DOCUMENT RESUME ED 390 149 EA 027 256 AUTHOR Guerra, Michael 3. TITLE Dollars and Sense: Catholic High Schools and Their Finances 1994. INSTITUTION National Catholic Educational Association, Washington, D.C. REPORT NO ISBN-1-55883-162-X PUB DATE 95 NOTE 70p.; For the 1992 report, see ED 359 615. AVAILABLE FROMNational Catholic Educational Association, 1077 30th Street N.W., Suite 100, Washington, DC 20007-3852. PUB TYPE Statistical Data (110) Reports General (140) Tests/Evaluation Instruments (160) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Catholic Educators; *Catholic Schools; Compensation (Remuneration); *Educational Finance; Expenditure per Student; *Expenditures; Fund Raising; Governance; *High Schools; Operating Expenses; School Funds; Student Financial Aid; *Teacher Salaries; Tuition ABSTRACT This report describes trends in Catholic high schools over the past 10 years. Data were derived from a survey of 500 Catholic secondary schools. A total of 293 questionnaires were returned, a 59 percent response rate. In addition to monitoring changes in income and expenses, tuition, and salaries, the report provides an analysic of information about emerging administrative structures. Salaries and stipends have increased, bringing religious teachers' stipends and lay teachers' salaries closer together. The gap between salaries in public and Catholic high schools has remained constant since 1992. Data show that schools are working hard to balance necessary increases in tuition with expanded financial programs, plvcing increasing emphasis on development efforts. Within a relatively short time, many schools have generated fairly successful, multifaceted programs. The data also show new evidence of the success of increasingly sophisticated student-recruitment and marketing programs. Much remains to be done in the areas of faculty compensation, financial aid, maintenance, and student recruitment and retention. Despite financial strains, schools show evidence of effectiveness, efficiency, and committed staff and parents. Thirty-five exhibits are included. Appendices contain information on average high school models; summary tables by governi.nce, region, and enrollment; a list of schools in the report; and a copy of the survey instrument.(LMI) * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. * ************************************************************7 ***** .47 Is a a AIL I I at.tn. a . , I ,-Ii a "*. -,'-1,°$'`. ,4's^.,--- ,, . t ' . .0.12120., I '1.4 V, 44.' 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Incluchng the light ol leprodtkin12, in \\hole or pilrtIlllflV lorm 1)111)6hed lit the Muted ol ,\1110.11 h the \ational athohk 1.dtteation.t1 'anon 1`,11tiI- .i588 -1()2 r. Trends and Highlights vi Introduction The Sample 2 Grade Composition 3 Near-Term Plans 3 Gender Composition 4 Administration Principals' and Administrators Salaries 0 Emerging Administrative Models 7 Academic Track I 0 "leachers II Clergy/Religious Compensation Il Lay Teacher Compensation I 2 Teacher OrganizatiOns I 4 Pupil-Teacher Ratio 15 Students I 0 Selected Characteristics I ( Financial Aid I 7 Admission Standards ................. ....... 1(-) Facilities 20 Parental Involvement 20 Einances Estimated National Operating Rev(111.1(.,; ) Operating Revenues per School ...... Estimated National Expcnses Operating Expenses per :chool 22 OperatMg Revenues b Governance 2 3 Operating Expenses by GovenLuice 21 Tuition and Per-Pupil Expenditures 21 l)e\elopment ( 1\ iF1h111.0 and lAte111.11 RcIal1011:- L,(1100l 27 I cdeidl ,Lnd ',Luc Appllidit `, i i i 11,112 IIti1l1hi s1 1,.( Ill a It,t MCMII)11 of ca( 11c.v1111111ill tins repot( \unifier and Percentage Distribution 01 leacher Salar\ and Benehts in Schools Samplk.' Sehools by Region. (.1)vernance \\ ith and \\ uhout Bargaining Representation 15 and Enrollment . kin Thousands of Dollars) Percent ol Schools of Various Grade Pupd-Teaeher Ratio hv Enrollment and Compositions, 1087-88 to 1003-04. 3 Governance. 1085-80 to 100 3-04 ... Percent of Schools with significant 17 Per school AveragesRacial/Ethnic change:, in c. omposition Planned in the Composition b Grade Percentage:. 1 o Next Three Years. 1087-88 to 100 3-04 . 1087- 1088 to 1003-1004 (...omparison ol Percent of Schools with 1,ti Percentage Famil\ hieome Distribution in Changes in Composition Planned in10'-)..2 Latholic High schools 1004 thy Pi-Int.:1par:: and Those Reporting Change: Report) and m the United State:, (1000 Accomphhed in 1004 4 (...eiisus1 Percent ol sehools ol Vanous Gender 1`) Percentage of All Cathohc High "schools Compositions by Repoli. Go\ernance and Applying Vanou: Criteria lor Awarding Enrollment. 