Bellarmine Preparatory School

Name

Bellarmine Preparatory School

Legal name

Bellarmine Preparatory School

Website

https://bellarmineprep.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tacoma

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: Primary revenue from tuition payments for student enrollment. Financial assistance available through tuition assistance programs serving 45% of student body.
2. Philanthropic Giving: Revenue from donations including Lion Fund annual giving campaign, Bellarmine Gala, and endowment contributions. Business Partners program engages corporate sponsors.
3. Summer Programs: Revenue from summer camps including baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, volleyball, robotics, and flag football camps.
4. Facility Rentals: Revenue from renting campus facilities including athletic fields, chapels, conference rooms, gyms, and outdoor areas for community events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bellarmine Preparatory School is a private Catholic Jesuit college preparatory school serving students in grades 9 through 12 in Tacoma, Washington. Its core offering is a four-year secondary education program that combines a rigorous college preparatory curriculum with Jesuit/Ignatian spiritual formation, signature academic programs (Marine Chemistry, Robotics, Ignatian Global Scholars, ACE), and co-curricular athletics, arts, and clubs. The school sells educational services directly to families in the form of full-year tuition, with ancillary offerings such as summer programs, after-school programs, and facility rentals.

Product overview

Bellarmine Preparatory School is a Catholic college preparatory high school in the Jesuit tradition offering a comprehensive educational experience. The school provides a portfolio of programs including academic programs (Marine Chemistry, Ignatian Global Scholars, Capstone, Student Journalism, Yearbook), summer camps across 12 sports and robotics disciplines, competitive robotics (FIRST Team 360), Model United Nations, athletics across 21 sports, visual and performing arts, and four-year Ignatian spiritual formation. The Academic Center of Excellence provides academic support services. The institution's offerings are structured around the Jesuit educational philosophy of developing the whole person academically, spiritually, physically, and socially.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Four-Year College Preparatory Program (Grades 9–12) Jesuit, Catholic, college preparatory high school program delivering a rigorous 9–12 curriculum integrated with the four-year Ignatian Experience spiritual formation sequence, preparing students for college and lifelong faith formation. Audience: high-school-aged students and their families.
• Marine Chemistry Program Signature STEM program offering hands-on marine chemistry research experience, integrating field and laboratory work for Bellarmine students. Audience: STEM-interested high school students and their families seeking a differentiated science curriculum.
• Robotics Program Robotics engineering and competition program preparing students for STEM competitions and engineering-design thinking. Audience: students interested in engineering, robotics, and competitive STEM.
• Ignatian Global Scholars Program Global studies track providing students with an internationalized curriculum and recognition of global competence. Audience: students seeking a globally oriented academic program.
• Academic Center of Excellence (ACE) Specialized academic support program for students with learning differences, providing differentiated instruction and accommodations. Audience: students with diagnosed learning differences and their families seeking a college-preparatory environment with support.
• Ignatian Experience (Four-Year Spiritual Formation) Four-year integrated spiritual formation journey rooted in the Ignatian tradition, culminating in the senior Capstone. Audience: all Bellarmine students (9–12) and their families seeking faith-based, values-driven education.
• Senior Capstone Program Senior-year capstone experience that integrates the four-year Ignatian Experience, typically including a project, retreat, or service-learning component. Audience: Bellarmine seniors.
• Summer Programs Summer enrichment programs offered by Bellarmine, generally open to students beyond the Bellarmine enrollment. Audience: students seeking summer academic or enrichment experiences.
• Interscholastic Athletics Program Competitive interscholastic athletic teams and programming for Bellarmine students across multiple sports. Audience: student athletes and their families.
• Visual and Performing Arts Program Visual and performing arts curriculum and co-curricular programming for Bellarmine students. Audience: arts-interested students and their families.
• Model UN Program Model United Nations student organization and competitive program. Audience: students interested in debate, diplomacy, and global affairs.
• Student Journalism (The Lion Newspaper) Student-produced school newspaper (The Lion) and journalism program. Audience: students interested in journalism and the school community.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% of students continue on to college
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RAVE FoundationminorOthersNathalie Ojeda B'12 serves as Programs Manager at RAVE Foundation, the charitable arm of Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC. She helps create opportunities for youth through sport. While this is primarily an alumni career connection rather than formal institutional partnership, it represents a community connection through alumni leadership.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Holy Names Academy: Catholic all-girls college preparatory school in Seattle, operating with the same Catholic tuition-supported model, faith formation programming, and competitive positioning for Pacific Northwest Catholic families.
• Bellarmine College Preparatory (San Jose): Catholic Jesuit college preparatory school in San Jose, CA, sharing the same Bellarmine namesake, Jesuit educational tradition, and Ignatian spirituality framework. Most directly comparable on Jesuit identity and mission, though operating at a larger scale in California.
• Jesuit High School (Portland): Catholic Jesuit college preparatory school in Portland, Oregon, sharing the Jesuit educational tradition, college-prep mission, and tuition-supported business model. Comparable across Jesuit identity and curriculum structure.
• Annie Wright School: Coed day and boarding school in Tacoma, WA with a strong college-preparatory curriculum, similar enrollment scale, and overlapping target families in the Tacoma region. Comparable private tuition-driven model.
• Seattle Preparatory School: Jesuit coed college preparatory school in Seattle serving the broader Pacific Northwest market; directly comparable on Jesuit identity, college-prep curriculum, and faith-based programming, though operating in a larger metro.
• Lakeside School: Highly selective independent coed college-prep school in Seattle with comparable AP curriculum, athletics, arts, and tuition-supported model. Competes for the same Pacific Northwest college-prep-bound families.
• Gonzaga Preparatory School: Jesuit coed college preparatory school in Spokane, WA; shares the Jesuit educational tradition, Ignatian spirituality framework, and college-prep curriculum with Bellarmine. Comparable in mission and programming across the broader Pacific Northwest.
• Charles Wright Academy: Independent coed college-preparatory day school in Tacoma, WA, serving a similar Pacific Northwest family demographic with comparable AP offerings, athletics, and tuition-based enrollment model. Most direct geographic peer to Bellarmine.
• Bishop Blanchet High School: Catholic coed college preparatory school in Seattle with similar Catholic identity, college-prep mission, and tuition-supported enrollment model. Comparable competitor for Pacific Northwest Catholic families.

Emerging players

• Eastside Preparatory School: Independent coed college-prep school on Seattle's Eastside serving similar college-bound families in the Pacific Northwest, with comparable AP offerings and tuition-supported enrollment. Less of a direct Catholic/Jesuit brand overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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