Most elementary schools offer a tuition discount to families for the second or third child enrolled in the same family. In addition to the tuition paid by the family, each child is subsidized by a contribution from the family's parish. This subsidy, which varies from school to school, helps to offset the per child cost of the education. The Archdiocese of Atlanta is re-examining the present funding formula which is dependent on per child parish subsidies. Reviewing the Meitler data, Msgr.
Parishes are strapped.
While they could probably maintain that subsidy level, most could not absorb any major or significant increase in subsidy. As a result the present system would not permit the building of new schools, he said. If we maintain the present system we a priori are saying we are unable to afford additional schools. Yet we need more schools. The Meitler study shows that there is a great need and demand for more schools.