St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School

What St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School does

St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School is a nonprofit, Preschool through 8th grade Catholic educational institution located in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, operating as a Pennsylvania Charitable Trust under the Diocese of Greensburg. The school serves families in the Belle Vernon area seeking faith-based education, offering a core curriculum that integrates Catholic religious formation with academic subjects including language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. It is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and operates a Technology & STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, Math) program as a distinguishing offering.

The school's technology stack relies on a suite of third-party educational platforms including Clever for single sign-on, Schoology as the learning management system, PowerSchool/PowerTeacher for gradebook and student information, IXL and Renaissance Learning for personalized learning and assessment, plus Discovery Education, Savvas Realize, Rubicon Atlas, and ThinkLink for curriculum delivery and mapping. The school employs approximately 11 staff members and serves students across preschool, elementary, and middle school grades, with extracurricular programs in athletics, academic competitions (notably PJAS), clubs, and community service.

The business model is tuition-based subscription revenue, billed annually, supplemented by fundraising and the Raise Right tuition credit program (up to $500 per family annually). Financial aid is administered through FACTS Grant & Aid. The school's go-to-market is direct enrollment via its website, scheduled private tours, and the diocesan network. As a diocesan school, it benefits from centralized administrative support, technology procurement, and youth protection compliance (VIRTUS), while retaining local operational control.

Name

St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School

Legal name

St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School

Website

https://sssbv.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School is a nonprofit Preschool through 8th grade Catholic school in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, affiliated with the Diocese of Greensburg. It serves local families seeking faith-based education with a STREAM-integrated curriculum, accredited by the Middle States Association.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-8 Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Preschools (EDACABAF), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Catholic K-8 education
• Faith-based schooling
• STREAM curriculum
• Preschool programs
• Academic competitions

Headquarters

HQ city

Belle Vernon

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School provides Preschool through 8th grade Catholic education in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. The school delivers a faith-integrated academic curriculum (religion, language arts, math, science, social studies) along with a Technology & STREAM program (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Math), athletics, faith formation, academic competitions such as PJAS, support services, clubs, after-school care, and community service opportunities.

Product overview

St. Sebastian Regional Catholic School offers a comprehensive K-8 Catholic education program with a focus on academic excellence, faith formation, and technology integration. The school provides a traditional academic curriculum enhanced by specialized programs in Technology and STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Math), preschool through 8th grade education, athletics, academic competitions, and community service opportunities. The school operates as a single unified educational institution with specialized programs and services including preschool, elementary curriculum, support services, faith-based activities, and technology education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preschool Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 First Place awards and 8 Second Place awards in 2024 PJAS competition

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration37 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Diocese of GreensburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is part of the Diocese of Greensburg school network, which provides oversight, standards, curricula, technology platforms, youth protection programs, and administrative support including FACTS tuition management and VIRTUS compliance.
• Middle States Association of Colleges and SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school maintains accreditation through the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, which sets educational standards and validates school quality.
• FACTS Grant & AidmajorTechnology or IntegrationFACTS provides tuition management and financial aid assessment services for families, integrated with the school's enrollment and billing processes.
• Raise RightmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Raise Right tuition credit program allows families to earn up to $500 or more in annual tuition credit through fundraising purchases, providing a financial benefit to enrolled families.
• ScholasticminorGTM or Marketing PartnerScholastic Bookfairs are held periodically to provide students access to reading materials and raise funds for the school library and programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh): Long-established Pittsburgh Catholic high school. Comparable because it competes for the same regional Catholic K-8 graduate pool and operates with the same faith-based value proposition as St. Sebastian.
• Bishop Canevin High School: Catholic secondary school in the Pittsburgh area serving the same Western Pennsylvania Catholic family demographic. Comparable as a downstream Catholic education option for St. Sebastian graduates and a regional competitor for the same tuition-paying families.
• La Salle College High School: Catholic college preparatory high school in suburban Philadelphia. Comparable as a Catholic school drawing tuition-paying families seeking faith-integrated academics; useful benchmark for secondary-school outcomes St. Sebastian families target.
• Seton LaSalle Catholic High School: Catholic high school in the Pittsburgh area serving families from feeder Catholic K-8 schools across the region. Comparable because it draws from the same faith-based enrollment pool that St. Sebastian targets and operates under a similar diocesan/regional Catholic model.

Others

• National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA): National trade association representing Catholic K-12 schools. Comparable as the industry umbrella and standard-setter that governs accreditation, curriculum norms, and policy advocacy relevant to diocesan K-8 schools like St. Sebastian.

Broad incumbents

• Cristo Rey Network: National network of Catholic college-prep high schools serving low-income families via a corporate work-study model. Comparable as a network of Catholic schools with a shared faith-based mission, centralized support, and a tuition/accessibility architecture analogous to a diocesan system.
• Diocese of Greensburg Catholic Schools: The parent diocesan network that operates St. Sebastian and several other K-8 Catholic schools across Westmoreland County, PA. Directly comparable because member schools share the same governance model, FACTS tuition platform, VIRTUS compliance, and STREAM-aligned curriculum framework.
• Seton Catholic Schools (St. Louis): Archdiocesan-managed network of Catholic elementary schools in St. Louis. Comparable because it operates as an aggregated Catholic K-8 system with shared tuition, fundraising, and academic standards — a structural analog to how St. Sebastian operates within the Diocese of Greensburg.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SSRCStrong
• YouTubeyoutube.com/DioceseOfGreensburg
• Facebookfacebook.com/stsebastianregionalCatholicschool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-sebastian-regional-catholic-school

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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