Comment Re:Really? (Score 1) 1324
By and large there seem to be a number of different factors that tend to position Catholic schools rather well.
First, they are private. They can turn people away. Don't minimize the challenge upon public schools to "leave no child behind".
Second, almost certainly (on average) the parents of children are both better of financially and more likely to be involved in the education of their children. Both of these mean (on average) these parents will influence things rather positively.
But another rather subtle issue is teacher pay. It seems (again on average) public schools pay better. Catholic school teachers probably have to like what they're doing quite a bit or at the very least have quite a bit of dedication if they could just pick up and get a raise down the street.