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Facts and Figures


  • Catholic schools serve 22,500 children from diverse backgrounds.

  • In 2008, our schools comprised the 9th largest system in Washington State.

  • Our children come from Washington State's wealthiest and poorest communities.

  • 25% of our children belong to diverse ethnic communities.

  • 17% of children are not Catholic but strongly prize the value of a Catholic school education.

  • The excellence of Catholic schools is proved by students' superior results on Washington State's assessment of student learning exam (WASL) and by each school meeting the standards for accreditation.

  • In fiscal year 2008, the Fulcrum Foundation distributed $899,840 in tuition assistance to schoolchildren and $681,105 to twenty-one schools in need.