Hispanic Enrollment in Catholic Schools (IMAGE) Boston College Caption Just 300,000 Hispanic children attend Catholic Schools, amounting to 2.4 percent of the nation's 12.4 million school-age Hispanic children -- of which 8 million are school-age Hispanic Catholics. Overall enrollment in Catholic schools is 1.9 million students. Credit Catholic Schools in an Increasingly Hispanic Church Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.