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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ not true about if you pay the “full rate” your child’s tuition is not being offset by the Catholic Church. You can easily look at the financials for that particular church (I know mine sends out what funds are collected and allocated) and see just how much money is going to the school, which, again is a mission of the Catholic Church to educate another generation of Catholics. [/quote]

It's a silly argument though, b/c if the Catholic school had enough parish families attending they wouldn't need to admit non-parish kids. They are admitting non-parish kids because they need the enrollment and the $.

To OP, it should be fine, but I'd probably ask how many families aren't affiliated with the parish. When my child attended parochial school at our parish (we are Catholic), there were a lot of families that had more than one kid at the school, so the parents knew each other pretty well. Still, new kids came in every year and people were friendly. I don't think not going to Sunday Mass will be a thing, but at our school there were other events that were, for example: a religious service for moms and one for dads, where you go with your kid and have a treat afterward, write your kid a note, etc., Fish Fry during Lent - you don't have to be Catholic to go, but that's a parish event and all the school kids were there and would run around playing, Scout Sunday, and not sure what happens with the non-Catholic kids in 2nd for Communion and 8th for Confirmation.

Bottom line, if you choose Catholic for your kid you may find that you need to be open to attending some Catholic events in order for your child to fully integrate.[/quote]

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