Nolan Catholic High School

Name

Nolan Catholic High School

Legal name

Monsignor Robert M. Nolan Catholic High School

Website

https://nolancatholic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Catholic Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Catholic high school
• College preparatory education
• Secondary education services
• Private Catholic education
• Faith-based schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Net tuition and fees provide approximately 77% of the school's total budget, representing the primary revenue stream for operational expenses including programs, faculty salaries, and educational resources.
2. Annual Fund Donations: Unrestricted annual giving campaign with a goal of $150,000 to help close the gap between tuition and actual cost of educating each student. Includes giving circles from $10,000+ (Founder's Circle) down to gifts under $249 (Viking Circle).
3. Mardi Gras Dinner and Auction: Annual fundraising event featuring live and silent auctions, tuition raffle, and corporate sponsorships generating revenue for student programs. Sponsorship levels include Bourbon Street ($10,000), King Cake ($5,000), Creole ($2,500), and Bayou ($1,500).
4. Viking Club Fundraising: Parent-led organization that has donated over $250,000 to support athletic teams, organizations, and clubs. Hosts the Annual Viking Club Classic golf tournament raising approximately $28,000.
5. Summer Programs Revenue: Revenue from summer camps including athletic camps (football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, cheer, soccer, swimming), enrichment camps, and The Forge strength and performance program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Nolan Catholic High School delivers a four-year college preparatory Catholic education for students in grades 9-12 on a single 50+ acre campus in Fort Worth, Texas. The school integrates rigorous college-prep academics with faith formation through Campus Ministry, an Engineering pathway (Project Lead The Way), Division I athletics (TAPPS), fine arts, and structured college counseling. It supplements core enrollment with summer camps, learning support services, and a branded merchandise store.

Product overview

Nolan Catholic High School is a college preparatory high school offering a comprehensive educational program for grades 9-12. The school operates as a unified product with multiple integrated programs and services including its core academic curriculum, PLTW Engineering sequence, Athletics, Fine Arts, Campus Ministry, College Counseling, Learning Support, Library Services, and Summer Camps. Supporting infrastructure includes FACTS Family Portal for student information management, the Annual Fund and Mardi Gras Dinner & Auction for fundraising, Viking Club for parent volunteering, and Viking Spirit Store for merchandise. The school partners with Naviance for college counseling, x2VOL for service hour tracking, and operates athletic livestreaming through Hudl.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• College Preparatory High School Program (Grades 9-12) Four-year college preparatory program for students in grades 9-12 integrating rigorous academics, Catholic faith formation, leadership development, and college counseling. Includes personalized four-year college counseling, Naviance integration, and service hour requirements.
• Engineering Program (Project Lead The Way)

Quantifiable outcome

• $16.8 million in scholarships awarded to Class of 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and historical.

