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Covington Catholic High School

  • LocationPark Hills, KY
  • Type and sizeDiocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 497 students

All-male

Official website

Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky, is an all-male Catholic school in the Diocese of Covington. The school states that the entire school attends a monthly Mass, that adoration is offered on the first Friday of each month during school, and that rosary services are held twice a week. Students study the basics of the Catholic faith, Sacred Scripture, Church History and Morality, and 60 hours of community service are required for graduation.

Mass, confession, and adoration

Confirm with the parish

Adoration 1

  • Friday7:30 AM · First Friday of the month during the school year; begins after the 7:30 a.m. Mass and ends with Benediction at 3 p.m.

Times come only from official parish, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 12, 2026.

Sources for these times (1)
  1. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is offered every 1st Friday of the month during school beginning with the end of Mass at 7:30am and ending with Benediction at 3pm.”
    Adoration is offered on the first Friday of each month during school.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of Covington Catholic High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.25 mi0.5 mi1 miOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church: 0.3 mi1Saint Agnes Catholic Church: 0.3 mi2Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church: 0.9 mi3Saint Augustine Catholic Church: 1.1 mi4Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption: 1.5 mi5Catholic church (unnamed in OpenStreetMap): 1.5 mi6Covington Catholic High School campus (all-school liturgies in the gym): 0.1 miCovington Catholic High School (campus)N0.5 mi
CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church — 0.3 mi
  2. Saint Agnes Catholic Church — 0.3 mi
  3. Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church — 0.9 mi
  4. Saint Augustine Catholic Church — 1.1 mi
  5. Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption — 1.5 mi · 1130 Madison Avenue, Covington
  6. Catholic church (unnamed in OpenStreetMap) — 1.5 mi

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.

BSacramental life: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Sacramental life

77 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    All-school or class Masses during the school yearMonthly (The spirituality page says the entire school attends a monthly Mass.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “the entire school attends a monthly Mass and twice per year penance service”
      The entire school attends a monthly Mass.
  • 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 (The spirituality page says twice-weekly reconciliation is available, and a penance service is held twice a year.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Weekly Mass and twice-weekly reconciliation are available”
      Weekly Mass and twice-weekly reconciliation are available to students.
      “the entire school attends a monthly Mass and twice per year penance service”
      The entire school attends a monthly Mass.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Eucharistic adoration offeredRegularly (monthly or more) (Adoration is offered on the first Friday of each month during school, which is monthly.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is offered every 1st Friday of the month during school beginning with the end of Mass at 7:30am and ending with Benediction at 3pm.”
      Adoration is offered on the first Friday of each month during school.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolVisiting or shared priest (Masses are published. A priest, Father Hennigen, is named as an advisor to a club.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “the entire school attends a monthly Mass and twice per year penance service”
      The entire school attends a monthly Mass.
    2. Clubs and Activities | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/clubs-and-activities.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Join Coach Kleier and Father Hennigen for frisbee golf”
      Father Hennigen is named as an advisor to a club, and no chaplain is named.
ATheology and curriculum: 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.

Theology and curriculum

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Years of theology or religion requiredFour years (The 2025-26 student handbook lists 4 religion credits for graduation. Full-year equivalents are counted as four years.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/editoruploads/files/Blue%20Notes/StudentHandbook25_26.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “4 Religion 3 Science”
      The graduation requirements include 4 religion credits.
  • 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.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredYes (Morality is a required study in the school's faith curriculum.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students are required to study the basics of the Catholic faith, Sacred Scripture, Church History, and Morality, under the guidelines of the Diocese of Covington in conjunction with the Didache series of texts, as mandated by our bishop.”
      Students study the Catholic faith, Scripture, Church History and Morality, using the Didache series and diocesan guidelines.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Yes (The spirituality page says the school's curriculum, facility and daily activities reflect its mission to embrace the Gospel message of Jesus Christ.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The faculty, staff and administration take this responsibility most seriously and our curriculum, facility, and daily activities reflect this commitment.”
      The school says its curriculum and daily activities reflect its Gospel mission.
BCampus culture: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.

Campus culture

84 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    RetreatsRetreats for some grades (All underclassmen attend a Day of Reflection each year, and seniors attend a Christian Awakening Retreat.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/editoruploads/files/Blue%20Notes/StudentHandbook25_26.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “All underclassmen attend an annual Day of Reflection each year.”
      All underclassmen attend a Day of Reflection each year.
    2. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Christian Awakening Retreat”
      Seniors take part in a multi-day Christian Awakening Retreat.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Campus ministry staffNot enough information: not found in official sources.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsTwo or more (The clubs page lists Colonels for Christ, Marian Sodality, the Srodowisko Club (which grows in faith through visiting shrines) and Outdoor Pursuits, which members describe as growing in faith.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs and Activities | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/clubs-and-activities.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Sophomores are invited to join junior and senior leaders for dinners, camping trips”
      Colonels for Christ is a student group for sophomores, juniors and seniors.
      “This is a club to help build the brotherhood here at school.”
      The Marian Sodality is a student club that builds brotherhood at the school.
      “The Srodowisko Club is a new club with the goal of growing in faith”
      The Srodowisko Club is a student club focused on growing in faith.
      “Members grow in faith, brotherhood, and self-awareness through experiences in the wilderness”
      Outdoor Pursuits members grow in faith through wilderness experiences.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes (Monthly all-school Masses, twice-weekly rosary services and first-Friday adoration during school are part of the school week.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “the entire school attends a monthly Mass and twice per year penance service”
      The entire school attends a monthly Mass.
      “twice-weekly rosary services are offered”
      Rosary services are offered twice a week.
      “Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is offered every 1st Friday of the month during school beginning with the end of Mass at 7:30am and ending with Benediction at 3pm.”
      Adoration is offered on the first Friday of each month during school.
    2. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/editoruploads/files/Blue%20Notes/StudentHandbook25_26.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “All-school liturgies, held in the gym”
      All-school liturgies are held in the school gym.
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 graduation requirement is 60 hours of community service, which is above the 40-hour threshold.)
    Sources (3)
    1. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “60 hours are required for graduation.”
      60 hours of community service are required for graduation.
    2. Community Service | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/community-service.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “The Community Service Requirement is 15 hours of service per year.”
      Community service is required at 15 hours per year.
    3. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/editoruploads/files/Blue%20Notes/StudentHandbook25_26.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “each student must complete fifteen hours of community service each year”
      Each student must complete fifteen hours of community service each year.
  • 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.
  • Not enough information: official sources do not document this, so it is left out of the grade rather than counted as a no.
    Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Not enough information: not found in official sources.

