Christopher Columbus High School (Miami)
Christopher Columbus High School is a Catholic, college preparatory, all-male high school set on a 24-acre (97,000 m2) campus in the Westchester neighborhood in Miami, Florida. It was established in 1958 by the Marist Brothers who also form part of school administration and faculty. With just over 100 teachers and 1,350 students, the student teacher ratio is 14:1. Offering the full range of academics, sports and clubs, it was selected, for the fourth time in a row, as one of the "Top 50 Catholic High Schools" in the United States by the Catholic High School Honor Roll of 2008. The school is the only private schools in Florida that compete in sports at the 8A level; it has won five state championships in various sports and two all-sport title for boys' sports in its classification. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, and is funded through tuition. Financial aid is available to those who qualify. Columbus' sister school is Our Lady of Lourdes Academy.
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