Bishop Hendricken High School vs. Mount St. Charles Academy
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Bishop Hendricken High School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Rhode Island for:
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Student Body
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
Mount St. Charles Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Rhode Island for:
Overview
Bishop Hendricken High School is Rhode Island's premier, all-boys Catholic school dedicated to the development of the total person -- heart, mind, body, and soul.
Here, we encourage students to know no limits to their potential and achievement.
Mount Saint Charles Academy is a coeducational, Catholic, middle school@-senior high school (grades 6-12) located in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Founded by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart in 1924, Mount Saint Charles Academy continues a tradition of educational excellence and holistic formation within a caring and supportive faith community.
We believe that a student learns through his or her experience of the total school environment.
Grades Offered
8-12
6-12
Blue Ribbon School
Yes, selected in 1998
Yes
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
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Learning Programs Supported
Please call for guidance.
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Year Founded
1959
1924
Students Body
Total Students
617 students
506 students
Student Body Type
All-boys
Co-ed
% Students of Color
-
4%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 6 Students
-
28
Grade 7 Students
-
60
Grade 8 Students
44
-
Grade 9 Students
152
123
Grade 10 Students
136
92
Grade 11 Students
138
105
Grade 12 Students
147
98
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
58 teachers
43 teachers
Average Class Size
18
15
Number of AP Classes
18
12
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
12:1
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(Jacket, dress shirt, tie, dress/khaki pants, dress shoes, belt)
(Jacket, dress shirt, tie, dress/khaki pants, dress shoes, belt)
Formal
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$15,750
$25,000
Tuition Notes
$1.7 million in financial aid and scholarships is available each year. 68% of students receive some form of financial aid. Families must apply separately for financial aid through https://hendricken.com/affording-bishop-hendricken/.
High School: $13850
Junior High: $12150
% on Financial Aid
68%
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Average Financial Aid Grant
$3,000
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Acceptance Rate
80%
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Admissions Director
Christian Kabbas
Joseph O'Neill
Admissions Associate
Richard Sylvia
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Sports
Total Sports Offered
17
14
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
52
16
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Academic DecathlonAmbassadors Club
Board Game DesignCampus Ministry
Chess ClubCreative Writing
CyberPatriotsDECA
French ClubGardening Club
Health ClubItalian Club
Math TeamMitre (Yearbook)
Mock TrialModel Legislature
Peer MinistryPro-Life Club
Robotics ClubSpanish Club
Stock Market ClubThe Brotherhood
Youth Force
Arts and Music Programs:
"Paramount" Show ChoirBasketball & Football Pep Band
Concert BandDrama
Fall MusicalHawkeye Studios
Jazz EnsembleMedia Arts
New Artist Play FestivalPercussion Ensemble
Rhode Island State Drama FestivalSpring Play
String OrchestraSummer Stage at Bishop Hendricken (Summer Musical)
Tech CrewTheater Pit Orchestra
Visual Art ClubYAWP (Literary/Art Magazine)
Young Men's Chorus
Recreational Athletic Programs:
BowlingFishing Club
GolfHawks Sports Management
PickleballSki and Snowboard Club
Surf ClubTable Tennis
TennisWeightlifting
Club or Organization:
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Campus MinistryChess & Games Club
Drama ClubEarth Crew
Foreign Language ClubMath Team
Mock Trial TeamModel Legislature
National Honor SocietyNational Junior Honor Society
Photography ClubRobotics Club
Student CouncilYearbook Club
Recreational Athletic Programs:
Flag FootballSki Club