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Central Catholic High School

301 N 4th Street, Allentown, PA, 18102-0181 -

School Notes Overview:

The mission of Allentown Central Catholic is to provide a Christ-centered education in the tradition of academic excellence in thought and action, instilling in our students the ability to realize their future goals, the ethical standards to treat other justly and compassionately, and the moral principles to guide lives. The school shall promote creativity in order to encourage the pursuit for understanding and to discover the limitlessness of truth....

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School Overview:

	Central Catholic High School
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
County	Lehigh County, PA
Student Body
Total Students	923 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	12%	25%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 240 students
	Grade 10 - 227 students
	Grade 11 - 226 students
	Grade 12 - 230 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	49 teachers
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:18	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

The mission of Allentown Central Catholic is to provide a Christ-centered education in the tradition of academic excellence in thought and action, instilling in our students the ability to realize their future goals, the ethical standards to treat other justly and compassionately, and the moral principles to guide lives. The school shall promote creativity in order to encourage the pursuit for understanding and to discover the limitlessness of truth.
Profile last updated: 01/29/2007

In the News:

A history lesson: The domino effect (The Morning Call)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 09:03:28 am
A domino design by Central Catholic students is used to symbolize anniversary of Berlin Wall's fall | SEE YOUTUBE VIDEO OF CELEBRATION
Allentown Diocese relieves Reading priest of duties, as pastor of St. Joseph's, chaplain at Central Catholic High School (Reading Eagle)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:07:32 am
A priest at a Reading church who also was chaplain at Central Catholic High School has been removed from both positions by the Allentown Diocese after he acknowledged he had an inappropriate relationship with an 18-year-old woman, the diocese said.
Priest removed from duties after admitting affair (The Morning Call)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 08:46:27 am
Had inappropriate relationship with 18-year-old. He previously served in Emmaus, Orefield A priest who served in Emmaus until 2006 has been removed from his current assignments in Reading after admitting an inappropriate relationship with an 18 year-old woman, the Diocese of Allentown said in a statement Sunday.
Allentown diocesan priest removed from Reading parish assignment (The Express-Times)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 02:56:23 am
The priest admitted to an inappropriate relationship with an 18-year-old woman.
GO! Calendar 10/15/09 (The Pantagraph)
posted on October 14, 2009 at 12:57:02 pm
GO! Calendar for the week of Oct. 15, 2009:

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (18102)	School Zip (18102)	(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	42,418 people	12,280,267 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	15%	22%
Population Average Age	32 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$26,219	$43,232
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.3 rooms	5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	70 years old	51 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (18102) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	44% / 56%	68% / 32%