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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Catholic school is an extension of the parish, not a refuge from crappy public schools. [/quote]

Sure it's a refuge from crappy publics, but it's also a refuge that favors Catholics before others.[/quote]

Oh please.  They aren’t free.  They happily take tuition money from anyone willing to pay[/quote]

Almost always subsidized.[/quote]

They are usually income based and an additional discount if you are member of the parish affiliated with the school.  Plenty of families pay full tuition due to their income and belonging to a different church/place of worship or none at all.  [/quote]

“Full” tuition typically is already subsidized nonetheless. [/quote]

NP. Full tuition is subsidized by who? Just say what you’re trying to say.[/quote]

Given what Catholic schools charge compared to pretty much any non public school, I think it would be more correct to say parishoners subsidize the non parishoners  =)

Its pretty simple to understand that the Catholic Church, either locally or on a larger scale, helps pay for the Catholic schools.  The parishes contribute via tithing, and other monies are received from the church.  The reason parishoners get a lower rate is because they are presumed to be already tithing to the church associated with the school.

FWIW, in my experience only actual registered parishoners get the lower rate.  We were accepted to a nearby Parochial and it would have been full pay despite the fact we are Catholic because it was not our church and therefore we had not been tithing there.  I have no problem with this.[/quote]

So…what’s your point? That the atheists and non-parishioners are subsidizing the parish students?[/quote]

Given the cost of catholic schools compared to other non - public schools, I think its safe to say that its the parishoners who subsidize the non parishoner students - the difference in tuition paid is not significant as you may have imagined, at least at k-8, its maybe 1500-2000 difference.[/quote]

The non-parishioners are paying much more than the parishioners…you realize that, right?[/quote]

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