Catholic Schools at disadvantage for college admissions

<p>[Annual</a> Data Report - National Catholic Educational Association](<a href=“http://www.ncea.org/news/annualdatareport.asp]Annual”>http://www.ncea.org/news/annualdatareport.asp) says that there were 138,943 12th graders in Catholic schools in the US in 2011-2012, who presumably (mostly) graduated this spring. This is only about 4.3% of the approximately 3,200,000 who graduated high school this spring in the US, according to
[Facts</a> for Features — Back to School: 2011-2012 - Facts for Features & Special Editions - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau](<a href=“http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb11-ff15.html]Facts”>Facts for Features — Back to School: 2011-2012 - Facts for Features & Special Editions - Newsroom - U.S. Census Bureau) .</p>

<p>Note that [CAPE</a> | Private School Facts](<a href=“Home - Council for American Private Education”>Home - Council for American Private Education) says that, as of 2009-2010, Catholic K-12 schools enrolled about 42.8% of private K-12 school students; most other private K-12 schools students are at other religious schools, with only 13.6% at non-sectarian schools.</p>