Why do you call St. Pat’s a “micro-school?”
In comparison to other schools, we are intentionally small with “right-sized” classes. The average classroom in K-5 has eight students. Families love the individual attention each student gets and teachers love building close relationships with students and their families. Parent-Teacher Partnership is a hallmark of our school culture: regular and proactive communication with parents and teachers.
What do you mean that St. Pat’s is a diocesan school as opposed to a parish school?
St. Pat’s is a diocesan school and is proud of that identity and its relationships with other Springfield Catholic schools. We have a scholarship program for young alumni to continue their Catholic education at Little Flower School, and we have several alumni currently at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School. Without a parish to support us, our mission continues financially because of our community of donors who believe in our work of affordable Christian education serving a majority non-Catholic Black and Bi-racial families.

We are grateful for your continued support of St. Patrick Catholic School. Thanks to the generosity of friends like you, we have been able to focus these past few months on giving our students the strongest possible start to the school year.
We wrapped up last school year while working on our Foundation for the Future campaign. We not only reached our $200,000 match goal but also raised an additional $125,000 in support of our students. This outpouring of kindness is making a profound and lasting difference in the lives of the children whom we serve. We are deeply committed to being faithful stewards of your gifts, and every dollar entrusted to us will go directly toward providing a high-quality education for each of our students.
Thank you for helping us continue the mission of St. Patrick Catholic School!