Clearwater Central Catholic Hs

What Clearwater Central Catholic Hs does

Clearwater Central Catholic High School (CCC) is a private, nonprofit Catholic college-preparatory high school located on a 40-acre campus at 2750 Haines Bayshore Road in Clearwater, Florida, operated under the Diocese of St. Petersburg. Founded in the mid-1960s and affiliated historically with the Sisters of Notre Dame under St. Julie Billiart, the school serves approximately 563 students in grades 9–12 with a 13:1 student-teacher ratio, 78 employees, and a projected next-year enrollment of 563. Its core academic product is the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program, with 67% participation among 11th and 12th graders, supplemented by the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI), standard honors coursework, and the Ray Dass SARA/Merit test-prep platforms adopted school-wide since 2019. The technology stack consists of a 1:1 iPad device program, Canvas LMS for coursework delivery, and approximately 60 campus security cameras with remote law-enforcement access; no proprietary AI/ML platform is disclosed.

CCC's business model is tuition-funded with ancillary philanthropy. Primary revenue comes from recurring tuition and fees (specific amounts are not publicly disclosed), with the all-inclusive SAGE Dining Services lunch (under $8/day) bundled into tuition beginning Fall 2025. Secondary revenue includes annual giving (Central Catholic Fund), the Marauder Fest auction/fundraiser, and event-based fundraising run through GiveButter and Edlio-managed channels. Customer segments are dominated by high-school-age students and their families in the Tampa Bay region, with a defined international-student track and a financial-aid pathway via the Charitable Tuition Partnership for lower-income families.

The school does not have app-store-distributed products, public APIs, patents, or external SaaS revenue. Its service delivery is on-campus, augmented by digital coursework (Canvas), online applications (RenWeb/PowerSchool), athletics ticketing (GoFan), and donated/earned media through Facebook, Instagram, and X (@CCCMarauders). Quantifiable outcomes — 100% graduation rate, 100% college acceptance rate, 37 athletic state titles, 67% IB enrollment, and a record 10 National Merit qualifiers in the Class of 2027 — anchor the school's competitive position, though enrollment growth, financial details, and AI/technology differentiation remain undisclosed.

Name

Clearwater Central Catholic Hs

Legal name

Clearwater Central Catholic High School

Website

https://ccchs.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Clearwater Central Catholic High School is a private Catholic college-preparatory school in Clearwater, Florida, serving ~563 grades 9-12 students under the Diocese of St. Petersburg with a 13:1 student-teacher ratio, 1:1 iPad program, and 67% IB Diploma Program participation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• College preparatory education
• Catholic secondary school
• International Baccalaureate program
• Private high school
• Faith based education

Headquarters

HQ city

Clearwater

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: As a private college-preparatory school, CCC generates primary revenue through tuition payments from enrolled students. The school offers various tuition tiers and has a Charitable Tuition Partnership program to provide financial assistance to families in need. The cost of the new SAGE Dining Services all-inclusive lunch program (less than $8 per school day) is built into student tuition.
2. Annual Giving and Fundraising: The Central Catholic Fund supports students who depend on Mercy to have access to quality Catholic education. The school conducts annual giving campaigns, with Giving Days events to encourage donations from alumni, parents, and community members.
3. Marauder Fest Event Revenue: Annual premier fundraiser featuring fine dining, silent and live auctions, and cash raffles. Sponsorships and underwriting opportunities are offered to underwrite event costs and generate revenue for school programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Clearwater Central Catholic High School delivers private college-preparatory Catholic education to approximately 563 students in grades 9-12 on a 40-acre campus in Clearwater, Florida. Core offerings include the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (67% enrollment among 11th and 12th graders), a 13:1 student-teacher ratio curriculum with 1:1 iPad integration, and a holistic development program encompassing athletics (37 state titles), arts, campus ministry, and college counseling that produces 100% graduation and college acceptance rates.

