2005 Catholic Schools Week Supplement

Catholic school statistics for the
Archdiocese of Indianapolis

• Catholic schools: 71
  • Elementary schools: 61 (28 in Marion County)
  • High schools: 10 (6 in Marion County)
  • Private high schools: 3
  • Pre-school programs: 34 (Pre-K programs for 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds)
  • Extended care programs: 55 (Pre-K-8, before and after school care or both)
    
• Professional staff: 1,700 (full-time and part-time)
  
• Enrollment 2004-05: (Unofficial Oct. 1, 2004, enrollment)
  • Total pre-school-12: 23,520
  • Pre-school: 1,599
  • Elementary (K-8): 16,452
  • High school (9-12): 5,469
  
  
• Religious composition:
  • Catholic: 86% (elementary); 80% (high school)
  • Non-Catholic: 14% (elementary); 20% (high school)

NOTE: Approximate demographic figures for seven Indianapolis center-city schools are: 65% minority, 69% non-parishioners and 58% qualified for Federal Lunch Program.

• High school graduation rate, 2003: 99.02%
• Percent of graduates entering college, 2003 92%
  
  NOTE: All figures above this line include three private high schools.

Average tuition rates, first child, (estimated) Catholic Non-Catholic

• Elementary schools: $2,200 (Catholic); $3,200 (non-Catholic)
• Interparochial high schools: $4,000 (Catholic); $6,000 (non-Catholic)

NOTE: Elementary tuitions are set at the parish level and vary greatly. Schools receive parish subsidies except for private high schools (not included).

• Estimated operating costs of Catholic schools in the archdiocese, 2003-04:
• Elementary schools cost-per-pupil: $3,592
• Interparochial high schools, cost-per-pupil: $6,914
• Total operating cost of archdiocesan schools: $87 million
• (K-12 enrollment, excluding private high schools and capital costs)
• Annual savings to Indiana taxpayers, fiscal year 2002 (estimate): $174 million

(@ aggregate public school K-12 composite estimated cost-per-pupil of $8,582 x 2002-2003 Catholic school K-12 enrollment, excluding private high schools) †