| This study's purpose was to examine the greater Phoenix metropolitan area's religious elementary schools that are private elementary schools. After baseline data were established, an analysis was made of the religious private schools' ethnicity and goals as well as their programs' and services' range and costs. An "ingredients" approach was used to estimate total costs. The areas of religious private school goals and programs' and services' range and costs were compared with public elementary schools.;The study found that the ethnic population served by the three educational sectors (public elementary, Catholic elementary, and non-Catholic elementary) varied significantly among the White, Black, Hispanic, and Other population. Also, the study found that the goals of public elementary schools stressed educational aims, whereas the goals of religious elementary schools emphasized religious aims. In examination of the programs and services available, the study found that the public elementary schools offered significantly greater diversity of programs and services than the religious elementary schools. Finally, the Catholic and non-Catholic schools varied significantly in the expenditure per pupil while the public school costs were found to be higher than either the Catholic or non-Catholic elementary sector. |
