EFA and Catholic High School for Boys
Catholic High School for Boys was on the state's list of EFA participating schools for 2024-25. 227 of its roughly 714 students (32%) paid with an Education Freedom Account that year.
That ranks #9 of 40 participating schools in Pulaski and Saline counties by number of EFA students. Its EFA share is below the local average of 48% across those schools.
Of those EFA students, 77% continued in the program the next school year and 76% stayed at Catholic High School for Boys. Statewide, schools kept 84% of their EFA students on average. Students who graduated count as leaving.
Families paid $767,814 to Catholic High School for Boys from EFA accounts in the spring 2024-25 transactions the report covers. Fall transactions aren't broken out by provider.
In the federal Private School Survey (2023-24), the school reported 705 students, 42 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-teacher ratio of about 16.5:1. It lists memberships in National Catholic Educational Association. It is all-boys.
From grade 9 through grade 12, that's 4 school years. At the 2026-27 amount, a child who uses an account every year here would bring about $28,832 in state funding over that span. The amount is set each year, so treat this as a planning number.
Paying the balance
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Little Rock typically offer parish (participating-parishioner) rates and need-based aid. Ask how the EFA applies to the parish rate and whether diocesan assistance can cover the balance.
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Questions to ask the school
- How do you bill EFA families: directly through ClassWallet each quarter, or do we pay and get reimbursed?
- What is the full cost for my child's grade, including registration, books, uniforms and fees, and what's left after the $7,208 account?
- Which discounts and aid apply on top of the account?
- Which nationally norm-referenced test do you give, and will you share my child's results?
- Which concurrent-credit courses do you offer, and can those fees come from the account?
Closest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | EFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Holy Souls | Catholic | PK-8 | 0.6 mi | ✓ |
| Mount St. Mary Academy | Catholic | 9-12 | 0.8 mi | ✓ |
| The Anthony School | Independent | PK-8 | 1.3 mi | ✓ |
| The Children's House Montessori School | Montessori | PK-1 | 1.4 mi | — |
| Little Rock Adventist Academy | Seventh-day Adventist | PK-10 | 1.6 mi | — |
| The Academy at Riverdale | Learning differences | K-12 | 2.2 mi | — |
Straight-line distance from federal survey coordinates.