Mission Statement: "Holy Spirit Academy is a private high school in the Catholic intellectual tradition offering an integrated academic program.
The school`s Christ-centered approach to education fosters an environment grounded in the Truth, which prepares students for a life at the service of others.
Through the action of the Holy Spirit and with the intercession of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the academy strives to help students realize their God given purpose, instilling in them confidence to enrich the current culture.".
Our Mission: "Holy Spirit Academy is a private high school in
the Catholic intellectual tradition offering an integrated academic
program. The school`s Christ-centered approach to education fosters
an environment grounded in the Truth, which prepares students for a
life at the service of others. Through the action of the Holy
Spirit and with the intercession of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the
academy strives to help students realize their God given purpose,
instilling in them confidence to enrich the current
culture."
We will welcome transfer students into grades 9-12 for the
2019-2020 academic year and invite prospective students for the
2020-21 to the school. Holy Spirit Academy is a NAPCIS
Member. Click here to learn more.
Holy Spirit Academy is:
AFFORDABLE -Tuition rate for 2020-21 is $7,490, significantly
lower than most private Catholic high schools in the
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area. -Nearly 60% of families were
awarded financial aid for the 2019-2020 school year. -We offer both
need-based and merit-based scholarships.
FAITHFUL -Students participate in daily communal prayer, attend
Holy Mass weekly, and have regular access to the Sacrament of
Confession. -We follow a Liberal Arts curriculum rooted in
the Classics (e.g. Homer, Euclid, Herodotus, Aquinas, Dante,
Shakespeare, Chesterton, and others) in the Catholic intellectual
tradition. -All faculty and staff take an Oath of Fidelity to the
Magisterium of the Church.
ACCESSIBLE -We are located on the campus of St. Henry Catholic
Church in Monticello, a northwestern suburb of the Minneapolis/St.
Paul Metro Area. -We draw students from towns and schools as far
west as Annandale, and as far east as Maple Grove. -We have several
families who utilize car pools to coordinate travel to and from the
school and extracurricular events.
There are 35 students enrolled in the 2018-2019 school year. We are a grades 9-12 private, catholic high school located in monticello, Minnesota. The classes only have 1 teacher each.
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Decades ago private schools could have been accused of being elitist. You had to have money to attend. The student populations were fairly homogeneous. Fortunately that has changed.
