Many become convinced that a Lutheran school offers opportunity for their child's educational survival and flourishing. Data shows that Roman Catholic schools are less likely to be single-race schools than are public schools. Similar diversity is often found in Lutheran schools. Through the Lutheran school, congregations hope to promote academic excellence. Because the average Lutheran school enrolls approximately 200 students, the individual pupil is known to the teachers, principal, and secretarial staff.
Parents have a special stake in their child's education because they pay tuition as well as taxes.
Administrators in Lutheran schools generally discount the claim that their academic scores are high because of their enrollment and expulsion policies. Many schools do not give entrance exams or do so only for placement purposes. Increasingly, Lutheran schools are making provisions for children with special learning needs. At least one study has shown that children's rights were more likely to be protected in a church-related school than in a public school. Christian nurture 2.