St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic School

What St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic School does

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic School is a private, nonprofit Jesuit parish school serving the Spokane, Washington community under the Catholic Diocese of Spokane. Founded in 1950 and operated from a single campus at 611 E Mission Avenue, the school delivers a continuous educational pathway spanning an Early Learning Center (infants through Pre-K) and a K-8 academic program, including a Montessori track and multi-age classroom (MAC) cohorts at 1/2, 3/4, and 5/6 grade levels. Academic offerings are augmented by an athletics program (baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, flag football, softball, tackle football, volleyball), a junior high elective catalog (Digital Journalism, Engineering, Art, Leadership, Study Skills, Music, PE, Percussion), before/after care services, and a long-running supplemental literacy partnership with Eastern Washington University for K-2 students. The school maintains WCEA accreditation and operates within a parish-anchored governance model rather than a corporate ownership structure.

The school's revenue model is diversified across three streams: tuition (with a Fair Share income-adjusted pricing model), donations and fundraising (Annual Fund, Strategic Fund, Scholarship Endowments, auction, planned giving, and corporate sponsorship), and usage-based before/after care billed at $7.00 per hour with a $50 annual registration fee. Distribution is direct-to-family through the school's administrative office, with inquiries and tour scheduling handled via the RenWeb enrollment system. Marketing channels include the school's website, Instagram (st.alsgonzaga), email newsletters (Monday News, FriYAY!), community events, and scheduled enrollment tours. The institution has no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capabilities, and no public funding or revenue disclosures.

Strategically, the school is differentiated by its Jesuit Catholic educational tradition, its embedded pipeline to Gonzaga Preparatory School and Gonzaga University, and its parish-integrated community model. Leadership for the 2025-26 academic year is shared between Co-Principals Angie Krauss and Dawn Manfred, with a school-year theme rooted in Romans 12:6-13. The school is not venture-backed, not publicly traded, and not subject to traditional M&A or growth-investment dynamics; its operating model is that of a long-tenured, community-embedded Catholic educational institution.

Name

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic School

Legal name

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic School

Website

https://stalsschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic School is a nonprofit Jesuit parish K-8 school in Spokane, Washington, affiliated with the Catholic Diocese of Spokane, serving Early Learning Center through 8th-grade students with parish-integrated faith-based education, athletics, and a feeder pathway to Gonzaga Preparatory School.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Catholic Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJABAC

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Private & Independent K–12 Schools

SECONDARYEDACADAH

Faith-Based Early Learning Academies

Education/Early Childhood Education/Early Learning Academies & Montessori/Reggio/Steiner Programs

SECONDARYEDACABAF

Faith-Based Preschools

Education/Early Childhood Education/Preschools & Pre-K Programs

SECONDARYEDACABAM

Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools

Education/Early Childhood Education/Preschools & Pre-K Programs

Keywords

• Private catholic education
• K-8 academic program
• Early childhood learning
• Before after school care
• Junior high athletics

Headquarters

HQ city

Spokane

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Tuition-based revenue from K-8 enrollment and Early Learning Center programs. The school offers a Fair Share tuition model suggesting income-based pricing.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Annual Fund, Strategic Fund, Scholarship Endowments, and various fundraising events including auction.
3. Before/After Care: Hourly billing for before and after school care services at $7.00 per hour with $50 annual registration.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic School is a Jesuit parish K-8 school offering tuition-based academic education from kindergarten through 8th grade, an Early Learning Center for infants through Pre-K, a Montessori option, athletics, junior high electives, and before/after care. The school is supported by tuition, donations, and a Fair Share tuition model, and is accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA).

Product overview

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic School is a Jesuit parish community school offering a unified K-8 educational program supplemented by an Early Learning Center (ELC) for infants through Pre-K, Montessori program options, and comprehensive support services. The school's core academic offerings are enhanced by athletics programs and junior high electives (Digital Journalism, Engineering, Art, Leadership, Study Skills, Music, PE, Percussion), before/after care services, and special services including EWU supplemental literacy partnership. This is not a technology platform but rather a traditional Catholic educational institution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates modeled on Christ who become leaders in action

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Catholic Diocese of SpokanecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school operates as part of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane, providing Catholic education within the diocese's educational framework and standards.
• St. Aloysius ParishcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is an integral part of St. Aloysius Parish community. Students participate in parish masses and the school follows Jesuit educational principles aligned with the parish.
• Gonzaga Preparatory SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong pathway relationship - high percentage of graduates attend Gonzaga Prep High School. Schools share Jesuit tradition and educational values.
• Gonzaga UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity-level partnership providing enrichment opportunities including Gonzaga University fellows for student programs.
• Eastern Washington University (EWU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner13-year partnership providing supplemental literacy program for kindergarten through second grade students. EWU graduate students provide additional literacy support including screening and small group instruction.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cataldo Catholic School: Another K-8 Catholic school within the Spokane Diocese, offering similar faith-based elementary and middle school programming. Competes for the same tuition-paying Catholic families in the Spokane area.
• All Saints Catholic School (Spokane): A Spokane-area Catholic K-8 school serving a similar student population with Catholic education and parish/school integration analogous to St. Aloysius.
• St. Thomas More Catholic School: A Catholic K-8 school in the broader Spokane/Idaho-Inland Northwest region, comparable in mission, grade span, and diocesan/independent school structure.
• Holy Family Catholic School: A Catholic K-8 school in the Spokane region operating under the same diocese, with a comparable mix of parish affiliation, K-8 grade span, and faith-based instruction.
• Gonzaga Preparatory School: A fellow Jesuit Catholic school in Spokane that serves as the primary high school destination for St. Aloysius graduates. It shares the same Jesuit educational tradition, parish/diocesan network, and many of the same families, making it the most direct peer.
• St. Charles Catholic School: A Spokane Catholic K-8 school within the same diocesan network, serving overlapping families and offering parallel parish-based K-8 education with Catholic identity.

Regional players

• Lumen Christi Catholic School: A faith-based K-8 school in the broader Inland Northwest that competes for similar tuition-paying families though operates in a slightly different sub-region of Spokane.

Broad incumbents

• Brophy College Preparatory: A large Jesuit high school in Phoenix, AZ. While not competing in the same market, it is a comparable Jesuit educational institution and a model for the kind of high school pathway to which St. Aloysius feeds.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/st.alsgonzaga
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st.-aloysius-gonzaga-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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