Boston College High School - School Facts

School Facts

• 1,500 student enrollment
• 15,000-plus living alumni
• 40-acre (160,000 m2) campus on Boston Harbor
• 13:1 student to faculty ratio
• 35,000-plus hours of community service performed by juniors each year
• 99% of students go on to attend 4 year colleges
• 85 elective courses are offered to students
• 24 Advanced Placement Program (AP) courses are offered each year
• 50 students earned National Merit Commendations from 2004 to 2006
• 28 students earned National Merit Commendations or Semifinalist Designation in 2007
• 4 class maximum for faculty
• 85%-plus of the faculty hold masters degrees
• Students scoring in the 90th percentile and above on HSPT entrance exam awarded some level of academic scholarship.
• 45% of students receive some form of financial aid
• 65% of total students are from the South Shore notably Quincy, Weymouth, Braintree, Milton, Scituate, Norwell, Hanover and Hingham.
• 30% of total students are from urban areas
• 16.5% of total students are minorities
• 120 Extracurriculars currently offered
• Sister school, Notre Dame Academy serves as BC High's cheerleading squad for football season, although it is not run by the Jesuits.
• Fierce rivals with the Knights of Catholic Memorial High School, from West Roxbury, Massachusetts and Xaverian Brothers High School from Westwood, Massachusetts. Also fierce rivals with St. Johns Prep in Danvers, Massachusetts.
• In Boston Magazine's "The Best High Schools 2006" BC High was chosen as the best high school for "Politicians in Training" for the local and state government level.
• Jazz/Rock Ensemble won the Silver Medal at the All State Jazz Competition in 2006.
• Ranked #10 on SI.com's list of Top High School Athletic programs-the only school in New England to be ranked.