• Diocese of Fort WorthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNolan Catholic is a Fort Worth diocesan school under the Diocese of Fort Worth Catholic Schools system. The diocese provides governance, accreditation through TCCB ED, financial aid coordination, and connection to 20+ feeder Catholic schools. The school operates as part of the diocese's educational mission with alignment to Catholic teachings and standards.
• Project Lead The Way (PLTW)coreTechnology or IntegrationPLTW provides the engineering curriculum framework for Nolan Catholic's four-course engineering sequence including Engineering Essentials, Introduction to Engineering Design, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, and Computer Science Principles. The partnership enables students to develop in-demand engineering skills and earn college credit.
• Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTAPPS is the athletic conference organizing competitive sports for Nolan Catholic in Division 1, District 1. The partnership provides access to regional competition, tournament play, state championships, and athletic eligibility standards for all school sports programs.
• FACTS Management (Student Information System)coreTechnology or IntegrationFACTS provides the student information system for online applications, family portal access, transcript requests, and financial aid applications. The platform enables enrollment management and family engagement throughout the admissions process.
• Sisters of St. Mary of NamurcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Sisters of St. Mary of Namur co-founded the predecessor Our Lady of Victory Academy in 1910 and administered Nolan Catholic from 1961-2000. They established the tradition of Catholic education and faith formation that continues today. One house (House of Namur) is named in their honor.
• Society of Mary (Marianists)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Marianist brothers and priests administered Nolan Catholic from 1961-2014, with Fr. Richard Villa as the final Marianist president in 2014. They established the school's charism of faith, service, and education. Multiple houses (Chaminade, Damiano) are named in their honor, carrying forward their mission of forming servant leaders.
• iGiveCatholicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual giving day campaign where Nolan Catholic participates to multiply impact through bonus funds and prizes. The platform enables donors to support the Annual Fund with enhanced giving opportunities on December 2.
• Our Lady of Victory AcademyhistoricalOthersAll-girls Catholic academy founded in 1910 by Sisters of St. Mary of Namur. Merged with Laneri High School in 1961 to form Nolan Catholic. OLV graduates joined Nolan Catholic in the original co-institutional arrangement.
• Laneri High SchoolhistoricalOthersAll-boys Catholic high school founded in 1921 by John B. Laneri. Educated boys under Benedictine priests until 1961 when it merged with Our Lady of Victory Academy to form Nolan Catholic. Laneri's 106 freshman boys were the first male students at Nolan.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Casady School: Independent Episcopal college-preparatory day school in Oklahoma City. Comparable faith-based college prep model serving a similar upper-middle-class tuition-paying family profile; relevant as a structurally similar peer outside of the immediate geography.
• All Saints Episcopal School: Faith-based (Episcopal) college preparatory school in Fort Worth serving PreK-12. Comparable faith-integrated college prep, athletics, and tuition tier; competes in the broader Tarrant County private-school market.

Direct peers

• John Paul II High School: Catholic college preparatory high school in Plano, Texas, also under the Diocese of Fort Worth. Direct diocesan peer offering the same College Board/Honors/PLTW-style pathways, faith formation, and TAPPS athletics, drawing from many of the same feeder Catholic elementary schools in the northern DFW market.
• Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas: Catholic/Jesuit college preparatory high school for boys in Dallas, Texas. Comparable in mission (faith-based, rigorous college prep), TAPPS competition, and college placement outcomes; differs in single-gender model but represents the strongest faith-based academic peer in DFW.
• Ursuline Academy of Dallas: All-girls Catholic college preparatory school in Dallas operated by the Ursuline order. Comparable faith-based college prep model with strong STEM, athletics, and fine arts programs; similar price tier and TAPPS Division 1 participation.
• Fort Worth Country Day School: Independent (non-faith-based) college preparatory school in Fort Worth serving grades K-12. Closest secular competitor for college-prep families in the immediate Fort Worth market, sharing the same catchment and athletic competition set.
• Dallas Jesuit College Fund / Jesuit Dallas: Jesuit College Preparatory School (also known as Jesuit Dallas) is a Catholic, Jesuit college preparatory school in Dallas, Texas. Offers comparable faith-based formation, rigorous academics, and service-orientation to Nolan Catholic.
• St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High School: Diocese of Fort Worth Catholic college preparatory high school serving Fort Worth and surrounding areas. Direct feeder-network peer sharing the same diocesan accreditation, governance structure, and feeder-school ecosystem.
• Bishop Lynch High School: Catholic college preparatory high school in Dallas, Texas, affiliated with the Diocese of Dallas. Most directly comparable to Nolan Catholic in mission, grade span, faith formation model, athletic conference (TAPPS Division 1), and four-year college preparatory curriculum. Same target customer and pricing tier.

Emerging players

• Trinity Christian Academy (Fort Worth): PreK-12 Christian college-preparatory school in Fort Worth. Comparable college-prep and faith-based instruction to Nolan but extends across additional grade levels, competing for the same tuition-paying families in the Tarrant County market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nolancatholic
• Facebookfacebook.com/NolanCatholicHighSchoolOfficialPage
• Instagraminstagram.com/nolancatholichs/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nolan-catholic-high-school

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

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