Creighton Preparatory School (often referred to simply as "Prep") is a private, Jesuit high school founded in 1878 for young men. The school is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha, at 7400 Western Avenuue in central Omaha, Nebraska. It has an enrollment of 1,018 students.
Creighton was founded in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1878, later separating into Creighton Prep and Creighton University. The school was named after Edward Creighton, an Omaha businessman whose wife, Mary Lucretia, left their fortune to the Roman Catholic Bishop to build a school for boys. At that time, the school was given to the Society of Jesus, known more commonly as the Jesuits. The initial enrollment was 120 students.
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