Facts About the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago

Facts about Catholic Schools

The Archdiocese of Chicago has a total of 256 schools - 217 elementary and 39 high schools in Cook and Lake counties. The following is based on the 2007-2008 school year information.

The Archdiocese of Chicago's Catholic school system has approximately 96,197 students and 5,257 teachers.
Catholic elementary schools enjoy a 17 to 1 student-teacher ratio. Catholic secondary schools have a 16 to 1 student-teacher ratio.
The attendance rate of students in elementary schools and secondary schools is 97%. The attendance rate of students in secondary schools is 96%.
Ninety-six percent of seniors who attend Catholic secondary schools graduate and 95% of those graduates go on to college.
Catholic schools are diverse: 22% of the population consists of students of faith traditions other than Catholic and nearly 30% represent diverse ethnic groups. Their families choose Catholic schools to provide a quality faith-based education rooted in values.
All Catholic elementary schools use TerraNova II as the testing/assessment program because of its focus on National Standards. Archdiocese of Chicago school students test well into the 60th percentile on average. The national norm is the 50th percentile.

Profile of Catholic School Teachers

Catholic School Faculty	Lay	Religious	Female	Male
Elementary Teachers (3,643)	98%	2%	92%	8%
Secondary Teachers (1,696)	96%	4%	52%	48%
Catholic School System (5,339)	97%	3%	79%	21%

Catholic School Administration	Lay	Religious	Female	Male
Elementary Principals (224)	87%	13%	76%	24%
Secondary Administrators (73)	62%	38%	49%	51%
Catholic School System (297)	80%	20%	70%	30%

In the Archdiocese of Chicago

Ninety-nine percent of elementary school teachers/principals are either certified or hold a degree.
One hundred percent of secondary teachers/principals are either certified or hold a degree.
Elementary teachers have on average 11.8 years experience.
Secondary teachers have on average 11.2 years experience.

Only full-time teachers, principals, or administrators included. Source: 2006 Annual Fall Survey and Office of Catholic Schools personnel database.

Taxpayer’s Money Saved by Students Attending Catholic Schools

Elementary Schools	2006-2007 Enrollment¹	Average Student Cost²	Savings³

City of Chicago	32,847	$9,758	$320,528,252
Suburban Cook County	29,761	$10,211	$303,888,949
Lake County	7,387	$9,525	$70,358,343
Totals	69,995		$694,775,545

Secondary Schools

City of Chicago	14,498	$9,758	$141,474,674
Suburban Cook County	11,951	$12,276	$146,712,711
Lake County	1,781	$12,867	$22,916,456
Totals	28,230		$311,103,841

Elementary and Secondary Total			$1,005,879,386

¹ Based on the 2006-2007 enrollment (Source: 2006 Annual Survey of Schools in the Archdiocese of
Chicago). City of Chicago enrollment includes Big Shoulders schools. Total enrollment is based on City of Chicago, Suburban Cook County, and Lake County enrollments only.

² Based on public school costs in 2005-2006 (Source: http://webprod1.isbe.net/ilearn).

³ Calculations of Taxpayer Savings is determined by multiplying the Catholic school enrollment by each of the school groupings.

Cities, Towns, Villages and Neighborhoods served by Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools:

ANTIOCH
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
BARRINGTON
BEACH PARK
BERWYN
BLUE ISLAND
BROOKFIELD
BUFFALO GROVE
BURBANK CHICAGO
CHICAGO HEIGHTS
CHICAGO RIDGE
CICERO
DEERFIELD
DES PLAINES
ELK GROVE VILLAGE
ELMWOOD PARK
EVANSTON
EVERGREEN PARK
FLOSSMOOR
FOREST PARK
GLENVIEW
GRAYSLAKE
HICKORY HILLS
HIGHWOOD
HILLSIDE
HOFFMAN ESTATES
HOMEWOOD
INGLESIDE
INVERNESS
LA GRANGE
LA GRANGE PARK
LAKE FOREST
LAKE VILLA
LAKE ZURICH
LANSING
LEMONT
LIBERTYVILLE
MATTESON
MELROSE PARK
MIDLOTHIAN
MOUNT PROSPECT
MUNDELEIN
NILES
NORTHBROOK
NORTHLAKE
OAK FOREST
OAK LAWN
OAK PARK
ORLAND HILLS
ORLAND PARK
PALATINE
PALOS HEIGHTS
PARK RIDGE
PROSPECT HEIGHTS
RIVER FOREST
RIVER GROVE
RIVERSIDE
ROLLING MEADOWS
ROUND LAKE
SCHILLER PARK
SKOKIE
SOUTH HOLLAND
STREAMWOOD
SUMMIT
TINLEY PARK
WADSWORTH
WAUCONDA
WAUKEGAN
WESTCHESTER
WESTERN SPRINGS
WILMETTE
WINNETKA
Albany Park
Andersonville
Archer Heights
Ashburn
Auburn Gresham
Austin
Avalon Park
Avondale
Back of the Yards
Belmont
Cragin
Beverly
Brainerd
Bridgeport
Brighton Park
Bronzeville
Bucktown
Burnside
Calumet Heights
Chatham
Chicago Lawn
Chinatown
Clearing
Dunning
East Side
Edgewater
Edison Park
Englewood
Forest Glen
Fuller Park
Garfield Park
Garfield Ridge
Gold Coast
Grand Boulevard
Grand Crossing
Gage Park
Hegewisch
Hermosa
Humboldt Park
Hyde Park
Irving Park
Jefferson Park
Kenwood
Lakeview
Lawndale
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Square
Little Village
Logan Square
Marshall Square
McKinley Park
Montclare
Morgan Park
Mt Greenwood
Near South Side
Near West Side
North Center
North Park
Norwood Park
O'Hare
Oakland
Pilsen
Portage Park
Pullman
Ravenswood
River North
Riverdale
Rogers Park
Rosehill
Roseland
South Chicago
South Deering
South Shore
The Loop
Ukranian Village
Uptown
Washington Park
West Elsdon
West Lawn
West Pullman
West Ridge
West Town
Wicker Park
Woodlawn