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Some Facts About
Catholic Schools in Brooklyn and Queens...
- Comprised of 148 elementary (K-8) and 20 high schools
- Enroll 70,000 students
- Form the fifth largest and only solely urban system of parochial schools
in the nation
- Are comparable in size to San Francisco’s public school system
Academically
- Prepare students for higher education and the world of work — 94.8 percent
of the graduating class of 2002 went on to college
- Have less than a .05% drop out rate
- Foster Academic Success: 70% of 4th graders meet or exceed state standards
in English Language arts and test scores for all students continue to rise
- Have teachers committed to ongoing professional development who are
consistently recruited by New York City public schools
Economically
- Have no affluent business or suburban constituency from which to draw
support
- Represent tremendous savings to New York City taxpayers: To educate all
the students in the Catholic school system, it would cost the City an
estimated $1.8 billion in additional funding
- Cost efficient: Per pupil spending averages $3,900 compared to over
$12,000 per pupil in NYC public schools
- Are totally separate and receive no funds from the Archdiocese of New
York’s Inner City Scholarship Fund
Socially
- Embody Diversity: Student families represent 147 countries and speak 44
languages
- 60% of students are minorities
- Population is over 24% non-Catholic
- Are anchors of stability in many underserved neighborhoods
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