We need to have our parents informed and behind this. Pipho is a member of the Iowa Association of Non-Public School Administrators, a group he said was instrumental in starting the tax credit campaign. Parents of Catholic school students present for the announcement at Holy Family School in Sioux City expressed concern that enrollment in church schools will fall if there isn't some relief. He said he's also concerned about a decline in religious school enrollment. Declining enrollment is also a concern for Dave Keane.
Tuition keeps climbing and enrollment drops.
It can create a vicious cycle. There are real sacrifices people have to make to send their kids to Catholic school.