Reply #40: Why does everyone assume ... [View All]

[CarlWoodward]

.. that these kids are rich? I'm not defending them - I think their priorities are way out of line - but Catholic schools rarely correlate with wealthy students. Typically they're solidly middle-class and, in many areas, working-class or even low-income. Catholic school tuitions tend to be far lower than most private schools and are heavily subsidized by the church. And most Catholic schools reduce or waive tuition entirely for low-income parents.

The article didn't make any reference to the white kids being "rich" so I'd have to assume that it's a typical Catholic high school where the kids have a diversity of economic backgrounds.