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Bishop Leblond High School: Bishop LeBlond High School in St. Joseph, Missouri
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Bishop Leblond High School

  • LocationSaint Joseph, MO
  • Type and sizeDiocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 150 students
  • Catholic92% Catholic

Sponsor: Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph

Official website

Bishop LeBlond Memorial High School is a diocesan Catholic high school in Saint Joseph, Missouri, founded in 1960 by the Benedictine Sisters of Atchison, Kansas. Its 2026-27 handbook and faith life page describe a weekly all-school Mass, confession offered multiple times a week, adoration at least monthly, a priest chaplain with an assistant, annual retreats for each grade, and a four-year theology requirement with 60 service hours needed to graduate.

Mass, confession, and adoration

Confirm with the parish

Mass 1

  • Thursday10:45 AMSchool (location not stated) · All-School Mass, typically on Thursdays, per the faith life page.

Times come only from official parish, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 13, 2026.

Sources for these times (1)
  1. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “Parents and grandparents are always welcome to attend All-School Mass, which is typically on Thursdays at 10:45am.”
    The All-School Mass is typically on Thursdays at 10:45 AM.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Bishop Leblond High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Francis Xavier Catholic Church: 1.8 mi1Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph: 2.2 mi2Saint Mary Catholic Church: 2.7 mi3Saint Patrick Catholic Church: 2.7 mi4Bishop LeBlond chapel and Campus Ministry: 0.1 miBishop Leblond High School (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church — 1.8 mi · 2618 Seneca Street, Saint Joseph
  2. Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph — 2.2 mi · 519 North 10th Street, Saint Joseph
  3. Saint Mary Catholic Church — 2.7 mi · 1602 North 2nd Street, Saint Joseph
  4. Saint Patrick Catholic Church — 2.7 mi · South 12th Street, Saint Joseph

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

Faith scorecard

Each line is one thing we looked for. A check means yes, a half means partly, a dash means no. “Not enough information” means official sources did not say.

ASacramental life: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Sacramental life

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    All-school or class Masses during the school yearWeekly (The 2026-27 handbook says all-school Masses are held weekly; the faith life page says the All-School Mass is typically on Thursdays at 10:45 AM.)
    Sources (1)
    1. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All-school masses are held weekly, with additional liturgies held throughout the week.”
      All-school Masses are held weekly at Bishop LeBlond.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Daily Mass available to students on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Confession offered to students during the school yearMonthly or more often (Confession is offered multiple times a week in the chapel (handbook) and most weeks (faith life page).)
    Sources (2)
    1. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered multiple times a week in the Chapel.”
      Reconciliation is offered several times a week in the chapel.
    2. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “confession is offered most weeks for the student and faculty.”
      Confession is offered most weeks for students and faculty.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Eucharistic adoration offeredRegularly (monthly or more) (The handbook says weekly adoration is offered in the chapel; the faith life page says it is scheduled monthly for the whole school. Both support regular adoration; the pages describe the frequency differently.)
    Sources (2)
    1. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Weekly adoration is offered in the Bishop LeBlond chapel.”
      Weekly adoration is offered in the school's chapel.
    2. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Schedule monthly for the entire school to worship Jesus truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament together.”
      Eucharistic adoration is scheduled monthly for the whole school.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolYes (Fr. Garrett King is named as chaplain, and Fr. Stephen Hansen is named as co-chaplain on the staff page.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Fr. Garrett King '11, Chaplain”
      Fr. Garrett King is the school's chaplain.
    2. Faculty & Staff | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/staff · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Fr. Stephen Hansen Co-Chaplain”
      Fr. Stephen Hansen is listed as co-chaplain.
N/ATheology and curriculum: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Theology and curriculum

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Years of theology or religion requiredFour years (The 2026-27 handbook lists theology as a required course in all four years (4 credits over four years, one per year), taken by all students.)
    Sources (1)
    1. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Theology 4 Years 4 Credits”
      Theology is required for four years, for four credits.
      “All students (including non-Catholic students) are required to take the theology classes required for graduation.”
      All students take the theology classes required for graduation.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Theology courses follow the USCCB Curriculum FrameworkNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
ACampus culture: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Campus culture

90 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    RetreatsA retreat for every grade (The faith life page says annual retreats are offered for each grade level, and the handbook says class retreats are required for all students.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “We offer annual retreats for each grade level.”
      Annual retreats are offered for each grade level.
    2. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Class retreats are held during the school year under the direction or supervision of priests, religious, faculty members, or retreat leaders.”
      Class retreats are held each school year and are required for all students.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Campus ministry staffTwo or more (Two priests are named as chaplain and co-chaplain (assistant chaplain in the handbook).)
    Sources (2)
    1. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Fr. Garrett King '11, Chaplain”
      Fr. Garrett King is the school's chaplain.
    2. Faculty & Staff | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/staff · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Fr. Stephen Hansen Co-Chaplain”
      Fr. Stephen Hansen is listed as co-chaplain.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsOne (One student-led campus ministry group is described.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Campus Ministry is a student-led group dedicated to promoting and developing the spiritual life of the school.”
      A student-led campus ministry group works on the school's spiritual life.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes (The handbook's faith policies say prayers are part of the school's daily life.)
    Sources (1)
    1. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Prayers are intertwined in all that our schools do on a daily basis.”
      The school's faith policies say prayer is part of the daily life of the school.
N/AService and Catholic social teaching: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.

