Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School

What Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School does

Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School (VASJ) is a private, nonprofit Catholic comprehensive high school in Cleveland, Ohio, formed in July 1990 through the merger of Villa Angela Academy, founded in 1878, and Saint Joseph High School, opened in 1950. It serves students from Catholic, private, and public schools across Northeast Ohio, offering college-preparatory education, faith formation, athletics, counseling, and academic and social support. The school is sponsored by the Diocese of Cleveland and co-sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters and Marianist Brothers, creating a distinctive institutional and religious identity.

Name

Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School

Legal name

Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School

Website

https://vasj.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School is a private Catholic college-preparatory school serving Northeast Ohio students through academics, faith formation, athletics, special education, counseling, and college-credit programs supported by annual tuition, scholarships, and donor-funded programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Base tuition of $12,300 per year for 2026-27, with various payment plan options including full payment with 5% discount, two installments, or 10 monthly payments. This is the primary revenue source.
2. Athletic Participation Fees: Sports participation fees of $300 for first sport and $150 for each additional sport. Generates supplementary revenue from students participating in athletics.
3. Athletic Booster Club Activities: The Oarsmen Booster Club generates funds through annual clambake, concession stand sales, Super Bowl and March Madness squares, and reverse raffles. These funds support equipment, facilities, and athletic department budget.
4. Scholarship Administration: School administers state scholarships (Cleveland Scholarship $8,408, EdChoice, EdChoice Expansion $840-$8,408, Jon Peterson, Autism Scholarship) which flow through the school.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School is a Catholic, co-educational, college-preparatory high school that delivers a full secondary education (grades 9-12) including STEM, Advanced Placement, Honors, College Credit Plus, Special Education, and Marianist Excel Program pathways, alongside 21 interscholastic athletic teams and on-campus counseling, college-readiness, and campus ministry services. Its primary sellable offering is enrollment in the college-preparatory academic program, priced at $12,300 base annual tuition for 2026-27, with supplementary revenue from athletic participation fees and Booster Club fundraising.

Product overview

Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School is a Catholic, comprehensive college-preparatory high school founded in 1990 through the merger of Villa Angela Academy (1878) and St. Joseph High School (1950), co-sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters and Marianist Brothers — the only school in the world co-sponsored by both orders. The school's product portfolio centers on its core College-Preparatory Academic Program, complemented by a broad Athletic Programs suite (21 teams across three seasons), the Marianist Excel Program (MEP) for tuition-supported urban students, and College Credit Plus pathways through regional Ohio universities. Additional services include Special Education support, Counseling and College Readiness programs, and the Oarsmen Booster Club for athletic fundraising. The school also maintains an Athletic Field Renovation Project as a major facility improvement initiative. Over 98% of graduates pursue further education, and nearly 65% of students participate in athletics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• College-Preparatory Academic Program Comprehensive college-preparatory curriculum for grades 9-12 rooted in Ursuline and Marianist traditions, offering STEM, Advanced Placement, Honors, College Credit Plus, Culinary Arts, and Arts/Music/Service Learning programs; over 98% of graduates continue to further education.
• VASJ Athletic Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 98%+ college continuation rate
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University HospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity Hospitals serves as the sports medicine partner for VASJ athletics, providing healthcare services to student-athletes.
• Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTri-C partners with VASJ to offer College Credit Plus program allowing students to earn college credits through Intro to Robotics and Basic Robotics with Math courses.
• Lakeland Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLakeland Community College is a CCP partner offering college credit opportunities for VASJ students.
• Cleveland State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCleveland State University is a CCP partner offering college credit opportunities for VASJ students.
• Kent State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKent State University is a CCP partner offering college credit opportunities for VASJ students.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lake Catholic High School: Lake Catholic serves families east of Cleveland with a faith-based college-preparatory model, athletics, and tuition-assistance offerings. Its nearby geographic footprint and school format make it a relevant regional peer for VASJ.
• Saint Ignatius High School: Saint Ignatius is a Cleveland Catholic college-preparatory high school with selective admissions, extensive athletics, scholarships, and a similar regional family base. It competes directly with VASJ for academically focused students seeking a faith-based secondary education.
• Gilmour Academy: Gilmour Academy is an independent Catholic day and boarding school near Cleveland with college-preparatory academics, athletics, financial aid, and a faith-informed mission. Its comprehensive secondary-school model overlaps with VASJ despite differences in campus and boarding scope.
• Benedictine High School: Benedictine is a Cleveland Catholic high school offering college-preparatory education, extensive athletics, formation, and tuition support. It is directly comparable in location, mission, and the Northeast Ohio student market.
• Padua Franciscan High School: Padua Franciscan is a nearby coeducational Catholic college-preparatory school with a similar faith-and-academics model and broad athletics program. It draws from overlapping Northeast Ohio Catholic, private, and public-school feeder markets.
• St. Edward High School: St. Edward is a Lakewood Catholic college-prep high school serving the greater Cleveland market with comparable academic, athletic, formation, and financial-aid offerings. Its location and target families make it a close local competitor to VASJ.
• Walsh Jesuit High School: Walsh Jesuit is a Catholic college-preparatory high school in the broader Northeast Ohio market with selective admissions, athletics, college-prep coursework, and tuition-assistance programs. Its educational model and regional recruiting footprint are closely comparable to VASJ.
• Archbishop Hoban High School: Archbishop Hoban is a Catholic high school in the Akron portion of Northeast Ohio offering college-preparatory academics, athletics, activities, and faith formation. It competes for some of the same regional families and has a similar tuition and extracurricular model.
• Magnificat High School: Magnificat is a Catholic college-preparatory high school in Rocky River serving the same broader Cleveland market. Its academic, athletic, spiritual, and financial-aid offerings make it a relevant peer, although its single-gender model differs from VASJ's coeducational structure.
• Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School: Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin is a coeducational Catholic college-preparatory school in nearby Chardon. It is comparable through its regional recruiting base, academic and athletic programs, Catholic identity, and need to attract tuition-paying students.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/VASJHighSchool
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCeLx3Po7x6VDhqvLYj205tQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/VASJHighSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/villa-angela-st-joseph-high-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/vasjhighschool

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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