1001-02 and 1003-04 . IrmanLtal 1085-8o to 1003-04 18 o Percent 01 Lay Pnneipak b\ Region. A'Dollar Value of erage (.1rmit be. \loyernanee and Enrollment. 108-5-8o lo Enrollment Size. 1085-8o to 1003-04.. 18 I 00 3-04 .2 1 :inS(ti. 1 i\si,211,),1 t \lean Salaries lor Princtpals and Other AdmInistrators 11\ GovernanLe. Region alld o "1=e. for liits wIt II Religion., and I a\ )) i'ercent ol High school: -Alwa\ or PrInkApals on lhousands of Dollars'. "Lsuall\- Appl\ing Various, Admi:ston I c/L) 1-04 o 100 1-0' andi 3-04 Crdena.1 08 5- Sb 10 ol hook I ed 1-1\Pre:ident: and A\ crap.- schoolI it ome and Per\ entage \ Prink-ipals Region. Governance and ',OWL N.111011,11 Illet)Inc ii (.ender. 100 1 1002 and 100 3- 1004 l'housand: of Dollars). 1087-88 to 1 00 3_04 Comparisons ol Piesident-Led and . 21 t.) ).4 Prilli ed sehook . .\\erage !-:11,o1 Operating Il\renm..!-. and .\\ erage .\nnualompensanon of Priest:. Perceiitage ategor\ and I.:inflated \\Limen and Religious \len National (Terming Expense.-Ill1 hous,uids, Ill1 hou:aml: ol tr: 1087-SS to ponaro, 1087.-ss to io01_0-1 100 ;_04 Median I iii ome fisource. livt. to\ ct II .Ver.142,e leiittittisalar\ forI a\lea\ hei: tin1 houssand: of Dollar.' \\ ith Ii\ 'still1 hou:and: ol 2ol\ledian Operating 1,-Apen:c: os---).s(' to1 .)l) Go\el11,11kik inI how,uod, ol Ci,111C I lot I IeaJleN Mahan Itutionost: and Per-Pupil \. \ I.1 \ I inI liiiitiil )I \pcliditure- btilion ol I )ollar,) 1 kl8-1-80to ;Al.] 1 I \pcnklinirc kepolIckl\lc,11.111 I .1\ cr,w,cbIllion I)\i.,iiilcI oS to 100 ; 04 \ lit I oII '1,11,11,- I 10I od ; 0-1 I k I i Intoink I \ I; \\ 1111b,11:2,ii11111;', kc-01.11. \ It\!RAH, Cril,011.111111 .I 'ISSO it, I 4 Inft'n-it k of i \ 30Average Development Director Salary by 33Percent of Schools Reporting School Board Governance and Size (in Thousands of. Functions by Governance 27 Dollars), 1991-1992 & 1993-94 26 34Percent of Schools Reporting Participation 31 Is the Development Director responsible in Federally Assisted or Financed for 26 Programs, 1985-86 to 1993-94 28 32Average Size of School Boards and Percent 35Percent of Schools Reporting Participation of School Board Membtrs Who are Lay- in State Assisted or Financed Programs, persons by Governance and Enrollment ... 27 1985-86 to 1993-94 28 Appendix A: Average High School Models Introduction 30 Average Catholic High School 30 Average High School Model 31 The Diocesan High School 31 The Parochial/Interparochial High School 32 The Private High School 33 High School With Less Than 300 Students 34 High School With Between 301 and 500 Students 35 High School With Between 501 and 750 Students 36 High School With More Than 751 Students 37 Appendix B: Summary Tables by Governance, Region and Enrollment B1 Total Tuition and Fees Income (Dollar Medians in Thousands of Dollars) 38 B2 Tuition and Fees as Percent of Operating Funds (Median Percent) B3 Total Non-tuition Income (Dollar Medians in Thousands of Dollars) 40 B4 Fundraising as a Percent of nperating Income (Median Percent) 41 B5 Per Pupil Expenditures (Dollar Median) 42 B6 Total Salaries and Benefits (Dollar Median in Thousands of Dollars) 43 B7 Total Other Operating Expenses (Dollar Median in Thousands of Dollars) 44 Appendix C: Catholic High Schools Reflected in this Report New England 45 Mideast 45 Great Lakes 47 Plains 49 Southeast 49 West/Far West 50 Appendix D: Survey instrument 51 AND HIGHLIGHTS II Compensation for priests and religious has continued to increase substantially The average annual compensation for women religious has increased 12 percent from $22,000 in 1992 to $24,600 in 1994. MI Average beginning salary for lay teachers has increased seven percent from $17,700 in 1992 to $19,000 in 1994. The median salary has increased nine percent from $24,700 in 1992 to $26,800 in 1994. The average maximum salary has increased eight percent from $32,000 in 1992 to $34,400 in 1994. III Financial aid programs have increased substantiallyNinety-seven percent of all Catholic high schools report financial aid programs, and grants are received by 24 percent of their students. In the past two years, the average grant has increased from $996 to $1,098, which represents 33 percent of the average freshman tuition.