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Hennessy Catholic School

Po Box 170, New Vienna, IA, 52065-0520 -

School Notes Overview:

Archbishop Hennessy Catholic School was founded in the fall of 1987 as the result of a consolidation between St. Boniface School in New Vienna and SS. Peter and Paul School in Petersburg. At the time of consolidation, Father Wilfred Johannes was the pastor of St. Boniface parish and Father Albert Manternach was pastor at SS. Peter and Paul. In 1986-87, the pastors, in conjunction with Principals Sister Ruth Schock and Dave Gross, and both parish school boards of were instrumental in the smooth transition from two separate schools to one consolidated school. Following consolidation, Dave Gross became the new principal. At this time, the principal is Vicki Palmer. The mission of Hennessy Catholic School is to utilize an active partnership between home and school to educate the whole child academically, emotionally, socially, culturally and physically within a Catholic values based program....

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School Overview:

	Hennessy Catholic School
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 6
County	Dubuque County, IA
Student Body
Total Students	94 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(IA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	8%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 6 students
	Kind - 14 students
	Grade 1 - 7 students
	Grade 2 - 14 students
	Grade 3 - 10 students
	Grade 4 - 14 students
	Grade 5 - 16 students
	Grade 6 - 13 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	7 teachers
	This School	(IA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:13	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Archbishop Hennessy Catholic School was founded in the fall of 1987 as the result of a consolidation between St. Boniface School in New Vienna and SS. Peter and Paul School in Petersburg. At the time of consolidation, Father Wilfred Johannes was the pastor of St. Boniface parish and Father Albert Manternach was pastor at SS. Peter and Paul. In 1986-87, the pastors, in conjunction with Principals Sister Ruth Schock and Dave Gross, and both parish school boards of were instrumental in the smooth transition from two separate schools to one consolidated school. Following consolidation, Dave Gross became the new principal. At this time, the principal is Vicki Palmer. The mission of Hennessy Catholic School is to utilize an active partnership between home and school to educate the whole child academically, emotionally, socially, culturally and physically within a Catholic values based program.
Profile last updated: 02/14/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (52065)	School Zip (52065)	(IA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	989 people	2,926,456 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	13%	22%
Population Average Age	37 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.8 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$40,144	$40,736
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.5 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	63 years old	49 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	84% / 16%	70% / 30%