St. Francis High School continues to attract a robust pool of applicants to meet or exceed the enrollment projections in the school’s financial plan. While maintaining its college preparatory mission, SFHS reaches out to all students who have the desire for a rigorous academic and spiritual experience regardless of ability to pay. The incoming freshman class enrollment is consistent with past years. The peak enrollment during the 2009-2011 school years reflects the transfer students from Loretto High School. The graph below depicts both the historical and projected enrollment. St. FrancisHigh High School St. Francis School Historical and Projected Enrollment Historical and Projected Enrollment
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Financial Aid grants have increased at a higher rate than the increases in tuition and fees since 2003. The average annual increase in financial aid from June 30, 2003 through June 30, 2012 was 19% compared to the 6.6% increase for tuition and fees. It should be noted that these dollars only represent what is granted in tuition assistance, not the demonstrated need. It also does not reflect support in areas such as retreat assistance, uniforms and books and other fee waivers, which are covered through the anonymous generosity of the SFHS community.
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Eastern Religions Other St. Francis High School St. St. Francis Francis High High School School 2011-2012 by Ethnicity Protestant &Enrollment Orthodox Eastern Religions Other 2011-2012 Enrollment by Ethnicity 2011-2012 Enrollment by Ethnicity St. Francis High School 2.4% 2.4% St. Francis High 13.3% 2.4% School 13.3% 13.3% Enrollment by Ethnicity 2011-2012 2011-2012 Enrollment by Ethnicity
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Building on the accreditation process, whose primary focus is on student learning, SFHS is developing a formal strategic plan to focus on long-term institutional goals. In 2011-2012, the former President and the School Board began the process of writing a new plan to address current needs and future goals of the school. 73%
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St. Francis High School 2011-2012 Enrollment by Religion St. Francis School St. FrancisHigh High School 1% 4% 2011-2012 Enrollment by Religion Enrollment Religion 2011-2012 1% by
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64.5% Hispanic Hispanic Hispanic Asian/Filipino/Pacific Islander Asian/Filipino/Pacific Asian/Filipino/Pacific Islander Islander Hispanic African-American African-American African-American Asian/Filipino/Pacific Islander African-American
Technology The School is actively engaged in creating a technically advanced learning environment that supports the needs of our students. The school has continued to update all classrooms and meeting rooms with projectors and sound, and has successfully implemented Haiku, a web-based learning management system. As a Google Apps for Education school, the School continues to utilize cloud-based email, docs, and school-wide calendars. New features include cloud-based storage and drop-box. Assisted by “Hands Up for Troubies” (fund-an-item) at Revelry 2011, an iPad mobile lab was introduced to pilot this technology for future use on the campus. Additionally, iPads were provided for every teacher in preparation for integration into the learning environment, access to greater use of e-books, and development and accessibility of primary sources. Campus-wide enhancements included broader wireless classroom coverage, and security cameras placed at all door and gate entrances. St. Francis has committed to providing one-to-one iPad technology for every student commencing with the 2013-2014 academic school year.