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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you want a Parish school, stick with your local parish school. They’re all very similar. All follow archdiocese rules, all hire from the same pool of teacher, variations between schools are transient and unpredictable.

Maybe you can go one parish over, especially if drop off times are significantly different or you’re trying to enroll multiple kids at once and one school just doesn’t have the space. But it’s weird when families go to a different school than their geographic parish. Kind of feels like an interloper.

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Not necessarily true. Parish schools may all follow archdiocese rules, but anyone who's actually toured a few knows the culture, leadership, academics, and community can vary significantly. A strong principal, an engaged parent body, or a particular charism can make a real difference, and those things aren't "transient" they shape a child's experience for years.
If your local parish school has issues, why would you walk into a lion's den willingly just to satisfy someone's idea of geographic loyalty? Parents have every right to choose the school that's the best fit for their kid academically, socially, and spiritually. That's not being an "interloper," that's being a responsible parent. The schools themselves accept out-of-parish families and often charge a different tuition rate for it; it's a built-in, expected part of the system.
Also worth saying: parishes aren't medieval fiefdoms. Plenty of families attend Mass at one parish, send kids to school at another, and are involved in both communities. No one's checking your ZIP code at the door

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