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: 27

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Total Enrollment: 6,706

• Percentage of Catholic Students: 77
• Percentage of non-Catholic Students: 23
• Percentage of White Students: 88.9
• Percentage of Hispanic Students: 15.1*
• Percentage of Asian Students: 3.7
• Percentage of Black Students: 1.6
• Percentage of Two or More Races: 4.6

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: 4,836

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Total Secondary Enrollment: 1,870

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Total Enrollment in Preschools: 734

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Total Professional Staff: 635

• Percentage of Staff who are Laypeople: 96.8
• Percentage of Staff who are Catholic: 77.3
• Percentage of Staff who are non-Catholic: 22.7

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Average annual cost of educating one child in elementary school: $5,802

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Average Tuition Rate for Elementary School:

• First Catholic child: $3,711
• Non-Catholic first child: $5,178

Average annual cost of educating one child in secondary school:

• Catholic High School (boys): $6,258
• Mount St. Mary Academy (girls): $12,503

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

• Catholic: $6,336
• Non-Catholic: $7,382

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Average tuition rate for Subiaco Academy (boys):

• Residential Day Students: $8,000
• Residential Boarding Students: $22,000 - $35,300

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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 2017

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 2017:

Grade	Total Battery
1	83
2	81
3	77
4	83
5	81
6	83
7	86
8	88

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ACT Test 2017

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

Subject	Arkansas Average	Catholic Schools Average
English	18.9	25.5
Math	19	23.2
Reading	19.7	25.3
Science	19.5	23.7
Composite	19.4	24.5

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