The Catholic HIgh School of Baltimore

What The Catholic HIgh School of Baltimore does

The Catholic High School of Baltimore is an independent, nonprofit Catholic college-preparatory high school for young women, founded in 1939 and currently operating from a single campus at 2800 Edison Highway in the Belair-Edison neighborhood of Northeast Baltimore. Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia and accredited by AIMS, the school enrolls approximately 300 students drawn from over 70 zip codes across Greater Baltimore and has produced more than 13,000 alumnae since its first graduating class in 1943. It is one of only two all-girls Catholic high schools in Baltimore City and has been voted Best Private High School for Girls by Baltimore Style Magazine for four consecutive years (2022–2025). Governance rests with a Board of Trustees chaired by Sr. Anne Hefner, OSF '66; President Dr. Barbara D. Nazelrod '68 is in her 25th and final year, with alumna Natalia Mistichelli '90 succeeding her on July 1, 2026.

The educational product is built on a college-preparatory core augmented by signature STEM concentrations. The Biomedical Concentration features the Jesse James Hinson Clinical Simulation Lab and a partnership with LifeBridge Health ExpressCare for clinical shadowing across four counties, while the Engineering Concentration partners with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company for mentorship and project-based challenges. Additional academic tracks include Law and Leadership, the Archangel Program, Honors, and Visual and Performing Arts — the latter anchored by one of the nation's few all-girls high school marching bands and a newly launched Dance Company. Extracurricular scope spans 30+ clubs, a competitive Duns Scotus Forensics Society, and IAAM athletics. The Class of 2026 (76 graduates) achieved 100% college acceptance across 143 institutions and earned over $17.2 million in scholarship offers.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition and supplemented by an institutional advancement program that includes the Green & Gold annual fund, signature events (Gala, Wine Tasting, Spring Fling, Cub Classic Golf Outing, GivingTuesday), a Tau Society planned-giving pipeline, and periodic capital campaigns. A capital campaign launched during COVID-19 raised nearly $4.4 million — the school's largest — funding the clinical simulation lab, marching band, dance company, fitness center, sports medicine concentration, and endowment growth. Technology is conventional EdTech: Office 365, SchoolAdmin for admissions, GiveCampus for online donations, Plus Portals for parent communication, eCampus for textbooks, and standard digital research databases. A GivingTuesday 2025 goal of $50,000 targets replacement of outdated internet infrastructure, signaling an active reinvestment posture ahead of the leadership transition.

Name

The Catholic HIgh School of Baltimore

Legal name

The Catholic High School of Baltimore

Website

https://thecatholichighschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Catholic High School of Baltimore is a private, nonprofit Catholic college-preparatory high school for young women, founded in 1939, serving approximately 300 students from over 70 zip codes across Greater Baltimore, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Private secondary education
• College preparatory curriculum
• All-girls Catholic schooling
• STEM biomedical program
• Franciscan education

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Tuition revenue from approximately 300 enrolled students. The school is independent (not Archdiocese-owned) and college-preparatory, with tuition designed to be kept affordable. Tuition rates are managed through the admissions office and cover the base cost of education, though tuition alone does not cover full operating costs.
2. Annual Giving (Green & Gold Fund): Annual fund campaign bridging the gap between tuition revenue and actual operating costs. The fund supports academic programs, technology upgrades, athletics, facility maintenance, and financial assistance. Leadership giving circles range from Patrons ($1–$99) to Bachmann ($1,000,000+). The 2020 GivingTuesday campaign raised $20,313 for technology and BioTech equipment.
3. Capital Campaign: Major capital fundraising campaign launched for the school's 80th anniversary, raising nearly $4.4 million (exceeding the $4 million goal) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds supported campus improvements, classroom upgrades, a new sports medicine concentration, clinical simulation lab, dance company, marching band, team visitation and fitness center construction, western campus renovation, and endowment growth for scholarships and tuition assistance.
4. Special Events Revenue: Signature annual fundraising events generate revenue and donor engagement: Gala (ticket sales, sponsorships, ads, live/silent auctions), Wine Tasting (ticket sales, lay-downs, raffle), Spring Fling (ticket sales), Cub Classic Golf Outing (sponsorships, ball drop lottery, registrations), and 21 Club Raffle (daily drawings in January).
5. Planned Giving and Bequests: Tau Society members include Catholic High in their wills. Planned giving vehicles include gifts of life insurance, gifts of securities (avoiding capital gains), bequests, charitable annuities, and trusts. Matching gift programs through employers are also leveraged.
6. Auxiliary Services: Revenue from school store (Campus Store via Sideline BSN Sports), food services, bus transportation fees, and book store (eCampus partnership).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Catholic High School of Baltimore is an independent, college-preparatory high school for young women founded in 1939, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. It delivers grades 9-12 education through academic tracks including Honors, College Preparatory, STEM (with Biomedical and Engineering concentrations), Law and Leadership, Visual and Performing Arts, and the Archangel Program. The school serves approximately 300 students from over 70 zip codes across Greater Baltimore on a single Baltimore campus.

