John Schwob

Catholic forensic demographer from St. Louis, husband, father of 4, grandfather of 7, passionate about golf, all genres of music, Cardinals and Blues

[John Schwob @NumbersGuySTL]

@TrafficWise Love sitting here smelling tractor trailer fumes. Been sitting here for 90 minutes. Any hope of opening the highway

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This year, 78% of Catholic elementary school 8th graders went to a Catholic high school in #CatholicSTL. Up from 75% last year & the highest since 2012-13. Elementary schools that have had more than 90% of their 8th graders ( last 5 years) go to a Catholic high school.

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@emilyjanehubb St. Anthony of Padua parish in South City - 561 Catholics per square mile

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Most and least densely populated Catholic areas in #CatholicSTL measured by Catholics per square mile in each parish's boundaries. Not surprising about the least dense areas - in our rural counties, but some of the most densely populated are interesting

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@emilyjanehubb St. Anthony's high school? - closed many years ago or St. Anthony's parish? of which there are 3 (St. Louis city, Sullivan and High Ridge

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36% of Catholic elementary school age kids in #CatholicSTL are in a Catholic school, compared to 12% nationally. 31% of our Catholic high school age kids are in a Catholic school, it is 10% nationally. We are the 40th largest diocese,but have the 7th most kids in Catholic schools

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Where do Hispanics live in metro area of #CatholicSTL? Below is a map showing concentration of persons of Hispanic ethnicity on the 2016 Census ACS. Also plotted are Hispanic parishes/parishes with Hispanic ministry. Also have Hispanic ministry in Troy, Warrenton & Perryville.

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For the 6th straight year (1st 6 years ever) in #CatholicSTL, we have more students enrolled in 9th grade in our Catholic high schools than we had last year in 8th grade. In fact there were 203 more freshmen this year than 8th grade students last year in our Cath. elem. schools.

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Catholic elementary schools are strong in many parts of #CatholicSTL. The following schools have increased enrollment at least 3 consecutive years. Some have increased more years than that. These schools represent 8 of our 11 counties.

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@JimLyonSTL Too complicated for 288 characters. only one of these schools has increased enrollment from a recent school closure. 1/2 of these schools are growing or have been stable. The other 1/2 are experiencing modest declines because of fewer Catholic children in the area.

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Ten Largest Catholic Elementary Schools (K-8) in #CatholicSTL for the current school year. Need strong elementary schools for strong high schools. Thank you parents for your commitment to Catholic education!

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Ten Largest Catholic High Schools in #CatholicSTL for the 2020-21 school year. Look at St. Dominic High School - now our 2nd largest - its highest enrollment ever, third straight year of increase.

Yes, we love our "Catholic" high schools!!!!

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Congrats to our new Archbishop-Elect Mitchell Rozanski. Little trivia. Archbishop-Elect Rozanski grew up in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, 1st Catholic archdiocese in the US (est. in 1808). He will now serve as Archbishop in the 2nd archdiocese in the US - St. Louis (est 1847)

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@Stpkirkwood St. Peters - I agree - your elementary school opened in 1863. Sorry about my mistake!!!

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Happy Catholic Schools Week! Here is one to evoke controversy. Based on my research (subject to change if someone has better info), here are the 10 oldest continuously operating Catholic parish elementary schools in #CatholicSTL. #BeTheNowofGod

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Happy Catholic Schools Week! Top 10 Catholic elementary schools that send the highest percentage of their graduates to Catholic high schools in #CatholicSTL. Please note the caveats at the bottom of the list, #BetheNowofGod

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Happy Catholic Schools Week! Let's don't forget our future Catholic school children. Below are the 10 largest Catholic pre-schools in #CatholicSTL #BetheNowofGod

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Happy Catholic Schools Week! A favorite stats: Each year our Catholic schools in total lose children from grade to grade from K thru 12 - except for 1st time in history in #CatholicSTL , more students in 9th grade than previous year's 8th grade-5 years in a row. #BeTheNowofGod

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Happy Catholic Schools Week - Ten Largest Catholic High Schools in #CatholicSTL #BetheNowofGod

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Happy Catholic Schools week! Ten Largest Catholic elementary schools in #CatholicSTL #BetheNowofGod