I would think it would be possible to find spending-per-pupil for catholic schools to compare apples to apples. Quick google says catholic schools are financia

I would think it would be possible to find spending-per-pupil for catholic schools to compare apples to apples. Quick google says catholic schools are financially "twice as efficient spending less money per pupil" as public schools: http://www.gothamgazette.com/iotw/catholicschools/ http://www.gothamgazette.com/iotw/catholicschools/ From 2002, so you can probably do better.