City: Tulsa, OK

Category: Education

Telephone: (918) 627-3390

Address: 3905 S. Hudson Ave.

Description: Over 800 students attend this four-year private college-preparatory school, which has an attractive and spacious 40-acre campus. Though a good majority of the students come from Catholic middle schools, boys and girls of all religions, races, and economic backgrounds are welcome. The curriculum includes theology, English, mathematics, science, business, social studies, communications, foreign languages, computer science, fine arts, and physical education. The school offers a number of Advanced Placement courses and four years each of Latin, French, German, Spanish, and Chinese. Ninety-five percent of the graduates go on to college.Over half of the faculty members have master’s degrees, and the teacher/student ratio is 1 to 12. The school, which was founded in 1960, is accredited by the North Central Association and the State of Oklahoma.Tuition for the 2009–2010 school year was $6,650 for Catholics (supporting a parish) and $8,775 for non-Catholics. Some financial aid is available. All students are required to perform 25 hours of Christian service for each school year. Students are required to wear uniforms.