Central Catholic High School -San Antonio

What Central Catholic High School -San Antonio does

Central Catholic High School (CCHS), founded in 1852 in San Antonio, Texas, is a private, nonprofit Catholic college-preparatory school educating young men in the Marianist tradition. It serves students primarily from the San Antonio metropolitan area, recruiting through a direct-to-consumer motion that includes shadow days, campus tours, middle-school recruitment visits, school fairs, and alumni referrals; partner middle schools include St. Matthew, Holy Spirit, Mount Sacred Heart, St. Luke, St. Anthony, St. Mary Magdalen, and St. Pius X. Its core product is a four-year college-prep curriculum extended by specialized modules — the Marianist Excel Program, JROTC, Band, eSports (Snake Bytes), Guardian Angels service program, Campus Ministry, and a TAPPS 6A athletics program — with outcomes including 100% college placement, $24.6M in scholarships to the Class of 2024, 10 NCAA commitments, and 5 military appointments.

The school's underlying operating stack is a layered edtech SaaS architecture: Edlio for CMS and the parent/student portal, Aeries as the student information system, Blackbaud for school administration and development/fundraising, Naviance for college counseling, FACTS for tuition management and financial-aid processing, ParentSquare for parent communication, Google Classroom and Zoom for instruction, and Clickbid, PromoPlace, and PayK12 for fundraising auctions, retail, and transcript requests. Athletics administration runs on RankOneSport and the TAPPS management system, and a partnership with Goodside Health delivers on-campus clinical services. Capital reinvestment is funded in part through a dedicated Bruce Tschoepe '66 Memorial Golf Classic that has cumulatively underwritten 5,400 Chromebooks since 1975.

The business model is a hybrid of subscription/recurring tuition revenue and a substantial donations-and-fundraising layer. Tuition and fees, administered via FACTS with Texas ESA and FACTS Grant & Aid support, form the core recurring stream. Fundraising is institutionalized through multiple annual vehicles — the Central Catholic Gala (gross proceeds of $740,000 at the 2026 event), the Wild Game Dinner, the Bruce Tschoepe '66 Memorial Golf Classic, Alumni Golf, Softball, and Clay Classic tournaments, a Lucky 7s Charity Poker Tournament, and a Spirit Store — producing diversified philanthropic revenue that offsets capital and scholarship needs. Governance is provided by a Board of Directors under the Marianist educational framework, with no parent company and no public listing.

Name

Central Catholic High School -San Antonio

Legal name

Central Catholic High School

Website

https://cchs-satx.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Central Catholic High School is a private, nonprofit Catholic college-preparatory school in San Antonio, Texas, founded in 1852 in the Marianist tradition, educating young men through a four-year college-prep curriculum with 100% college placement and diversified tuition and fundraising revenue streams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

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: Primary revenue stream from tuition payments for student enrollment. School offers tuition assistance and Texas Educational Freedom Accounts (ESAs) for financial support.
2. Annual Central Catholic Gala: Major fundraising event held annually at Tobin Center for Performing Arts. The 2026 Gala raised $740,000 gross. Proceeds support scholarships, student programs, building improvements, technology, safety and security.
3. Wild Game Dinner: Annual fundraising event (11th Annual in 2026) at Freeman Coliseum. Supports student financial assistance, school facility needs, and student organizations and academic programs.
4. Golf Tournaments: Multiple golf events including Bruce Tschoepe '66 Memorial Golf Classic and Alumni Golf Tournament. The Bruce Tschoepe event has raised over $1 million since 1975 for technology initiatives.
5. Spirit Store Sales: On-campus spirit store selling merchandise including the Central Catholic Fiesta Medal ($10) and other school apparel and memorabilia.
6. Alumni Events and Activities: Various alumni events including softball tournament, clay classic sporting clays event, poker tournament, and round-up & remembrance events that generate fundraising revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Central Catholic High School delivers a four-year college preparatory education for young men in the Marianist tradition, with curriculum covering academics, college counseling, spiritual formation, athletics, and extracurricular programs. The school charges tuition (not publicly disclosed) and supplements revenue through annual fundraisers (Gala, Wild Game Dinner, golf tournaments), tuition assistance via FACTS Grant & Aid and Texas Educational Freedom Accounts, and Spirit Store merchandise sales.