Product overview

The Catholic High School of Baltimore is an independent college-preparatory high school for young women that offers a comprehensive educational program through multiple academic programs and concentrations. The core offerings include the Honors Program and College Preparatory Program as foundational academic tracks, supplemented by specialized programs in STEM (with Biomedical and Engineering concentrations), Law and Leadership, Visual and Performing Arts, and the Archangel Program. The school supports student learning through the DeCarlo Library Media Center and produces student publications including the award-winning yearbook The Troubadour and literary magazine Canticles. Additional programs include an all-girls marching band and competitive forensics team.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• The Troubadour: Catholic High's award-winning yearbook, published each spring. Has received Gold Medal recognition with All-Columbian Honors from Columbia Scholastic Press Association, First Class with Marks of Distinction from National Scholastic Press Association, and First Place from American Scholastic Press Association.
• Canticles

Products and services

• College Preparatory Program
• Honors Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% college acceptance rate for Class of 2026
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Whiting-Turner Contracting CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 September 2023Six of Catholic High's Senior Engineering students visited Whiting-Turner Headquarters in Towson for orientation, office tour, and round-table discussion with President Timothy Regan. Students participated in a 'Bid Day' simulation. Whiting-Turner mentors provide ongoing engineering challenges. Summer 2024 offered week-long shadow experiences to qualified rising Seniors. The partnership directly benefits STEM Program engineering concentration students.
• LifeBridge Health ExpressCare Urgent Care CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 July 2023Catholic High's newest partnership allows rising Seniors in the STEM Biomed concentration to gain real-world medical field experience by shadowing nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, and radiographers across Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, and Harford Counties. The two-week internship provides competencies in rapid testing, medical procedures, orthopedics, and labs. This partnership prepares students for college and careers in STEM while building a pipeline of future healthcare professionals.
• Mercy Medical CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2020During COVID-19, Catholic High donated PPE supplies (masks, gloves, goggles, protective gowns) to Mercy Medical Center in downtown Baltimore. Mercy, a Catholic organization sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, treats many of Baltimore's homeless population. Catholic High's Nurses' Club had an existing collaborative relationship with Mercy, and parents of many students work at Mercy. PPE donation was covered by WJZ, Baltimore Sun, and Catholic News Service.
• eCampusminorOthersCatholic High partners with eCampus for its online textbook bookstore. Students and families order textbooks through the eCampus portal. eCampus provides maximum purchasing flexibility with best pricing and customer support. Contact: 844.523.8980 or [email protected].
• Sisters of St. Francis of PhiladelphiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is a sponsored institution of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. The Sisters provide the school's Catholic identity and Franciscan mission rooted in the tradition of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi. The sponsorship is the foundational relationship underpinning the school's values, identity, and operations.
• Partners in Mission School Leadership Search SolutionscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCatholic High engaged Partners in Mission School Leadership Search Solutions to guide the Presidential Search process that resulted in the appointment of Ms. Natalia Mistichelli '90 as the next President, effective July 1, 2026.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Maryvale Preparatory School: All-girls Catholic college-preparatory school in Lutherville, MD, sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Direct peer in single-gender Catholic identity, Greater Baltimore geography, and college-prep mission.
• Notre Dame Preparatory School: All-girls Catholic college-preparatory school in Towson, MD sponsored by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Directly comparable to Catholic High in mission, single-gender model, STEM offerings, and Baltimore-area Catholic identity.
• The Park School of Baltimore: Independent coeducational college-preparatory school in Brooklandville, MD serving grades PreK-12. Comparable in independent college-prep identity, Baltimore-region market, and tuition-tier positioning.
• Garrison Forest School: Independent all-girls college-preparatory school in Owings Mills, MD serving K-12. Comparable in single-gender college-prep model, Baltimore-region market, and tuition-tier positioning.
• Roland Park Country School: Independent all-girls college-preparatory school in Baltimore serving K-12. Comparable single-gender college-prep model and Baltimore market, with similar STEM, arts, and athletics offerings.
• Mercy High School: All-girls Catholic college-preparatory school in Baltimore City — the other of the two all-girls Catholic high schools in Baltimore City per Catholic High's own data. Closest direct competitor in geography and identity.
• The Academy of the Holy Cross: All-girls Catholic college-preparatory school in Kensington, MD, sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Comparable in single-gender Catholic identity, college-prep mission, and STEM offerings, though serving the DC suburban market rather than Baltimore.
• St. Paul's School for Girls: All-girls Catholic college-preparatory school in Brooklandville, MD. Comparable in single-gender Catholic identity, Baltimore-area market, STEM and arts offerings, and partnership with neighboring St. Paul's School.
• The Bryn Mawr School: Independent all-girls college-preparatory school in Baltimore serving grades K-12. Comparable in mission (all-girls college prep), Baltimore geography, and tuition-tier positioning, though secular rather than Catholic.
• The John Carroll School: Catholic coeducational college-preparatory school in Bel Air, MD within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Comparable in Catholic college-prep identity, Greater Baltimore geography, and STEM/arts offerings, though coeducational.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TCHS_Balt
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheCatholicHighSchool
• Instagraminstagram.com/catholichighathletics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tchsbalt

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

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