Wheeling Central Catholic High School

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

,
26003

United States

40°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 affiliation
Roman Catholic Church
Established1865 (1865)
Local authority
Bishop Mark Brennan
OversightRoman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
SuperintendentJennifer L. Hornyak
CEEB code491400
NCES School ID
01489268[1]
Principal
Rebecca Sancomb[2]
Faculty30
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment315 (2024-2025)
 • Grade 982
 • Grade 1082
 • Grade 1181
 • Grade 1270
Student to teacher ratio
11.5[1]
Schedule type
Rotating block schedule
Hours in school day
6.5[1]
Classrooms30
Campus type
Urban[1]
Colors   Maroon & white
SloganTo Think and Act Like Christ
Fight songHail Central
Athletics conference
Ohio 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 schools
St. 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. 1 2 3 4 "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.