Is St. Stanislaus a Catholic high school?

Yes. St. Stanislaus is a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Biloxi.

What is St. Stanislaus’s Compass Score?

74 out of 100 (grade B). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.

Catholic high school

St. Stanislaus

LocationBay St. Louis, MS
Type and sizeIndependent Catholic school · Grades 7–12 · 329 students

All-male

Saint Stanislaus is a Catholic, all-boys boarding and day school in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, founded in 1854 by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart and serving grades 7 through 12. Its mission states that it forms each student to Gospel values. Students take Religion every year, must complete a service program each year, and have a retreat at each grade level. The school says schoolwide liturgies are held at the neighboring Our Lady of the Gulf church, and that students have chances for Reconciliation in Advent and Lent.

Catholic churches nearby

CampusCatholic centerCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›

Saint Clare Catholic Church — 0.1 mi · 236 South Beach Boulevard, Waveland
Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church — 0.1 mi · 228 South Beach Boulevard, Bay Saint Louis
Saint Rose de Lima Catholic Church — 0.5 mi · 301 South Necaise Avenue, Bay Saint Louis

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.

Sacramental life

46 of 100 points on what we could document.

Partly:
All-school or class Masses during the school yearA few times a year (The school says schoolwide liturgies are held at the neighboring Our Lady of the Gulf church for its students.)
Sources (1)
1. Liturgy and Prayer Life | Saint Stanislausststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry/liturgy-and-prayer · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Schoolwide liturgies in neighboring Our Lady of the Gulf church help students to become formed in and informed about the Catholic faith.”
  Schoolwide liturgies are held at Our Lady of the Gulf church next door.
Not enough information:
Daily Mass available to students on campusNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Partly:
Confession offered to students during the school yearSeasonally (Advent, Lent) or a few times a year (Students are given opportunities to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation during the seasons of Advent and Lent.)
Sources (1)
1. Liturgy and Prayer Life | Saint Stanislausststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry/liturgy-and-prayer · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “During the seasons of Advent and Lent, students are given opportunities to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.”
  Students have chances to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Advent and Lent.
Not enough information:
Eucharistic adoration offeredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Partly:
Priest chaplain serving the schoolVisiting or shared priest (Schoolwide liturgies and confession are offered. A full-time campus minister is named in general terms.)
Sources (1)
1. Liturgy and Prayer Life | Saint Stanislausststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry/liturgy-and-prayer · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Schoolwide liturgies in neighboring Our Lady of the Gulf church help students to become formed in and informed about the Catholic faith.”
  Schoolwide liturgies are held at Our Lady of the Gulf church next door.

N/A

Theology and curriculum

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

Yes:
Years of theology or religion requiredFour years (Religion is a 4.0-unit requirement, and every student must take and pass Religion each year. English is also 4.0 units across four years; a full-year course is 1.0 unit and religion equals four full-year courses, one in each grade.)
Sources (1)
1. Saint Stanislaus Curriculumststan.com/academics/curriculum · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “All students must take and pass Religion each year that he is enrolled at SSC.”
  Every student must take and pass Religion each year.
  “Religion | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |”
  Religion is 4.0 units in the minimum requirements.
Not enough information:
Theology courses follow the USCCB Curriculum FrameworkNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Philosophy, apologetics, or ethics course offeredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in the program of studies or mission)Not enough information: not found in official sources.

Campus culture

80 of 100 points on what we could document.

Yes:
RetreatsA retreat for every grade (Grades 7 through 11 take a school-day retreat, and seniors attend an overnight retreat. Juniors and seniors may also take an optional Kairos retreat.)
Sources (1)
1. Saint Stanislaus Retreat Programsststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry/retreat-programs · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “In grades 7 through 11, all students take a school day for a retreat experience suited to their age.”
  Students in grades 7 through 11 take a school-day retreat.
  “Our seniors attend an overnight closed retreat to set a prayerful tone for their final year at Saint Stanislaus”
  Seniors attend an overnight retreat, and Kairos is offered voluntarily to juniors and seniors.
Partly:
Campus ministry staffOne (One full-time campus minister is named on the campus ministry pages (Jake Forstall, listed as Campus Minister on the faculty page). The campus ministry team is described without a count; the count is recorded as one.)
Sources (1)
1. Saint Stanislaus Faculty and Staffststan.com/contact-us/faculty-and-staff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Jake Forstall ’11 Title: Campus Minister”
  A campus minister is listed on the faculty and staff page.
Partly:
Faith-based student groups or clubsOne (One faith-based student group is listed: Student Ministry. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is an ecumenical group and is not counted.)
Sources (1)
1. Student Clubs and Organizationsststan.com/student-life/student-clubs · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Student Ministry: Transform your faith journey and make a lasting impact at Saint Stanislaus”
  A Student Ministry program is listed among student clubs.
Yes:
Daily prayer and liturgical life built into the school dayYes (The campus ministry page says a daily school prayer is led at the opening bell and at the start of each class.)
Sources (1)
1. Liturgy and Prayer Life | Saint Stanislausststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry/liturgy-and-prayer · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “leading the daily school prayer at the opening bell and at the beginning of each class”
  A daily school prayer is led at the start of the day and each class.

Service and Catholic social teaching

100 of 100 points on what we could document.

