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North Catholic High School

  • LocationCranberry Township, PA
  • Type and sizeDiocesan school · Grades 9–12 · 681 students
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North Catholic High School in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, holds a school-wide Mass every Thursday and offers confession with its chaplain that day. The Religion curriculum has a course in each of grades 9 through 12, and Kairos retreats are offered to grades 10 through 12.

Catholic churches nearby

Map of North Catholic High School, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches0.5 mi1 mi2 miSt. Killian's: 0.3 mi1St Ferdinand's Catholic Church: 2.2 mi2North Catholic High School (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. St. Killian's — 0.3 mi
  2. St Ferdinand's Catholic Church — 2.2 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.

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 (Whole-school Mass every Thursday, with additional class Masses in the chapel during the year.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Liturgy & Worship | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680473 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “students, faculty, staff, and parents gather to attend Mass every Thursday as a school community”
      The whole school community attends Mass every Thursday.
      “Throughout the school year each particular class has an opportunity to gather in the chapel for additional Masses.”
      Class Masses are held in the school chapel during the year.
  • 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 every Thursday with the school chaplain.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Liturgy & Worship | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680473 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students have the opportunity every Thursday to receive the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation with the school chaplain, Father Ken”
      Confession is offered every Thursday with the school chaplain, Father Ken.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Eucharistic adoration offeredRegularly (monthly or more) (Adoration on the first Friday of each month.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Liturgy & Worship | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680473 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Every first-Friday of the month all North Catholic students spend their religion class in prayer and adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.”
      Students spend the first Friday of each month in adoration.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Priest chaplain serving the schoolYes (Father Ken is named as school chaplain. Fr. Daniel Roberts and Fr. David Schmidt are listed as co-chaplains.)
    Sources (2)
    1. Liturgy & Worship | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680473 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students have the opportunity every Thursday to receive the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation with the school chaplain, Father Ken”
      Confession is offered every Thursday with the school chaplain, Father Ken.
    2. Staff Directory | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/staff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Fr. Daniel Roberts Co-Chaplain”
      Fr. Daniel Roberts is listed as a co-chaplain.
      “Fr. David Schmidt Co-Chaplain”
      Fr. David Schmidt is listed as a co-chaplain.
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 (Religion I through IV are the core courses for grades 9 through 12; theology is taken in every grade.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Religion Department | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1580630&type=d&pREC_ID=1708375 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Freshmen Year Religion I - Jesus Christ in Scripture, Who is Jesus Christ? Sophomore Year Religion II - The Paschal Mystery, the Mission of Jesus Christ”
      Religion I and II are the freshman and sophomore core courses.
      “Junior Year Religion III - Sacraments and Morality”
      Religion III is the junior-year core course.
      “Senior Year Religion IV - Catholic Social Teaching and Vocation”
      Religion IV, Catholic Social Teaching and Vocation, is the senior-year core course.
  • 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.
  • 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 school states that the spiritual life is engaged through academics.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Faith at NC | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680472 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “By engaging the spiritual life through academics, sacraments, sacred scripture, prayer, retreats and service projects”
      The school states that faith life is engaged through academics.
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

78 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 (Kairos is open to grades 10 through 12.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Kairos | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680474 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Kairos is a four day-three night retreat conducted by North Catholic High School at a nearby retreat center, and is open to members of the 10th-12th grade classes.”
      Kairos is open to grades 10 through 12.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Campus ministry staffTwo or more (The staff directory lists the campus ministry director and two co-chaplains.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Staff Directory | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/staff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Chris Bayardi Religion, Director of Campus Ministry cbayardi@northcatholic.org”
      Chris Bayardi is listed as Director of Campus Ministry.
      “Fr. Daniel Roberts Co-Chaplain”
      Fr. Daniel Roberts is listed as a co-chaplain.
  • Partly: the school meets some of this item and earns part of the points.
    Faith-based student groups or clubsOne (Marianist LIFE is the only faith-based student group listed on the clubs page.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs & Activities | Student Life | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554012&type=d&pREC_ID=1697862 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Marianist LIFE meets every Friday after school in the Student Lounge from 3-4:30pm.”
      Marianist LIFE meets Fridays after school in the Student Lounge.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes
    Sources (1)
    1. Liturgy & Worship | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680473 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Each day at North Catholic High School begins with prayer, and at the end of the day the school pauses to pray the traditional Marianist 3 o’clock prayer.”
      Daily prayer begins and ends the school day.
AService and Catholic social teaching: 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.

