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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
I'd like to see some statistics on how many catholic students come from actual religious families vs how many are there simply due to convenience. That's the whole reason they throw up those catholic schools so quickly in new communities, a 5 minute walk to the jesus school vs a 45 minute bus ride to the CBE school is a difficult choice even for the hardened athiests
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There is definitely a lot of enrollment due to convenience. I have friends who sent their kids to Catholic schools because they were much closer and walking distance. They aren't religious people at all although most grew up Catholic but lost affiliation as late teens.