Canisius High School vs. St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Student Body
AP Courses
Sports offered
Extra-curric.
School History
Overview
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Students with different interests, personalities, backgrounds, and academic strengths find their place at St.
Joseph's Collegiate Institute. St. Joe's is an all-boys Catholic, Lasallian college preparatory school where students are encouraged to challenge themselves, explore their interests, and discover their strengths.
With more than 120 courses, Honors and 20+ Advanced Placement courses, and opportunities across athletics, the arts, clubs, leadership, and service, students have many ways to get involved and shape their own high school experience.
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
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No
Learning Difference Programs
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Yes
Year Founded
1870
1861
Students Body
Total Students
878 students
633 students
Student Body Type
All-boys
All-boys
% Students of Color
12%
11%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
212
186
Grade 10 Students
227
159
Grade 11 Students
216
141
Grade 12 Students
223
147
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
62 teachers
51 teachers
Number of AP Classes
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24
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
12:1
Average SAT score
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1280
Average ACT score
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31
Classroom Dress Code
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Formal
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
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$17,785
Tuition Notes
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Cost does not include Freshmen Activity Fee $285, Freshmen Technology Fee $375, Registration Fee (one-time) $100 and Parents\' Guild Dues $30 per family
% on Financial Aid
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90%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$7,300
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Admissions Director
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Peter Kennedy '97
Admissions Associate
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Matt Kwiatkowski
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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20
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
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50
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Club or Organization:
A-Team Athletics BroadcastingActing Club
Art ClubBlack Student Union
Board Game ClubBrother Paul Writing Contest
Brother Pompian Honors AcademyBuilding Bridges
Chess ClubCollegiate Ambassadors
Donate Life ClubDungeons & Dragons Club
Equity & Justice ClubFall Drama Production
Film ClubFood Basket
Freshmen ConnectGeoGuessr Club
Harry Potter ClubHiking Club
Inside Ł Student Philanthropy ClubInternational Microloans Club
Jazz Lab BandLasallian Leadership Team (LLT)
Mock TrialModel UN
Morning ShowNational Honor Society
Nintendo ClubPhilosophy Club
Ping Pong ClubPokeman Club
Polar PlungeQuill & Quiver Writing Club
Ripples of HopeRobotics
Science OlympiadSki Club
Spring MusicalStage / Technical Crew
Stewardship ClubStudent Council
Student JournalismStudent Prints (Journalism)
Swag ShopSwing Choir
TASKMASTERSVarsity Singers
World Languages ClubYearbook