Service and Catholic social teaching

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Required service hours40 or more hours over four years (25 required hours per year over four years is 100 hours.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Service Work | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680481 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “While students are required to perform twenty-five hours of charitable work per year, most perform many more!”
      Students are required to perform 25 hours of service per year.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesYes (Religion IV is Catholic Social Teaching and Vocation, in the senior year.)
    Sources (1)
    1. Religion Department | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1580630&type=d&pREC_ID=1708375 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Senior Year Religion IV - Catholic Social Teaching and Vocation”
      Religion IV, Catholic Social Teaching and Vocation, is the senior-year core course.
  • Yes: the school meets this item and earns its full points.
    Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Yes
    Sources (1)
    1. Respect for Life | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680475 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “One important way that North Catholic students witness to their belief in the dignity of the human person is by attending the yearly March for Life in Washington, DC.”
      Students attend the yearly March for Life.
  • 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

  • Mass is celebrated for the whole school community every Thursday.
    Sources (1)
    1. Liturgy & Worship | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680473 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “students, faculty, staff, and parents gather to attend Mass every Thursday as a school community”
      The whole school community attends Mass every Thursday.
  • Religion is taken in every grade from 9 through 12, with a Catholic Social Teaching course in senior year.
    Sources (1)
    1. Religion Department | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1580630&type=d&pREC_ID=1708375 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Freshmen Year Religion I - Jesus Christ in Scripture, Who is Jesus Christ? Sophomore Year Religion II - The Paschal Mystery, the Mission of Jesus Christ”
      Religion I and II are the freshman and sophomore core courses.
  • Students can go to confession every Thursday and attend adoration on the first Friday of each month.
    Sources (1)
    1. Liturgy & Worship | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680473 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Students have the opportunity every Thursday to receive the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation with the school chaplain, Father Ken”
      Confession is offered every Thursday with the school chaplain, Father Ken.
      “Every first-Friday of the month all North Catholic students spend their religion class in prayer and adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.”
      Students spend the first Friday of each month in adoration.

Concerns

  • Only one faith-based student group is listed on the clubs page.
    Sources (1)
    1. Clubs & Activities | Student Life | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554012&type=d&pREC_ID=1697862 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
      “Marianist LIFE meets every Friday after school in the Student Lounge from 3-4:30pm.”
      Marianist LIFE meets Fridays after school in the Student Lounge.

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Campus ministry home

North Catholic Campus Ministry

  • Address: 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
  • Location: On campus
  • Facilities: chapel, student lounge

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

Catholic clubs and student life

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

Retreats 1

  • Kairos retreatOff campus
    Four days, three nights, in the spring
    Retreat for grades 10 through 12 at a nearby retreat center.
    northcatholic.org

Service 1

  • Yearly March for Life tripOff campus
    Yearly, in January
    Students pray at the National Basilica and attend the March for Life in Washington, DC.
    northcatholic.org

Clubs and groups 1

Liturgy and prayer 2

  • Thursday school MassOn campus
    Every Thursday
    Mass for the whole school community.
    northcatholic.org
  • First-Friday adoration
    First Friday of each month
    Students spend their religion class in prayer and adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.
    northcatholic.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 (4)
  1. Staff Directory | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/staff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Fr. Daniel Roberts Co-Chaplain”
    Fr. Daniel Roberts is listed as a co-chaplain.
    “Chris Bayardi Religion, Director of Campus Ministry cbayardi@northcatholic.org”
    Chris Bayardi is listed as Director of Campus Ministry.
  2. Tuition & Financial Aid | Admissions | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554735&type=d&pREC_ID=1680490 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066”
    The school's address is 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.
  3. Liturgy & Worship | Faith & Service | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554730&type=d&pREC_ID=1680473 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Throughout the school year each particular class has an opportunity to gather in the chapel for additional Masses.”
    Class Masses are held in the school chapel during the year.
  4. Clubs & Activities | Student Life | North Catholic High Schoolnorthcatholic.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1554012&type=d&pREC_ID=1697862 · verified Oct. 12, 2026
    “Marianist LIFE meets every Friday after school in the Student Lounge from 3-4:30pm.”
    Marianist LIFE meets Fridays after school in the Student Lounge.

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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.
82 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.96%
  • Students per teacher 25% of scoreThis measure counts for 25% of the Academic Excellence score.13.2 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 Pittsburgh, PA
Grades9–12
Students (all grades)681
Students in grades 9–12681
Coed or single-sexCoed
Student–teacher ratio13.2 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges96%
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 Pittsburgh

The Most Reverend Mark Eckman, Bishop of Pittsburgh

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

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

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