Product overview

Central Catholic High School offers a single unified college preparatory educational program grounded in the Marianist tradition. The core academic product is complemented by specialized modules including the Marianist Excel Program for academic enrichment, JROTC for military education, Band and Music programs for arts, eSports for competitive gaming, and Guardian Angels/Campus Ministry for spiritual development. Athletics compete under TAPPS 6A. The school provides technology through a dedicated initiatives program funded by its annual Bruce Tschoepe Memorial Golf Classic, and parents/students access information via an Edlio-powered portal integrated with the Aeries student information system. Student services include comprehensive guidance and counseling for college preparation, social emotional support, and a House System for community building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• College Preparatory Education
• Marianist Excel Program
• JROTC Program
• eSports Team (Snake Bytes)
• Athletics Program
• Guidance and Counseling Services
• Campus Ministry and Guardian Angels Program
• Band Program
• Spirit Store

Quantifiable outcome

• $24.6 Million in scholarships awarded to Class of 2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The MarianistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Marianist religious order is the founding spiritual community of Central Catholic High School. The school follows the Marianist educational tradition focused on faith, family, and excellence. Marianist values permeate the school's curriculum, campus ministry, and character development programs.
• TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAthletic and academic conference membership providing competition framework. CCHS competes in TAPPS 6A District 3 for athletics including basketball, soccer, and other sports.
• Goodside HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partnership bringing on-campus health services. Students can be tested and treated for Strep, Flu, COVID-19, sore throat, headache, skin rash, pink eye, upset stomach, and common cold through this partnership.
• NaviancecoreTechnology or IntegrationCollege and career counseling platform used by students for college research, applications, scholarship searches, and career exploration. Students access Naviance at student.naviance.com/ccatholic.
• BlackbaudcoreTechnology or IntegrationSchool management software platform used for parent portal, school administration, and development/fundraising management.
• AeriescoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system managing attendance, grades, contact information, discipline records, class schedules, and parent communication through ParentSquare integration.
• FACTScoreTechnology or IntegrationTuition management and financial assistance platform handling tuition billing, payment plans, and grant/aid applications including FACTS Grant & Aid program.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• St. Mary's University: Marianist-founded university in San Antonio sharing the same sponsoring religious order and educational tradition as CCHS. Serves as a feeder/continuation pathway for CCHS graduates and operates as a peer in the broader Marianist ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Chaminade High School: Marianist Catholic all-boys college preparatory high school in Mineola, New York. Closest analog in terms of single-gender Marianist model, college-prep outcomes focus, and alumni-driven fundraising culture.
• Holy Cross High School: Catholic college preparatory high school in San Antonio competing for the same pool of Catholic, college-aspirational families. Operates under similar single-gender, faith-based college-prep model within the same metropolitan market.
• Moeller High School: Marianist Catholic all-boys college preparatory high school in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sister Marianist institution with comparable college-prep academics, robust athletics, and large-scale fundraising events.
• Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School: Marianist-sponsored Catholic co-ed college preparatory high school in Dayton, Ohio. Direct sister-school under the Marianist order with parallel mission, governance, and college-prep programming.
• Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas: Catholic, all-boys college preparatory school with a strong athletics and extracurricular program, analogous to CCHS in mission and single-gender model, but at larger scale in another Texas metro.
• Brother Martin High School: Catholic all-boys college preparatory high school in New Orleans affiliated with the Marianist tradition. Comparable in single-gender Catholic college-prep mission and regional market dynamics.
• Incarnate Word High School: Catholic, all-girls college preparatory high school in San Antonio serving the same regional families seeking faith-based college-prep education. Mirrors CCHS's single-gender Catholic model on the opposite side of the market.
• Antonian College Preparatory High School: Catholic, co-ed college preparatory high school located in San Antonio directly competing for the same private-school family segment as CCHS. Most direct head-to-head competitor in the San Antonio Catholic HS market.
• Cathedral High School (Indianapolis): Marianist-sponsored Catholic college preparatory high school in Indianapolis. Operates a comparable faith-based college-prep model with extensive extracurricular programming and alumni fundraising infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SATXCCHS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/satxcchs
• Facebookfacebook.com/CCHS.SATX
• Instagraminstagram.com/satxcchs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/central-catholic-high-school--san-antonio

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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