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St. Matthew Catholic School
Parishioner Parent Survey
Fall 2024

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* 1. Which of the following identifies your choice for your child’s education?

Public school

Other Catholic school

Homeschool

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* 2. (This question is for those who identified as public school families in question #1)
Which of the following would you identify as the most significant reason that you choose to enroll your child in your local public school and not at St. Matthew’s Catholic School?

I believe in what the public schools do and provide for my child.

I could never afford to pay for tuition at a Catholic school.

I don’t see the quality that I would expect from a Catholic school at St. Matthew’s.

I don’t think that my family would be welcomed or fit in at St. Matthew’s.

I think that the school is too small to serve my child.

I don’t see a difference between what is offered at St. Matthew’s and what my child gets at the public school.

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* 3. (This question is for those who identified as public school families in question #1)
Which of the following most appeals to you as a parent and would make enrolling at St. Matthew’s Catholic School for your child’s education a consideration for your family?

Faith formation

Academic quality

Co-curricular / extra-curricular opportunities

Small class sizes

Community

If other (please specify)

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* 4. (This question is for those who identified as homeschool families in question #1)
Which of the following would you identify as the most significant reason that you choose homeschooling for your child and not at St. Matthew’s Catholic School?

I believe in homeschooling.

I could never afford to pay for tuition at a Catholic school.

I don’t see the quality that I would expect from a Catholic school at St. Matthew’s.

I don’t think that my family would be welcomed or fit in at St. Matthew’s.

I think that the school cannot adequately serve my child.

I don’t see a difference between what is offered at St. Matthew’s and what my child would get at the public school.

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* 5. (This question is for those who identified as homeschool families in question #1)
Which of the following most appeals to you as a parent and would make enrolling at St. Matthew’s Catholic School for your child’s education a consideration for your family?

Faith formation

Academic quality

Co-curricular / extra-curricular opportunities

Small class sizes

Community

If other (please specify)

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* 6. Which of the following, if it were attended to, would increase your consideration of enrolling at St. Matthew’s Catholic School for your child’s education?

Improving the quality of the faith formation offered at the school

Improving the quality of the academic program offered at the school

Make it more affordable

Create a more welcoming environment for outsiders

Nothing because I am very happy with where my child is at

If other (please specify)

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* 7. Which of the following best describes the current rate of Mass attendance for your family?

Every Sunday

More often than every Sunday

More than once per month

Once per month

Irregular

Do not attend

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* 8. Which of the following next describes the current rate at which you receive the sacrament of reconciliation?

Once per month

Once every few months

Twice a year during Lent and Advent

Irregular

Do not attend

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* 9. Which of the following best describes how you care for the formation of your child in the Catholic faith?

We provide catechesis, discuss the Catholic faith, and make it a core part of our family life at home.

We enroll our child in religious education classes at the parish every year.

We make sure that our child receives their sacramental preparation through the parish.

We have not really considered this in the past.

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* 10. Which of the following best describes your opinion on multi-age classrooms for education?

I think it is a great idea and can support a child’s learning very well.

I would be open to it but I would need to know more about how it could benefit my child.

I do not like the idea.

I have never heard of this.

ENGLISHSt. Matthew Catholic SchoolParishioner Parent SurveyFall 2024

Question Title

* 1. Which of the following identifies your choice for your child’s education?

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* 2. (This question is for those who identified as public school families in question #1)Which of the following would you identify as the most significant reason that you choose to enroll your child in your local public school and not at St. Matthew’s Catholic School?

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* 3. (This question is for those who identified as public school families in question #1)Which of the following most appeals to you as a parent and would make enrolling at St. Matthew’s Catholic School for your child’s education a consideration for your family?

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* 4. (This question is for those who identified as homeschool families in question #1)Which of the following would you identify as the most significant reason that you choose homeschooling for your child and not at St. Matthew’s Catholic School?

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* 5. (This question is for those who identified as homeschool families in question #1)Which of the following most appeals to you as a parent and would make enrolling at St. Matthew’s Catholic School for your child’s education a consideration for your family?

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* 6. Which of the following, if it were attended to, would increase your consideration of enrolling at St. Matthew’s Catholic School for your child’s education?

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* 7. Which of the following best describes the current rate of Mass attendance for your family?

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* 8. Which of the following next describes the current rate at which you receive the sacrament of reconciliation?

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* 9. Which of the following best describes how you care for the formation of your child in the Catholic faith?

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* 10. Which of the following best describes your opinion on multi-age classrooms for education?

ENGLISH
St. Matthew Catholic School
Parishioner Parent Survey
Fall 2024

* 2. (This question is for those who identified as public school families in question #1)
Which of the following would you identify as the most significant reason that you choose to enroll your child in your local public school and not at St. Matthew’s Catholic School?

* 3. (This question is for those who identified as public school families in question #1)
Which of the following most appeals to you as a parent and would make enrolling at St. Matthew’s Catholic School for your child’s education a consideration for your family?

* 4. (This question is for those who identified as homeschool families in question #1)
Which of the following would you identify as the most significant reason that you choose homeschooling for your child and not at St. Matthew’s Catholic School?

* 5. (This question is for those who identified as homeschool families in question #1)
Which of the following most appeals to you as a parent and would make enrolling at St. Matthew’s Catholic School for your child’s education a consideration for your family?