Montana Catholic Schools Weekly
November 2, 2015
Diocesan Demographics
When our schools undertake a self-study for WCEA Accreditation, they are encouraged to find the “data points” which help them tell their story. After completion of our NCEA demographic data, we now have a few diocesan data points.
Overall (meaning both Dioceses) our school enrollment has shown a slight drop of 1.5% from 3900 to 3840 students. Both Dioceses have reflected the slight decrease in their PK-12 enrollments:
Diocese of Helena: from 1,349 students to 1,297 students
Diocese of GFB: from 2,551 students to 2,543 students
Interestingly, these numbers together still represent the 7th largest school district in Montana. Other interesting demographic figures:
· Only 53% of our students (2,035) are Catholic
· Over 23% of our students are Native American, most of whom come from our 5 Indian schools.
· Over 30% of our students qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch.
I’m still digging into the numbers to see what they mean. But here’s a breakdown between programs and Dioceses:
Diocese of Helena 2014-15
138 Pre-K enrollment
856 K-8 enrollment
355 9-12 enrollment
Diocese of Helena 2015-16
147 Pre-K enrollment
841K-8 enrollment
309 9-12 enrollment
Diocese of Great Falls-Billings 2014-15
258 Pre-K enrollment
1736 K-8 enrollment
557 9-12 enrollment
Diocese of Great Falls-Billings 2015-16
273 Pre-K enrollment
1688 K-8 enrollment
5829-12 enrollment
Dr. Tim Uhl, Superintendent
Holy Spirit School
Red Ribbon Week
Holy Spirit WCEA Team
The Week Ahead
Tues: WCEA visit (cont)
Wed: WCEA visit (cont)
Thurs: office (Helena) & Dept of Revenue hearing (afternoon)
Fri: office (Helena)
This Week: 75 driving miles (!); 1,434 air miles
Last Week: 1,179 driving miles, 1,434 air miles
2015-16: 8,542 driving miles; 3,780 air miles
Montana Catholic Schools
Email: superintendent@montanacc.org
Website: www.montanacatholicschools.org
Location: PO Box 1708 Helena MT 59601
Phone: (406) 442-5761
Twitter: @mtcathschools
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Servant Leader of the Week: Fr. Mark Joseph Costello, OFM Cap
Fr. Mark Joseph moved to Montana in 2015 and is serving as pastor for two Crow Parishes, St. Dennis and St. Xavier. He teaches and celebrates the Eucharist with the Pretty Eagle Catholic Academy students once a week, and this year is also celebrating Eucharist at the St. Labre Academy at the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. He has also brought three other friars to Montana in order to reestablish Capuchin Community life is southeastern Montana. The new community is called St. Katharine Capuchin Friary and is located at St. Dennis Parish in Crow Agency.