Notre Dame High School

Name

Notre Dame High School

Legal name

Notre Dame High School

Website

https://notredamehs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

West Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Primary revenue stream from tuition payments for enrolled students. The school offers financial aid, scholarships, and grants totaling $2.1M annually to support student enrollment.
2. Annual Giving and Donations: The Fund for Notre Dame accepts donations online, by phone, by mail, through payroll deduction for employees, and via stock/ wire transfers. Donors can also contribute through Donor-Advised Funds.
3. Endowment and Planned Giving: Loyalty and Endowment Fund worth nearly $9 million with about 5% used annually to support scholarships. Named scholarships available at Fully Endowed ($400,000+), Partially Endowed ($200,000), and Named Scholarship ($50,000) levels. Planned giving vehicles include bequests, gifts of securities/real estate, and beneficiary designations.
4. Summer Programs: Summer programs for middle and high school students offering enrichment, readiness, and acceleration courses taught by ND faculty. Course fees range from $110 to $330. Sessions include lunch and snacks as part of registration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Notre Dame High School is a private Catholic co-ed college preparatory school in West Haven, CT, delivering grades 9-12 secondary education through the Holy Cross tradition. The school offers 60+ AP, IB, UCONN ECE, and Honors courses, signature programs including the IB Diploma Programme, Engineering and Design, Sports Medicine, NDXL Experiential Learning, and Moreau Honors, alongside 14 varsity athletic teams and a Campus Ministry service program. It also operates fee-based summer enrichment courses for middle and high school students from the broader Connecticut region.

Product overview

Notre Dame High School operates as a Catholic co-ed college preparatory institution offering a comprehensive educational portfolio. The school provides signature academic programs including the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, Engineering and Design, Sports/Exercise/Health Science, Experiential Learning (NDXL), Moreau Honors, Peer Counseling, and Freshman Advisory programs. Beyond core academics, the school offers extensive Summer Programs for enrichment, acceleration, and readiness, plus 14 varsity athletic teams across three seasons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• College Preparatory Secondary Education

Quantifiable outcome

• 43 State Championships across athletic programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Congregation of Holy CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Congregation of Holy Cross, founded by Blessed Basil Moreau, is the sponsoring religious order of Notre Dame High School. The partnership provides the school's Catholic identity, mission, and charism. Students are educated in the Holy Cross tradition with spiritual development through Campus Ministry, service programs, and retreats aligned with the Holy Cross mission of 'Ave Crux, Spes Unica' (Hail the Cross, our Only Hope).
• Fortune 500 CompaniesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFortune 500 engineers worked alongside Notre Dame faculty to create the Engineering and Design Signature Program, a three-year curriculum cultivating analytical, creative, and process skills required in engineering. The partnership provides industry expertise and real-world context for the engineering program.
• Local Community OrganizationsminorOthersNotre Dame partners with local organizations to provide students with meaningful service opportunities through the Competence to See and Courage to Act Service Program. Partnerships include organizations for food pantries, youth mentoring, disability support, and community clean-up projects.
• 130+ Colleges and UniversitiesminorOthersNotre Dame maintains relationships with over 130 colleges and universities for college acceptances, including Ivy League schools, major universities, and liberal arts colleges. The school hosts college representatives for visits and maintains an extensive college acceptance list.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cheshire Academy: Independent college-prep day and boarding school in Cheshire, CT, comparable in size and curriculum (IB and AP offerings, signature engineering/signature programs), competing for tuition-paying families across CT and the Northeast.
• Xavier High School: Jesuit Catholic college-prep day school for young men in NYC, very close analog to Notre Dame's Catholic identity, college-prep rigor, signature program model, and alumni-driven culture.
• Hopkins School: Independent, co-ed college preparatory day school in New Haven, CT—the closest geographic competitor. Competes for the same greater New Haven families across academics, athletics, and college outcomes.
• Regis High School: Highly selective Catholic college-prep day school in NYC operated by the Jesuits. Comparable on faith-based academic intensity, leadership development, and college placement outcomes—the same value pillars Notre Dame markets.
• Hamden Hall Country Day School: Independent co-ed college-prep day school (PreK–12) located in adjacent Hamden, CT, competing directly for greater New Haven tuition-paying families with similar AP/IB offerings and athletics programs.
• Brunswick School: Independent college-prep day school for boys in Greenwich, CT, serving similar Connecticut families seeking elite college preparation and competitive athletics—comparable on academic rigor and tuition model.
• Fairfield College Preparatory School: Jesuit Catholic college preparatory day school for boys in Fairfield, CT, serving similar Connecticut families with rigorous academics, athletics, and faith-based formation—directly comparable to Notre Dame's Catholic co-ed college-prep model.
• Greens Farms Academy: Independent co-ed college-prep day school (PreK–12) in Greens Farms, CT, competing in the same Fairfield County private-school market with comparable AP/IB programs, athletics, and college-counseling offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Choate Rosemary Hall: Larger, established independent college-prep boarding/day school in Wallingford, CT. Overlaps Notre Dame on signature programs, IB, college counseling, and athletics, but operates at higher scale and price point with national/international draw.
• The Taft School: Elite independent college-prep boarding/day school in Watertown, CT. Comparable curriculum breadth and signature-program model, but at a broader regional/national scale and higher tuition band than Notre Dame.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/notredamewh
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/notredamewesthaven
• Facebookfacebook.com/notredamewesthaven
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/notre-dame-high-school-west-haven-ct
• Instagraminstagram.com/notredamewh

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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