Central Catholic High School:

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Central Catholic High School is co-educational, college-preparatory school for grades 9-12 located in inner southeast Portland, Oregon.

Founded in 1939 by Archbishop Edward Howard, Central Catholic serves students of all religious faiths and is the only Archdiocesan high school in the Portland-Metropolitan area.

Enrollment: 840

Students come from 65 middle schools, 29 of which are Catholic Grade Schools

Student Population Diversity: 74% Catholic; 17% minority; 57% boys, 43% girls

90-95% of Central Catholic graduates continue their education at post-secondary schools.

Average class size is 24 students

Tuition for 2007-2008 - $8,514*

Athletics - Mt. Hood Conference member

Accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, the Western Catholic Education Association, and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Faculty - Sixty-one (61) faculty members, who average 14 years experience

Student teacher ratio is 17 to 1

School President - Monsignor Timothy J. Murphy '58, President since 1995

School Principal - Ron Edwards, Principal since 1995

*In order to serve an economically-diverse population of students, Central Catholic maintains the lowest tuition rate possible. As a result, the cost of tuition is significantly less than the actual cost of educating students.