The Office of Catholic Schools provided these statistics for the 2019-20 school year in the Diocese of Little Rock.
• Schools: 26
• Total enrollment: 6,498
• Elementary enrollment: 4,116
• Secondary enrollment: 1,649
• Percentage of Catholic students: 75.8
• Total enrollment in preschools: 733
• Percent of white students: 89.4
• Percent of multi-racial students: 5
• Percent of Asian students: 3.1
• Percent of black students: 1.9
(The remaining students are Native American, Pacific islanders or unknown.)
• Percent of Hispanic students: 17
• Average tuition for elementary: $3,873.52 (for first Catholic child) or $5,352.24 (for non-Catholic child)
• Average tuition for secondary: $6,182 (Catholic student) or $7,595 (non-Catholic student), not including Subiaco Academy, a boarding school.
• Total professional staff: 597
• Percentage of lay staff: 97.2
• Percentage of Catholic staff: 74.2
All students in first to eighth grade take the Terra Nova National Achievement Test annually. Any score above the 50th percentile is above average.
First grade: 60
Second grade: 69
Third grade: 70
Fourth grade: 71
Fifth grade: 72
Sixth grade: 76
Seventh grade: 77
Eighth grade: 79
• For more information about Catholic education in Arkansas, visit dolr.org/schools-office or contact the diocesan Office of Catholic Schools at (501) 664-0340.
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