Saint Agnes High School is a private

Private school

Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

, Roman Catholic high school

High school

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 in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...

, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

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, and is affiliated with the Church of St. Agnes in Saint Paul.

Background

Saint Agnes School was established in 1888, and currently educates students from pre-kindergarten until 12th grade. Saint Agnes draws students from urban, suburban, and even rural locations.

Academics

Saint Agnes High School is fully accredited by the National Catholic Education Association. The student to teacher ratio is 13:1, however it is common for high school classes to have in excess of 20 students.

Arts

While Saint Agnes boasts a fabulous spring musical and a decent concert chorale, that is for most purposes as far as the Arts go at Saint Agnes. The school has an underprivileged band, a poor general music program, very few art and music classes, and no theater program outside of the spring musical.

Athletics

Saint Agnes is a member of the Tri-Metro conference of the Minnesota State High School League and competes in Section 4 A. Boys athletics for the school include baseball, basketball, football, golf, hockey, soccer, and track & field. Girls athletics include basketball, cheerleading, golf, hockey, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball. The St. Agnes football team has recently switched from the MCAA (Minnesota Christian Athletic Association) back to the Tri-Metro Conference.