Product overview

Clearwater Central Catholic High School is a private college-preparatory school in the Diocese of St. Petersburg offering a comprehensive academic program with a 100% graduation and college acceptance rate. The school's core educational products include the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program and the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI), supplemented by test preparation through the Ray Dass SARA and Merit Programs. The school supports 563 students with a 1:1 iPad program, 13:1 student-teacher ratio, and 40-acre campus. Auxiliary services include SAGE Dining Services (launching Fall 2025), athletics (37 state titles), drama/theater, Campus Ministry, and the Central Catholic Fund financial aid program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Marauders: The mascot and athletic team name for Clearwater Central Catholic High School

Products and services

• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% Graduation Rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SAGE Dining ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2025Beginning Fall 2025, SAGE Dining Services will provide all-inclusive lunch service at CCC, including hot entrees made on-site daily, salad bar, soup station, deli station, and allergy-free food station. This is a significant upgrade to student dining, replacing previous cafeteria services.
• Ray Dass (SARA and Merit Programs)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Ray Dass SARA is an award-winning, mastery-based learning platform providing PSAT, SAT, ACT, and college-readiness preparation. The Ray Dass Merit Program (formerly Scholars) is designed for high-achieving students to prepare for National Merit competition. These programs have contributed to CCC's consistent National Merit scholar production since implementation.
• American Legion AuxiliaryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsors the Florida Girls State program, a premier leadership and citizenship program for rising high school seniors. Five CCC students participated in Florida Girls State 2026, with Julia Neal elected to the Florida Girls State Supreme Court.
• Jesuit High School Tampa (for SAGE dining site visit)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCC students and parents visited Jesuit High School in Tampa to experience SAGE Dining Services in action before implementing the program at CCC.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tampa Catholic High School: Nearby Catholic college-prep high school under the Diocese of St. Petersburg serving overlapping Tampa Bay applicants. Directly competes with CCC for Catholic-college-prep families in the same geographic market.
• Shorecrest Preparatory School: Independent (non-Catholic) private college-prep in St. Petersburg with strong college placement rates. Competes with CCC for Tampa Bay families prioritizing college-prep rigor over faith-based education.
• Jesuit High School Tampa: Largest Catholic college-preparatory high school in Tampa Bay and the regional benchmark for CCC. Directly comparable as a diocesan/Jesuit Catholic college-prep with IB and AP programs, athletics tradition, and overlapping applicant pool — CCC families even visited Jesuit to evaluate the SAGE Dining rollout before adoption.
• St. Petersburg Catholic High School: Catholic college-preparatory high school within the Diocese of St. Petersburg, in the same Pinellas County market as CCC. Competes head-to-head for tuition-paying Catholic families seeking rigorous college-prep.
• Carrollwood Day School: Independent private college-prep in Tampa with IB program and similar student-to-teacher ratios. Comparable academic positioning and competes for tuition-paying college-prep families in the Tampa Bay area.
• Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School: Catholic college-prep high school in Spring Hill, FL under a different Catholic diocese. Comparable in size, mission, and Catholic-college-prep positioning; competes in the broader Tampa Bay/Florida Gulf Coast market.
• Berkeley Preparatory School: Independent (non-Catholic) private college-prep in Tampa with strong IB/AP programs and college counseling outcomes. Tops the academic-tier in the same Tampa Bay market and competes for the same college-bound families willing to pay private-school tuition.
• Academy of the Holy Names: Catholic, Sisters of Notre Dame-affiliated college-prep in Tampa with overlapping faith-based mission. Targets the same core demographic of college-bound Tampa Bay families prioritizing values-based education.

Regional players

• IMG Academy: Florida-based private college-prep boarding school in Bradenton with national/international reach. Comparable as a Florida private college-prep competing for tuition-paying families nationally and internationally; useful scale/benchmark peer despite different athletic-emphasis focus.

Broad incumbents

• Jesuit High School Sacramento / Brophy College Prep: Larger established Catholic Jesuit college-prep schools with nationally recognized IB and college-prep programs. Comparable in mission, programmatic structure, and admissions flywheel — relevant benchmark for academic-quality positioning even though geographically distant.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CCCMarauders
• Facebookfacebook.com/CCCHSMarauders
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/clearwater-central-catholic-hs
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccchsmarauders

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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