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At Catholic Central High School

  •  We educate our students in spirit, mind and body 
  • We are a Catholic, college-preparatory secondary school system 
  • Catholic Central was founded in 1906 and is the oldest Catholic diocesan co-educational high school in the country
  • Named one of the top 50 Catholic high schools in the nation for four consecutive years by the Acton Institute
  • 98% of students enroll in colleges and universities after graduation and receive millions of dollars in scholarship offers each year
  • Catholic Central High School offers Advanced Placement and Honors Courses as well as Dual Enrollment options
  • Catholic Central students are held to a high expectation with the 7-point grading scale (93-100%=A) 
  • Students consistently score well above both state and national average on the SAT and ACT 
  • Total student enrollment at Catholic Central is 676
  • 1 out of 4 students receives financial assistance 
  • More than 80% of students participate in extracurricular activities 
  • Catholic Central High School has a partnership with the Aquinas 
  • Performing Arts Center where our theatre students perform plays and musicals
  • Students log over 20,000 hours of community service annually
  • We offer courses in Chinese, Pre-Engineering with CAD, Broadcast Journalism Science Research Seminar

See also: The Value of a Catholic Central Education

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