St. Benedict Catholic School (2026 Profile)

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Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Prekindergarten-8
Enrollment: 216 students
Average class size: 18 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

School Facts

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Other school association(s)

Religious Affiliation

Catholic

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-8

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	St. Benedict Catholic School
Pre-K	35
Kind	19
1	12
2	23
3	17
4	19
5	22
6	23
7	18
8	28

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ADD/ADHD Support

Yes

Learning Difference Programs

Yes

Year Founded

1926

Student Body

Total Students

216 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

State avg.: 24%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

15 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

National avg.: 11:1

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

31%

Average Class Size

18 students

Classroom Dress Code

Formal

uniform

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Tuition Notes

We are a tithing school. Parents tithe to the local parish.

Admissions Director

Diane Liebsch

Sports

Total Sports Offered

4 sports

Sports

BasketballFootball

Track and FieldVolleyball

Extracurriculars

Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.

1 extracurricular

ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.

Student Council

School Notes

St. Benedict Catholic School serves the four churches in the recenlty-merged parish of St. Benedict-Atchison.
Through a well-balanced curriculum, emphasizing mind, body and spirit, instruction targets the necessary tools to master academic, social and technological skills.
SBCS is accredited by the State of Kansas and AdvancEd.

Admission Guidelines Admission is offered to anyone wishing a Catholic education. No student will be denied admission because of race or sex. All families entering the school system must register at the school office or during spring registration. A physical exam including vision, hearing, speech and dental is encouraged for all children entering a Kansas school for the first time. A record of immunization on an official form must be presented by all students entering a Kansas school for the first time. Kansas law requires that a child be six years of age on or before the first day of September in order to enter first grade. All non-Catholic students will be admitted upon the condition that parents of the applicant are willing to pay tuition, and that the principal has determined that there is enough classroom space available in the applicant's grade.

Source: Verified school update

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