Service and Catholic social teaching

Not enough information: official sources cover less than 60% of this area.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Required service hours40 or more hours over four years (The handbook says 60 service hours are required to graduate, across the four years.)
    Sources (1)
    1. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “A total of 60 hours is necessary in order to graduate.”
      Sixty service hours are required to graduate.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (The school runs blood drives twice a year and supports local food pantries and charities.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Students participate in two blood drives per year, support local food pantries”
      Students take part in two blood drives a year and support local food pantries.

Grades come from the documented indicators under the published rubric. “Not enough information” does not mean the school lacks it.

Strengths

  • The 2026-27 handbook requires four years of theology, and all students take it.
    Sources (1)
    1. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All students (including non-Catholic students) are required to take the theology classes required for graduation.”
      All students take the theology classes required for graduation.
      “Theology 4 Years 4 Credits”
      Theology is required for four years, for four credits.
  • Confession is offered multiple times a week and adoration is offered at least monthly.
    Sources (2)
    1. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered multiple times a week in the Chapel.”
      Reconciliation is offered several times a week in the chapel.
    2. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Schedule monthly for the entire school to worship Jesus truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament together.”
      Eucharistic adoration is scheduled monthly for the whole school.
  • A priest chaplain and a co-chaplain are named, and a weekly all-school Mass is held.
    Sources (3)
    1. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Fr. Garrett King '11, Chaplain”
      Fr. Garrett King is the school's chaplain.
    2. Faculty & Staff | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/staff · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “Fr. Stephen Hansen Co-Chaplain”
      Fr. Stephen Hansen is listed as co-chaplain.
    3. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “All-school masses are held weekly, with additional liturgies held throughout the week.”
      All-school Masses are held weekly at Bishop LeBlond.
  • Annual retreats are held for each grade, and 60 service hours are required to graduate.
    Sources (2)
    1. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “We offer annual retreats for each grade level.”
      Annual retreats are offered for each grade level.
    2. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
      “A total of 60 hours is necessary in order to graduate.”
      Sixty service hours are required to graduate.

Concerns

None recorded.

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Campus ministry home

Bishop LeBlond chapel and Campus Ministry

  • Address: 3529 Frederick Avenue, Saint Joseph, MO 64506
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: chapel

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Source: bishopleblond.org, verified Oct. 13, 2026, files.ecatholic.com, verified Oct. 13, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

7 groups and regular activities · 2 on campus, 0 off campus, 5 location not published

Liturgy and prayer 3

  • Eucharistic adoration in the chapelOn campus
    Adoration is offered weekly in the Bishop LeBlond chapel, with a monthly whole-school adoration.
    files.ecatholic.com, bishopleblond.org
  • Reconciliation in the chapelOn campus
    Multiple times a week
    The sacrament of Reconciliation is offered in the chapel, multiple times a week.
    files.ecatholic.com
  • All-School Mass
    Weekly; typically Thursdays at 10:45 AM
    Weekly all-school Mass; attendance at all-school liturgies is required, and families are welcome.
    files.ecatholic.com, bishopleblond.org

Clubs and groups 1

  • Campus Ministry
    A student-led group that plans events with the high school chaplain for the school and the wider community.
    bishopleblond.org

Retreats 1

Service 2

  • Christian service requirement
    Students must complete 60 service hours to graduate, to the school, a parish or the community.
    files.ecatholic.com
  • Blood drives and food pantry support
    Two blood drives a year
    Students take part in two blood drives a year and support local food pantries and charities.
    bishopleblond.org

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the parish. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Campus ministry

Sources (3)
  1. Faith Life | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/faith-life · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “Fr. Garrett King '11, Chaplain”
    Fr. Garrett King is the school's chaplain.
    “Campus Ministry is a student-led group dedicated to promoting and developing the spiritual life of the school.”
    A student-led campus ministry group works on the school's spiritual life.
  2. St. Joseph Catholic Academy Scholar & Parent Handbook 2026-2027files.ecatholic.com/34181/documents/2026/8/2026-27_BishopLeBlondHandbook.pdf?t=1786119597000 · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “Weekly adoration is offered in the Bishop LeBlond chapel.”
    Weekly adoration is offered in the school's chapel.
    “Weekly adoration is offered in the Bishop LeBlond chapel.”
    Weekly adoration is offered in the school's chapel.
  3. About | Bishop LeBlond High Schoolbishopleblond.org/about · verified Oct. 13, 2026
    “3529 Frederick Avenue Saint Joseph, MO 64506”
    The school's address is 3529 Frederick Avenue, Saint Joseph, Missouri 64506.

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Academic Excellence

DAcademic Excellence: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
45 of 100
From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduates going to four-year colleges 75% of scoreThis measure counts for 75% of the Academic Excellence score.75%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.11.9 to 1

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed. Federal data on private high schools is limited to these two measures.

Source: NCES Private School Survey (2023–24 school year)

School facts

TypeDiocesan school
DioceseDiocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, MO
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)150
Students in grades 9–12150
Coed or single-sexCoed
Student–teacher ratio11.9 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges75%
SettingCity

Source: NCES Private School Survey 23-24 public-use file (school year 2023–24). The college-going rate and student–teacher ratio feed Academic Excellence; nothing here changes the faith grades.

Local Church

Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph

The Most Reverend James V. Johnston Jr., Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: kcsjcatholic.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

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Is Bishop Leblond High School a Catholic high school?
Yes. Bishop Leblond High School is a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. Its sponsor is Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
Where is Mass celebrated at Bishop Leblond High School?
Mass is listed at School (location not stated). Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the parish or campus ministry before you go.

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