North of Atlanta where I live there are long waiting lists for Catholic schools. They are also expensive. I have 3 children in Catholic School. Tuition for my high schooler is about $10,000 per year. My 7th grader and 4th grader are both $6,000 per year. It is a big sacrifice for us. (well worth it) There are probably many in this area that would love to send their kids to Catholic school but either cannot get in or cannot afford it.
Wow. This is where I start to sound like an old lady. I had no idea Catholic schools had become this expensive. I went to an 'expensive' Catholic prep school in the 60s and it was outrageous at a few thousand. I can see a couple of thousand for grade school and maybe 5k for high school, but those prices are high. I guess this is because nowadays they have to hire more lay teachers instead of nuns?
The parishes used to give a discount if you lived in the parish and contributed to the collection at Mass. Doesn't this happen anymore? And, considering the Church's stand on birth control; no discount for multiple kids in the same school?
Wow! Are these diocesan and parish tuition rates? They really seem way out of line. Up here (Philly area) those are the rates of the fancy (but not the fanciest)private Catholic schools.
Does the parish/diocese assist at all with expenses?