276
• Range of tuition in elementary schools: $3,235 for Catholics to $4,490 for Non-Catholics
• Range of tuition in secondary schools: $4,381 for Catholics to $6,908 for Non-Catholics
  • (This does not include Subiaco Academy, a boarding school.)
• Oldest school: Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock, established in 1851
• Newest school: St. Raphael School in Springdale, established in 2007

Stanford 10 Achievement Scores Spring 2012

This is the total battery scores, which includes all academic subjects, for all K-8 Arkansas Catholic schools. The average score for the Stanford 10 is 50th percentile. Any score above 50 percentile is above average.

Total Battery Scores
Grade	Percentile
K . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	78
1 . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	64
2 . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	64
3 . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	64
4 . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	69
5 . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	68
6 . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	69
7 . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	69
8 . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	69
9 . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . .	74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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