Yes:
Required service hours40 or more hours over four years (Minimum total service hours by grade are 12 (grade 9), 14 (grade 10), 16 (grade 11) and 20 (grade 12): 62 hours across high school.)
Sources (1)
1. Saint Stanislaus Service Programststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry/service-program · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “9th Graders | 6 | 12 | 10th Graders | 10 | 14 | 11th Graders | 12 | 16 | 12th Graders | 15 | 20 |”
  Minimum total service hours are 12, 14, 16 and 20 for grades 9 to 12.
  “Students are required to participate in the program each year. Service hours must be completed at a non-profit organization”
  Service is required each year and must be completed at a non-profit organization.
Not enough information:
Catholic social teaching taught in theology coursesNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Pro-life engagement (club, March for Life, or similar)Yes (The school calendar lists a Pro-Life Mass for October 2026. This rests on one event.)
Sources (1)
1. Events | Saint Stanislausststan.com/events · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “Pro-Life Mass”
  The school calendar lists a Pro-Life Mass in October 2026.
Yes:
Justice and solidarity programs (immersions, service trips, justice clubs)Yes (Students take part in a spring mission trip to St. Anne's Mission in Klagetoh, Arizona, during Holy Week. Direct service is also a stated part of the service program.)
Sources (1)
1. Saint Stanislaus Klagetoh Mission Trip Activitiesststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry/klagetoh · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “During Holy Week in the spring, Saint Stanislaus students have the unique opportunity to participate in our mission trip”
  Students take part in a spring Holy Week mission trip to Klagetoh.

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

Strengths

Students must complete a service program each year, with 62 minimum service hours across grades 9 to 12.
Sources (1)
1. Saint Stanislaus Service Programststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry/service-program · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “9th Graders | 6 | 12 | 10th Graders | 10 | 14 | 11th Graders | 12 | 16 | 12th Graders | 15 | 20 |”
  Minimum total service hours are 12, 14, 16 and 20 for grades 9 to 12.
  “Students are required to participate in the program each year. Service hours must be completed at a non-profit organization”
  Service is required each year and must be completed at a non-profit organization.
Every student takes Religion each year, and every grade has a retreat.
Sources (2)
1. Saint Stanislaus Curriculumststan.com/academics/curriculum · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “All students must take and pass Religion each year that he is enrolled at SSC.”
  Every student must take and pass Religion each year.
2. Saint Stanislaus Retreat Programsststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry/retreat-programs · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “In grades 7 through 11, all students take a school day for a retreat experience suited to their age.”
  Students in grades 7 through 11 take a school-day retreat.
A daily school prayer is led at the opening bell and at the start of each class.
Sources (1)
1. Liturgy and Prayer Life | Saint Stanislausststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry/liturgy-and-prayer · verified Oct. 12, 2026
  “leading the daily school prayer at the opening bell and at the beginning of each class”
  A daily school prayer is led at the start of the day and each class.

Concerns

None recorded.

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Campus ministry home

Saint Stanislaus Campus Ministry

Address: 304 South Beach Blvd, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Location: On campus

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Source: ststan.com, verified Oct. 12, 2026, ststan.com, verified Oct. 12, 2026

Catholic clubs and student life

6 groups and regular activities · 0 on campus, 3 off campus, 3 location not published

Liturgy and prayer 2

Schoolwide liturgiesOff campus
Schoolwide liturgies held at the neighboring Our Lady of the Gulf church.
ststan.com
Pro-Life Mass
October 2026 (school calendar)
Pro-Life Mass listed on the school calendar.
ststan.com

Service 2

Klagetoh Mission TripOff campus
Holy Week in the spring
Mission trip to St. Anne's Mission in Klagetoh, Arizona, supported by Brothers of the Sacred Heart and Dominican Sisters.
ststan.com
Student Service ProgramOff campus
Required service each year, completed at non-profit organizations, including direct service such as food centers and mission trips.
ststan.com

Faith formation 1

Student Ministry
Program for juniors and seniors who apply to become student ministers, who lead prayer, retreats and service projects.
ststan.com

Retreats 1

Kairos Retreat
Twice a year
Voluntary four-day residential retreat for juniors and seniors, built around peer talks.
ststan.com

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

Campus ministry

Saint Stanislaus Campus Ministry

Sources (3)

Saint Stanislaus Campus Ministry and Catholic Valuesststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“Welcome to Campus Ministry at Saint Stanislaus!”
The school's campus ministry page introduces the campus ministry program.
“Welcome to Campus Ministry at Saint Stanislaus!”
The school's campus ministry page introduces the campus ministry program.
Saint Stanislaus Faculty and Staffststan.com/contact-us/faculty-and-staff · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“Jake Forstall ’11 Title: Campus Minister”
A campus minister is listed on the faculty and staff page.
Liturgy and Prayer Life | Saint Stanislausststan.com/student-life/campus-ministry/liturgy-and-prayer · verified Oct. 12, 2026
“304 South Beach Blvd Bay St. Louis, MS 39520 (228) 467-9057”
The school's address and main phone number.

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Academic Excellence

72 of 100

From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

Graduates going to four-year colleges 75% of score90%
Students per teacher 25% of score12.5 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

Type	Independent Catholic school
Diocese	Diocese of Biloxi, MS
Grades	7–12
Students (all grades)	329
Students in grades 9–12	228
Coed or single-sex	All-male
Student–teacher ratio	12.5 to 1
Graduates going to 4-year colleges	90%
Setting	Suburb

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.

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Local Church

Diocese of Biloxi

The Most Reverend Louis Kihneman III, Bishop of Biloxi

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

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

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NCES school ID 01606712
304 S Beach Blvd, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
(228) 467-9057
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Is St. Stanislaus a Catholic high school?: Yes. St. Stanislaus is a Catholic high school in the Diocese of Biloxi.
What is St. Stanislaus’s Compass Score?: 74 out of 100 (grade B). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.

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