Faculty=14 full time, 5 part-time/shared teachers, 6 with Masters, 11 with BA degrees. Students: Blessed Sacrament average
class size is 23 students and the ratio is 10 to 1 of teachers/students. Minority students comprise 21% of enrollment.
Non-Catholic students comprise 3% of our enrollment. Students qualifying for free and/or reduced lunch is 41%.
Accreditation: Blessed Sacrament provides an academic curriculum approved by the Archdiocese of Dubuque and certified by
the State of Iowa and is staffed by faculty accredited by the State of Iowa.
Parish: Blessed Sacrament has 1100 registered parish families. Subsidy of Blessed Sacrament School is 60 % of the parish
budget.
Tuition & Fees: 2009-2010 Tuition is $1580 for parishioners and non-parishioner is $2,650
Preschool fee = Five day preschool = $1,250, 4 day = $1150, and 3 day = $1050 per year.
Co-curricular: Activities in vocal and instrumental music, art, speech, and service opportunities throughout the Waterloo
area.
Athletics: Blessed Sacrament boys and girls compete in the Metropolitan Parochial Athletic Association. Sports at Blessed
Sacrament include: volleyball, football, wrestling, basketball, track, softball, and baseball.
Support: The Waterloo Parks and Recreation Art Departments, and Mauer Eye Center are "Partners in Excellence" with Blessed
Sacrament.
AREA Education Agency-267 services includes psychologist, speech clinician, educational strategist and others.
Anna Maria Opperman is our school counselor.
Spanish classes were started in 2005. All PreK-8th grade students have Spanish class.
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