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

Strengths

  • The entire school attends a monthly Mass, and adoration is offered on the first Friday of each month during school.
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “the entire school attends a monthly Mass and twice per year penance service”
      The entire school attends a monthly Mass.
      “Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is offered every 1st Friday of the month during school beginning with the end of Mass at 7:30am and ending with Benediction at 3pm.”
      Adoration is offered on the first Friday of each month during school.
  • 60 hours of community service are required for graduation.
    Sources (1)
    1. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “60 hours are required for graduation.”
      60 hours of community service are required for graduation.
  • Four religion credits are required for graduation, and the curriculum includes the basics of the Catholic faith, Sacred Scripture, Church History and Morality.
    Sources (2)
    1. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/editoruploads/files/Blue%20Notes/StudentHandbook25_26.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “4 Religion 3 Science”
      The graduation requirements include 4 religion credits.
    2. Spirituality | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/spirituality.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students are required to study the basics of the Catholic faith, Sacred Scripture, Church History, and Morality, under the guidelines of the Diocese of Covington in conjunction with the Didache series of texts, as mandated by our bishop.”
      Students study the Catholic faith, Scripture, Church History and Morality, using the Didache series and diocesan guidelines.

Concerns

None recorded.

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Campus ministry home

Covington Catholic High School campus (all-school liturgies in the gym)

  • Address: 1600 Dixie Highway, Park Hills, KY 41011
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: gym (all-school liturgies)

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Source: covcath.org, verified Oct. 12, 2026, covcath.org, verified Oct. 12, 2026, covcath.org, verified Oct. 12, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

11 groups and regular activities · 1 on campus, 2 off campus, 8 location not published

Retreats 4

  • Outdoor PursuitsOff campus
    Members grow in faith, brotherhood and self-awareness through wilderness experiences.
    covcath.org
  • Sophomore summer retreat trip to WyomingOff campus
    Summer
    A week-long retreat trip that sophomores may attend.
    covcath.org
  • Day of Reflection
    Annually, in the spring
    All underclassmen attend a Day of Reflection each year.
    covcath.org
  • Christian Awakening Retreat
    A multi-day retreat that seniors take part in.
    covcath.org

Liturgy and prayer 2

  • All-school MassOn campus
    Monthly
    The entire school attends a monthly Mass. All-school liturgies are held in the gym.
    covcath.org, covcath.org
  • Sports and Adoration
    Listed among the school's clubs in the 2025-26 student handbook.
    covcath.org

Faith formation 2

  • Campus Ministry Program
    Brings events and opportunities for students to grow in faith.
    covcath.org
  • Srodowisko Club
    A new club with the goal of growing in faith through visiting shrines.
    covcath.org

Clubs and groups 2

  • Colonels for Christ
    A group for sophomores that joins junior and senior leaders for dinners, camping trips and weekend retreats.
    covcath.org
  • Marian Sodality
    A club to build brotherhood at the school, where junior classmen lead talks and small groups.
    covcath.org

Service 1

  • Community service program
    Required service at agencies, including sorting food for the Go Pantry and Be Concerned, and toy drives for children in inner-city Covington.
    covcath.org, covcath.org, covcath.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. Clubs and Activities | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/current-students/clubs-and-activities.cfm · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “The Campus Ministry Program brings support and energy with a variety of events and opportunities for”
    The Campus Ministry Program offers events and opportunities for students.
  2. Student Handbook 2025-26 | Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org/editoruploads/files/Blue%20Notes/StudentHandbook25_26.pdf · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “All-school liturgies, held in the gym”
    All-school liturgies are held in the school gym.
  3. Covington Catholic High Schoolcovcath.org · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “1600 Dixie Highway”
    The school's street address is 1600 Dixie Highway.
    “Park Hills, KY 41011”
    The school is in Park Hills, Kentucky 41011.

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Academic Excellence

BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
83 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.95%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.11.8 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 Covington, KY
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)497
Students in grades 9–12497
Coed or single-sexAll-male
Student–teacher ratio11.8 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges95%
SettingSuburb

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 Covington

The Most Reverend John C. Iffert, Bishop of Covington

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Cathedral: Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption

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

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Questions families ask

Is Covington Catholic High School a Catholic high school?
Yes. Covington Catholic High School is a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Covington.
What is Covington Catholic High School’s Compass Score?
86 out of 100 (grade A). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.
Is Covington Catholic High School Compass Recommended?
Yes. Covington Catholic High School meets the Compass Recommended standard for Catholic identity and academics.

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