Central Catholic High School | |
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Address | |
75 14th Street , 26003 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°3′59″N80°43′10″W / 40.06639°N 80.71944°W |
Information | |
Type | Catholic independent secondary school |
Motto | To Think and Act Like Christ |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic Church |
Established | 1865 |
Local authority | Bishop Mark Brennan |
Oversight | Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston |
Superintendent | Jennifer L. Hornyak |
CEEB code | 491400 |
NCES School ID | 01489268 [1] |
Principal | Rebecca Sancomb [2] |
Faculty | 30 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | 315 (2024-2025) |
• Grade 9 | 82 |
• Grade 10 | 82 |
• Grade 11 | 81 |
• Grade 12 | 70 |
Student to teacher ratio | 11.5 [1] |
Schedule type | Rotating block schedule |
Hours in school day | 6.5 [1] |
Classrooms | 30 |
Campus type | Urban [1] |
Color(s) | Maroon & white |
Slogan | To Think and Act Like Christ |
Fight song | Hail Central |
Athletics | football, basketball, soccer, baseball, wrestling, cheerleading, softball, volleyball, tennis, track and field, cross-country, swimming, golf, bowling, archery, robotics, ice hockey, and lacrosse |
Athletics conference | Ohio Valley Athletic Conference |
Nickname | Maroon Knights |
Rivals | Shadyside High School, The Linsly School |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [3] |
Publication | Knight Times |
Yearbook | Accolade |
Annual tuition | $4980-$9100 [4] |
Feeder schools | St. Michaels Parish School, Our Lady of Peace School, St. Vincent de Paul School, Corpus Christi School |
Website | cchsknights |
Central Catholic High School is a parochial, Roman Catholic high school in Wheeling, West Virginia. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.
Central Catholic High School has been educating young men and women since 1865. The school is a part of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston campus, which includes the Cathedral of St. Joseph, the diocesan offices, and the chancery.
At the end of the 2016–2017 school year, Bishop Donahue Memorial High School closed and merged into Central Catholic. [5]
Central's athletic teams are called the Maroon Knights. They include:
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