Office of Catholic Schools - Diocese of Madison
                                              Facts
                                 about Catholic Schools in the Diocese

                                             from the 2011-2012 School Data Report

 

 

 †      7,777 students from pre-kindergarten through high school are enrolled in 45 Catholic schools.  
         This is just 2 fewer students than last year.


†      The actual cost of educating a child at a Catholic parish elementary school in the Diocese of 
        Madison was $5,136 for the 2010-2011 school year, or less than half of the average cost to the 
        State of Wisconsin for educating a child in the Wisconsin public schools.

†     Average tuition for parish elementary schools is $1,780 for the first student, or only 35% of the 
       actual per pupil cost of education.

†     Students of color account for 9% of total enrollment across the eleven county diocese and 14% of 
       the total enrollment of Catholic schools in the urban areas of Beloit, Janesville, Madison and 
       Monona.  St. James School in Madison has the greatest ethnic diversity in the diocese, with 
       students of color comprising 46% of enrollment.  Edgewood Campus School follows with 20% 
       while students of color comprise 15% of enrollment at St. Dennis and Immaculate Heart of Mary in 
       Monona.

†     641 teachers full-time/part-time teachers serve in 45 Catholic schools throughout the Diocese.
       86% of all teachers are licensed to teach in Wisconsin public schools.

†     1 in 4 teachers in our schools holds a masters degree and 6 teachers hold doctorates.

†     Compared to all schools that took the Iowa Test of Basic Skills in 2011, schools in the Diocese of 
       Madison have composite scores at the 86^th percentile or above.

 

 †     98% of all graduates from the Catholic high schools pursue post-secondary education at a college
       or university.

†     Edgewood High School with 626 students has the highest enrollment of any Catholic school in th
       Diocese, while Our Lady Queen of Peace in Madison, with 500 students, is the largest elementary 
       school.  The smallest schools are St. Michael School in Dane with 25 students and St. Peter School 
       in Ashton with 32 students.

†     Of the 38 schools reporting a financial aid budget, over $1.2 million in tuition assistance was 
       distributed to over 700 families.  As not all schools track this figure, the actual amount of aid
       provided is higher.  Edgewood High School accounts for 54% of the total, having distributed over
       $652,000 in financial aid last year.

 †    The average student/teacher ratio in the Diocese is 12:1.