Catholic School Statistics

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

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Schools: 26

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Total Enrollment: 6,643

• Percentage of Catholic Students: 75.7
• Percentage of non-Catholic Students: 21.9
• Percentage of White Students: 89.9
• Percentage of Hispanic Students: 14.9*
• Percentage of Asian Students: 3.4
• Percentage of Black Students: 1.8
• 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.

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Total Elementary Enrollment: 4,776

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Total Secondary Enrollment: 1,867

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Total Enrollment in Preschools: 678

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Total Professional Staff: 619

• Percentage of Staff who are Laypeople: 97.2
• Percentage of Staff who are Catholic: 75.9
• Percentage of Staff who are non-Catholic: 24

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Average annual cost of educating one child in elementary school: $6,085

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Average Tuition Rate for Elementary School:

• First Catholic child: $3,242
• Non-Catholic first child: $4,352

Average annual cost of educating one child in secondary school:

• Catholic High School (boys): $6,474
• Mount St. Mary Academy (girls): $12,809

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Average tuition rate for secondary Catholic school (includes Catholic High School and Mount St. Mary Academy):

• Catholic: $6,865
• Non-Catholic: $7,956

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Average tuition rate for Subiaco Academy (boys):

• Residential Day Students: $8,200
• Residential Boarding Students: $23,060 - $27,060

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

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Terra Nova National Achievement Test Spring 2018

All Catholic schools in the Diocese of Little Rock administer the Terra Nova National Achievement Test in grades 1-8 each year. Any score above the 50th percentile is above average. The following lists the results for Arkansas Catholic schools from the spring 2018:

Grade	Total Battery
1	76
2	80
3	74
4	79
5	76
6	85
7	83
8	84

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ACT Test 2018

The following shows the average test scores of Catholic school graduates verses public school graduates in Arkansas:

Subject	Arkansas Average	Catholic Schools Average
English	19.1	25.4
Math	18.9	22.8
Reading	19.7	25
Science	19.4	23.5
Composite	19.4	24.3

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