Wheeling Central Catholic High School

Central Catholic High School
Central Catholic High School in 2025
Location
75 14th Street

,
26003

United States
Coordinates40°3′59″N 80°43′10″W / 40.06639°N 80.71944°W / 40.06639; -80.71944
Information
TypeCatholic secondary school
MottoTo Think and Act Like Christ
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic Church
Established1865 (1865)
Local authorityBishop Mark Brennan
OversightRoman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
SuperintendentJennifer L. Hornyak
CEEB code491400
NCES School ID01489268[1]
PrincipalRebecca Sancomb[2]
Faculty30
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment315 (2024-2025)
 • Grade 982
 • Grade 1082
 • Grade 1181
 • Grade 1270
Student to teacher ratio11.5[1]
Schedule typeRotating block schedule
Hours in school day6.5[1]
Classrooms30
Campus typeUrban[1]
Colors   Maroon & white
SloganTo Think and Act Like Christ
Fight songHail Central
Athletics conferenceOhio Valley Athletic Conference
NicknameMaroon Knights
RivalsShadyside High School, The Linsly School
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[3]
PublicationKnight Times
YearbookAccolade
Annual tuition$4980-$9100[4]
Feeder schoolsSt. Michaels Parish School, Our Lady of Peace School, St. Vincent de Paul School, Corpus Christi School
Websitecchsknights.org

Central Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and opened in 1865.

At the end of the 2016–2017 school year Bishop Donahue Memorial High School closed and merged into Central Catholic.[5]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Central Catholic High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mrs. Rebecca Sancomb". Central Catholic High School. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  3. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  4. ^ "Tuition". Admission. Central Catholic High School. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "THE DIOCESE OF WHEELING-CHARLESTON ANNOUNCES UNIFICATION OF TWO CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLS - Bishop Donahue High School". bishopdonahue.org. Archived from the original on January 24, 2017.