Catholic Education is an important component of education in the United States. Since the founding of the U.S., the Roman Catholic community began establishing local private religious schools.
Today, Catholic schools exist in each of the United States at every educational level. While most catholic elementary schools are attached to a parrish and run directly by the church hierachry, some catholic high schools, and most catholic universities are run independently. Among these are the long-standing Chaminade College Preparatory School (high school), the University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University.