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Tampa Catholic High School

4630 N Rome Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33603-0336 -

School Notes Overview:

Tampa Catholic High School is a ministry of the Diocese of St. Petersburg entrusted to dedicated religious and laity. The young men and women in our care represent the diversity of the communities we serve. As educators in a Catholic environment, we nurture academic, spiritual, and personal growth while promoting life-long learning and commitment to service and justice. Inspired by the Gospel and animated by the charism of Blessed Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers, our mission celebrates the value and dignity of each person. The ultimate goal of the Tampa Catholic High School community is the development of the whole person with Christ as the model and His Spirit as the source of strength. Our school exists to carry out the threefold purpose of Catholic education- To teach as Jesus did: teaching the Message of God as revealed in Christ and through His Church; building community through fellowship in the life of the Holy Spirit; and providing opportunities for service to the entire human community - witnessing the Christian way of life....

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School Overview:

	Tampa Catholic High School
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Year Founded	1962
County	Hillsborough County, FL
Student Body
Total Students	725 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(FL) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	25%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 170 students
	Grade 10 - 200 students
	Grade 11 - 175 students
	Grade 12 - 180 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	50 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	60%
Average Class Size	22
Number of AP Courses	10
	This School	(FL) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:14	* 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
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Head of School	Mr. Thomas J. Reidy
Admissions Director	Peg Huey

School Notes:

Tampa Catholic High School is a ministry of the Diocese of St. Petersburg entrusted to dedicated religious and laity. The young men and women in our care represent the diversity of the communities we serve. As educators in a Catholic environment, we nurture academic, spiritual, and personal growth while promoting life-long learning and commitment to service and justice. Inspired by the Gospel and animated by the charism of Blessed Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian Brothers, our mission celebrates the value and dignity of each person. The ultimate goal of the Tampa Catholic High School community is the development of the whole person with Christ as the model and His Spirit as the source of strength. Our school exists to carry out the threefold purpose of Catholic education- To teach as Jesus did: teaching the Message of God as revealed in Christ and through His Church; building community through fellowship in the life of the Holy Spirit; and providing opportunities for service to the entire human community - witnessing the Christian way of life.
Profile last updated: 07/13/2009

In the News:

Gulliver's Travels: Lely on road in season opener Friday (Marco Island Sun Times)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 04:40:46 pm
The Lely High School football team has a big task in the 2009 football season in repeating its second-place district finish a year ago. Yet their biggest chore comes in opening the season by playing one of the best Class 3A teams in the state.
Cool! The fall social season is here (Central Tampa News & Tribune)
posted on September 23, 2009 at 04:18:25 am
The calendar shows it is officially fall, so many groups are into fall fundraising mode, with plenty of events during the next two weeks.
Students train with Olympians (Central Tampa News & Tribune)
posted on September 16, 2009 at 04:19:15 am
Two-time Olympic Gold medalist Misty May-Treanor and her father, Robert "Butch" May, also an Olympian, recently coached together for a week of volleyball practices at Tampa Catholic High School.
Prep football: Lely cancels game due to swine flu at Tampa school (Naples Daily News)
posted on August 27, 2009 at 10:51:51 pm
A cloud of disappointment hung over the Lely High School football locker room Thursday, minutes after the Trojans learned Friday’s preseason game was canceled because of an outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus at opponent Tampa Catholic. With as much as 20 percent of Tampa Catholic High School’s 700 students out this week with swine flu symptoms, the Collier County School District called off ...
Lely High cancels preseason game fearing swine flu (The News-Press)
posted on August 27, 2009 at 08:08:39 pm
Lely High School has canceled its preseason football game against Tampa Catholic on Friday, after the Collier County School District learned that as...

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (33603)	School Zip (33603)	(FL) State Average
Population (Approximate)	20,947 people	15,979,631 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	22%	27%
Population Average Age	34 years old	38 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$30,335	$40,558
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.9 rooms	4.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	55 years old	33 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	61% / 39%	66% / 34%