Holy Family Academy

What Holy Family Academy does

Holy Family Academy is a private, independent Catholic school in Manchester, New Hampshire, founded in 2000 to serve students in grades 7-12 and their families. Its core academic product is a classical liberal arts education built around a Great Books-based curriculum, discussion-led Socratic methods, and Junior and Senior thesis defenses. The broader student experience includes daily Mass, prayer, retreats, service opportunities, clubs, and athletics.

The school operates from its main campus at 281 Cartier Street and currently enrolls 110 students; it has produced 222 graduates and reports waiting lists in grades 7-11 for the 2025-2026 academic year. Its primary revenue stream is recurring tuition and fees, supplemented by donations and benefactor support. Admissions are handled directly through the school's website and RenWeb enrollment system, with community events, open houses, email, and word-of-mouth referrals within the Catholic community serving as additional channels. The school emphasizes tuition affordability and states that mission-appropriate applicants will not be rejected solely for lack of funds.

Name

Holy Family Academy

Legal name

Holy Family Academy

Website

https://holyfamilyacademy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Holy Family Academy is a private Catholic school in Manchester, New Hampshire, serving grades 7-12 with Great Books-based, Socratic liberal arts education, spiritual formation, athletics, and service programs supported by recurring tuition, fees, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Catholic education
• Classical liberal arts
• Private secondary school
• Great books curriculum
• Socratic teaching methods

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester, New Hampshire

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Private school tuition revenue from families seeking Catholic classical education for grades 7-12. The school emphasizes affordability with tuition set below comparable Catholic schools and approximately $10,000 lower than local school district per-pupil costs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Holy Family Academy provides a private Catholic, classical liberal arts education for students in grades 7-12, using Socratic discussion-based teaching methods and a Great Books curriculum. The school also delivers student life programming including athletics (boys soccer, basketball, futsal), daily Mass, spiritual retreats, service opportunities, and choir, with students completing Junior and Senior Thesis defenses as academic milestones.

Product overview

Holy Family Academy is a private, Catholic school offering classical liberal arts education for grades 7-12. The institution operates as a single unified educational program centered on its Catholic, Classical, and Affordable mission. The core educational product features a Great Books-based curriculum delivered through Socratic discussion-based methods, with students progressing through mandatory academic milestones including Junior and Senior Thesis defenses. Beyond academics, the school provides student life programs encompassing athletics (boys soccer, basketball), spiritual formation through daily Mass and retreats, and service opportunities. The institution was established in 2000 and serves approximately 110 currently enrolled students with over 250 alumni.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 222 graduates prepared for diverse vocations including military service, religious vocations, education, medicine, business, engineering, and public service

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Diocese of ManchestercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Holy Family Academy was officially recognized by the Diocese of Manchester as a Catholic School in 2014, a significant milestone for the institution. This recognition affirms the school's Catholic identity and its commitment to the five essential marks of Catholic Schools.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Trinity High School (Manchester, NH): Trinity High School is the other Catholic co-educational high school serving the Manchester, NH area, making it the most direct local competitor for Catholic families in grades 7-12. Both schools compete for the same Manchester-area Catholic families seeking secondary education grounded in Catholic identity.
• Bishop Brady High School (Concord, NH): Bishop Brady is a New Hampshire Catholic high school (diocesan-recognized) serving central NH, comparable to HFA in mission, grade range, and Catholic identity. It represents the closest same-state Catholic secondary school peer, drawing from an overlapping diocesan family pool under the Diocese of Manchester.
• Chesterton Academy Network: Chesterton Academy is a national network of Catholic classical high schools using a Great Books/Socratic curriculum — almost identical in educational philosophy and content to HFA's approach. It is the closest product-model peer, though it operates via franchised independent campuses rather than diocesan affiliation.
• Providence Academy (various locations): Providence Academy is a Catholic classical education high school with Great Books curriculum and Socratic teaching, virtually identical to HFA in educational philosophy and product offering. It represents the closest direct curriculum peer nationally.
• St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Dover, NH): St. Thomas Aquinas is a diocesan Catholic high school in Dover, NH serving the seacoast region under the Diocese of Manchester. It competes for the same type of faith-seeking families in NH seeking grades 9-12 Catholic secondary education, making it a direct regional peer.
• Saint Joseph Academy (Westmont, IL): Saint Joseph Academy is a Catholic, classical liberal arts high school serving grades 9-12 with a Great Books-based curriculum and Socratic pedagogy. Its academic model and mission closely mirror HFA's, making it a strong product peer in a different region.
• Cardinal Newman High School (Santa Rosa, CA): Cardinal Newman is a diocesan Catholic secondary school serving grades 9-12 with a college-preparatory liberal arts mission, comparable in size, faith-based identity, and tuition-dependent model to HFA. It is a strong product and business-model peer outside the Northeast geography.

Regional players

• Central Catholic High School (Lawrence, MA): Central Catholic is a long-established Catholic high school in Lawrence, MA serving the greater Merrimack Valley and southern NH region. It overlaps with HFA's geographic catchment, particularly for southern NH families, and competes for the same tuition-paying Catholic family segment at a larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/alumnihfa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/hfa

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Holy Family Academy