Current Challenges and the Demand for Catholic Education

Catholic Schools have limited resources to meet enrollment, tuition assistance and facilities challenges.  The Catholic Stewards Foundation can help!

Enrollment 

6,000 students
15 elementary schools and 6 high schools
1/3 of student body is non-Catholic
50% on some amount of need-based tuition assistance

Enrollment has been declining

21% enrollment decline in the last 5 years, 32% in the last 10 years, 42% in the last 15 years

School enrollment is not at capacity

71% of enrollment capacity

Need-based tuition requests are not being met

Only 24% of demonstrated need-based tuition assistance is being met
$3 million of demonstrated need-based tuition assistance not met

Facilities are aging

Only 1 or roughly 5% of the 21 schools is under 50 years of age