St Francis of Assisi Catholic School

What St Francis of Assisi Catholic School does

St. Francis of Assisi is a Catholic parish operating in Wichita, Kansas, founded in 1968 and governed under the Catholic Diocese of Wichita. Its principal operating subsidiary, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School (SFA Vikings), delivers integrated academic and faith-based education from preschool through 8th grade, supplemented by an extensive extracurricular portfolio spanning athletics (basketball, football, volleyball, wrestling, track, cross-country, cheerleading), music (band, concert choir, Viking Singers, musical productions), academic competitions (Battle of the Books, Scholars Bowl, Religion Bowl), Viking TV, chess club, and student council. The parish also operates faith-formation programs including Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS), Parish School of Religion (PSR), Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM), Totus Tuus, and ACTS retreats, plus seven Sunday Masses plus daily Masses, regular confession schedules, sacramental preparation (Baptism through Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick), and homebound ministry.

The organization's core product surface is religious and educational services anchored at a single 861 N. Socora campus serving approximately 600+ K-8 students and a broader parish community that includes over 100 ministries and roughly 55 council members. Underlying technology is operational rather than proprietary: the parish uses WordPress for its web presence (stfranciswichita.com), Flocknote for email/text communications, SchoolMessenger for parent outreach, ParishesOnline for bulletin distribution, and YouTube for Mass live streaming. There is no disclosed proprietary platform, app, AI/ML system, or API layer.

The business model is stewardship-based rather than transactional: operations are funded primarily through member tithing, with no special collections, supplemented by school tuition (comparable regional Catholic school tuition referenced at approximately $11,000 annually) and ancillary revenue such as the recently launched Year of St. Francis merchandise store and capital campaign pledges (Rebuild My Church exceeding $6 million). Enrollment is distributed through parish-based community networks rather than paid marketing channels. Customer segments are concentrated entirely within Catholic families with school-age children, registered parishioners, and youth/young-adult faith-formation participants in the Wichita market, with a documented pipeline of 240 students sponsored at Bishop Carroll Catholic High School.

Name

St Francis of Assisi Catholic School

Legal name

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

Website

https://stfranciswichita.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Francis of Assisi is a Catholic parish and K-8 school in Wichita, Kansas, delivering integrated faith-based education, sacraments, youth ministry, and stewardship-funded community services to Catholic families within the Diocese of Wichita.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJABAC

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Private & Independent K–12 Schools

SECONDARYEDACABAF

Faith-Based Preschools

Education/Early Childhood Education/Preschools & Pre-K Programs

SECONDARYBPAGAJAD

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Catholic education
• Primary education
• Religious formation
• Youth ministry
• Parish community

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School operates a K-8 Catholic elementary and middle school in Wichita, Kansas, integrating academic instruction with Catholic faith formation. It also offers a preschool program, a range of extracurricular activities (athletics, band, choir, academic competitions), and faith formation programs including Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS), Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM), and Parish School of Religion (PSR), all operating as part of the St. Francis of Assisi parish community.

Product overview

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School operates as a K-8 Catholic school with a preschool program. The school offers a comprehensive educational portfolio including academic programs integrated with Catholic faith formation, along with extensive extracurricular activities such as athletics (basketball, football, volleyball, wrestling, track & field, cross-country, cheerleading), music programs (band, concert choir, Viking Singers), academic competitions (Battle of the Books, Scholars Bowl, Religion Bowl), and enrichment programs (chess club, musical productions, Viking TV, student council). The school also provides support services including a library, cafeteria (Viking Café), and communication tools like SchoolMessenger. Faith formation programs include Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) and Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM). The school is part of the larger St. Francis of Assisi parish community in Wichita, Kansas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACTS Retreat: A retreat program offered to parishioners for spiritual development
• CYM (Catholic Youth Ministry)
• CGS (Catechesis of the Good Shepherd)
• PSR (Parish School of Religion)

Products and services

• St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School (K-8) Catholic elementary and middle school offering academic education from kindergarten through 8th grade, integrated with Catholic faith formation, for children of parish families in Wichita, Kansas.
• Preschool Program Early childhood education program for young children operated as part of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School.
• Catholic Youth Ministry (CYM) Youth ministry program for middle and high school students focused on faith formation, fellowship, retreats, and service activities.
• Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) Religious education program for children based on the Montessori method that helps them develop a spiritual life through hands-on engagement with scripture and liturgy materials.
• Athletics Program Competitive sports programs for school students including basketball, football, volleyball, wrestling, track & field, and cross-country.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St. Patrick Catholic School (Wichita): Sibling Catholic K-8 school in the Wichita Diocese; competes for the same Catholic family demographic with similar stewardship-based funding, faith formation, and athletics/music programming.
• Bishop Carroll Catholic High School: The Catholic high school in Wichita that SFA School feeds into; the parish actively sponsors 240 students there and the previous Director of Liturgical Music previously served as Vocal Music Director at Bishop Carroll. Most directly comparable Catholic education peer in the same market.
• Resurrection Catholic School (Wichita): Another K-8 Catholic school within the Wichita Diocese serving the same faith-based family demographic with comparable academic, athletic, and faith formation offerings.
• Holy Cross Catholic School (Wichita): Direct competing Catholic K-8 school in the Wichita market under the same Diocese, offering similar faith-integrated elementary education and extracurricular programming to overlapping Catholic family segments.
• St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (Wichita): Another Wichita-area Catholic K-8 school under the same diocese; competes directly for Catholic families in adjacent geographies with similar programming and stewardship model.
• Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School: The other Catholic high school in the Wichita Diocese serving the same Catholic family market; provides a comparable benchmark for Catholic education operations, enrollment scale, and faith-based programming in the region.
• Magdalen Catholic School: Another K-8 Catholic school in the Wichita Diocese serving the same Wichita Catholic family market with comparable faith-based K-8 programming, athletics, and stewardship funding model.

Others

• Wichita Catholic Diocese Schools Office: The governing body of all Catholic schools in the Wichita Diocese including SFA School; not a direct competitor but the umbrella institution that allocates resources, sets policy, and assigns clergy across the school's peer set.
• Catholic Diocese of Wichita Office of Faith Formation: The diocesan office overseeing parish-based faith formation programs (PSR, CGS, CYM) that complement or compete with SFA's parish youth programs; not a direct competitor but shapes the regulatory and programmatic environment.

Regional players

• Trinity Catholic High School (Hutchinson): Regional Catholic high school in the broader Wichita Diocese area where SFA's former Director of Communications departed to teach; provides a secondary Catholic education pathway and competes for some Wichita-area Catholic families.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@st.francisofassisicatholic3033/streams
• Xx.com/KSSFAChurch

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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