I respectfully disagree with you, Fran.  I have long contended that the weakest link in Catholic school education, today, is religious formation.  Most of the Religious who USED to teach there are gone from the schools.  Teachers in Catholic schools, most of the time, didn't receive Catholic high school education themselves, nor did they go to Catholic colleges/universities.  Many of them have only had 8 years of religious formation.

They come to teach in Catholic schools, right after college, to get a job---then move on to public schools to get more money [to pay off their bills].  They don't teach religion because they WANT to.  Our parish catechists ATTEND every course that the Diocese requires and more.  They read constantly [and I know what they are reading].  They choose to be catechists and to assist the youngsters in their religious formation, willingly.  And many stay on for years. 
 
 More kids are in parish programs because families can't afford Catholic school tuition.