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Mini Study Enrollment Decision of Going to a Catholic Elementary School

Mini Study Enrollment Decision of Going to a Catholic Elementary School. Robert Drysielski Cohort 12 Dr. Bernato. Introduction.

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Mini Study Enrollment Decision of Going to a Catholic Elementary School

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  1. Mini StudyEnrollment Decision of Going to a Catholic Elementary School Robert Drysielski Cohort 12 Dr. Bernato

  2. Introduction The number of Catholic primary schools increased from 86,505 to 93,315 worldwide between the years 1997 and 2008. However, according to the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA), over the same time period the number of Catholic Schools fell from 8,146 to 6,980 in the United States. (Ziegler, 2011) Catholic elementary schools on Long Island have not been immune to this trend.

  3. Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine if certain factors like household incomes, class sizes and standardized tests have an impact on determining if schools with favorable results in these three categories would affect their enrollment.

  4. Research Questions • Does the average household income have an effect on a parent’s decision? • Does classroom size have an effect on a parent’s decision? • Do scores on standardized test effect on a parent’s decision? • Does the home district of that family affect their decision?

  5. Significance • To determine factors that affect parents decision to send their child to Catholic Elementary School • Do the areas that were researched in the study validate the reasons given by parents for sending their child to a Catholic school • Can the tend of lower enrollment be fixed.

  6. Background • The data used for the mini study was from the year 2007 • 13 of the 14 school districts examined were from Nassau County • Districts that were chosen were chosen to try and get a cross section of the different districts based on size and wealth of the area

  7. Limitations • Small Sample size • More recent information needed • The 8th grade ELA test was the only variable used to determine academic achievement • Franklin Square did not report grades • Catholic school students come from various surrounding districts • No Parent information on their decision to send child to a Catholic school was attained

  8. Literature Review • Ziegler, J. (2011). The State of Catholic Schools in the US • Stats on declining enrollments • Diocese of Salt Lake City.(2001). Why do Parents Choose Catholic Schools • Reasons parents gave for sending their child to Catholic school • Riha, A. (2011). Educating Our Children: Catholic Schools Doing More with Less • Stats on national average tuitions

  9. Conceptual Framework As part of this study a data analysis conceptual framework created by Charles Hudson in 1993 was used. In his framework he asks three essential questions: • What We Know • What We Don’t Know • What We Don’t Know, We Don’t Know

  10. Methodology • Collect data from Diocese of RVC • Attained Catholic school data • Collect data from Data Points and Geo-Tracks • Attained public school data • Comparison of variables

  11. Data Analysis • Catholic schools that tend to be on the lower end of the per pupil expenditures have less students in their class

  12. Data Analysis • Based on the data, as the average household income increase in a district, the enrollment in Catholic school decreased

  13. Data Analysis • As the averaged household income increased it did not necessarily signify that the Catholic school in that district had a higher tuition

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