Catholic School Statistics

The following statistics are from Catholic schools in Arkansas. For national statistics, visit the National Catholic Education Association.

Schools: 27

Total enrollment: 6,799

Elementary enrollment: 4,940

Secondary enrollment: 1,859

Percentage of Catholic students: 77

Percentage of non-Catholic students: 23

Total enrollment in preschools: 737

Percentage of white students: 88

Percentage of Hispanic students: 13.4*

Percentage of Asian students: 4

Percentage of black students: 1.6

Percentage of two or more races: 4

The remaining students are Native American, from the Pacific island region or unknown. *Hispanic is not considered a race but an ethnic group.

Total professional staff: 649

Percentage of staff who are laypeople: 97

Percentage of staff who are Catholic: 77

Percentage of staff who are non-Catholic: 23

Average annual cost of educating one child in elementary school: $5,588

Average annual cost of educating one child in secondary school:

• Catholic High School (boys): $5,875
• Mount St. Mary Academy (girls): $11,810
• Subiaco Academy (boarding school for boys): $21,829

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Average tuition rate for elementary school:

• First Catholic child: $3,627 
• Non-Catholic first child: $5,112

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Average tuition rate for secondary Catholic school: (This does not include Subiaco Academy.)

• Catholic: $6,286
• Non-Catholic: $8,565 

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Oldest school: Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock, established in 1851

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Stanford 10 Achievement Test Spring 2016

The following offers the composite scores for all academic subjects for kindergarten through eighth grades in Arkansas Catholic schools. The national average score is 50 percent. Any score above 50 is above average. See total battery scores below.

Grade	Percentile
1	61
2	69
3	62
4	69
5	68
6	78
7	69
8	67

 

ACT Test 2016

The following shows the average test scores of Catholic schools verses public schools in Arkansas.

Subject	Arkansas Average	Catholic Schools Average
English	19.8	25.5
Math	19.6	23.1
Reading	20.7	25.0
Science	20.2	23.9
Composite	20.2	24.5