Diocese of Owensboro Catholic Schools

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14 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools are located in 10 counties. Call any one of them for more information, or call the Office of Catholic Education central office at (270) 683-1545. We will be happy to help you with your selection of a fine Catholic school.

NUMBER OF SCHOOLS	19
NUMBER OF STUDENTS	4,169
NUMBER OF TEACHERS	312
NUMBER OF PERSONNEL IN CENTRAL OFFICE	2
GRADUATION RATES	The graduation rate for all Catholic school students is over 99%.
COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIPS	Approximately $5,217,000 was awarded our Catholic high school graduates in 2006 - over $24,000 per student.
ACT SCORES	The composite American College Test (ACT) scores for the three Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Owensboro was 22.04 as compared to 20.6 for the entire state of Kentucky (year 2006).
TRANSITION TO COLLEGE	Approximately 95% of those high school students went on to college (2006 figures).
PRE-SCHOOL ENROLLMENT	311 students
EXTENDED DAY PROGRAMS	11 schools with over 480 students
MINORITIES	The percentage of minorities in our Catholic schools is 7%.
NON-CATHOLICS	Catholic schools are not just for Catholics. Non-Catholics represent 11% of Catholic school enrollment in our diocese.
SUPERINTENDENT	Mr. Jim Mattingly, jim.mattingly@pastoral.org BACK TO MAP (270) 683-1545

Owensboro Catholic School System
(Owensboro Catholic Elem K-3, Owensboro Catholic Elem 4-6, Owensboro Catholic Middle, Owensboro Catholic High)

Owensboro Catholic Schools Office
1524 W Parrish Ave.
Owensboro, Daviess County, KY 42301
(270) 686-8896
FAX (270) 686-8997
Director: Ken Rasp, ken.rasp@owensborocatholic.org BACK TO MAP

Owensboro Catholic Elementary K-3 Campus
4017 Frederica Street
Owensboro, Daviess County, KY 42301
270-684-7583
Principal: Ms. Lori Whitehouse, lori.whitehouse@owensborocatholic.org
Grade Range: K-3
Enrollment: 359
Faculty: 24 Lay Teachers BACK TO MAP

Paducah St. Mary School System
(St. Mary Elementary, St. Mary Middle, St. Mary High)

Paducah SMSS Office
1243 Elmdale Road
Paducah, McCracken County, KY 42003
(270) 442-1681
FAX (270) 443-0062
Director: Mr. Pat Cairney, pcairney@smss.org BACK TO MAP

ST. MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
377 Highland Boulevard
Paducah, McCracken County, KY 42003
270-442-6900
Principal: Mr. Tony Riegling, triegling@comcast.net
Grade Range: PK-5
Enrollment: 313
Faculty: 28 Lay Teachers BACK TO MAP

ST. MARY MIDDLE SCHOOL
1243 Elmdale Road
Paducah, McCracken County, KY 42003
270-444-9818
Interim Principal: Mr. Pat Cairney, pcairney@smss.org
Grade Range: 6-8
Enrollment: 149
Faculty: 9 Lay Teachers BACK TO MAP

ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL
1243 Elmdale Road
Paducah, McCracken County, KY 42003
270-442-1681
Interim Principal: Mr. Pat Cairney, pcairney@smss.org
Grade Range: 9-12
Enrollment: 177
Faculty: 1 Sister, 20 Lay Teachers BACK TO MAP

ST. PAUL SCHOOL
1812 Saint Paul Road
Leitchfield, Grayson County, KY 42754
270-242-7483
Principal: Sr. Anne Michelle Mudd, OSU, stpaul@blazingisp.net
Grade Range: K-8
Enrollment: 28
Faculty: 1 Sister, 2 Lay Teachers BACK TO MAP

CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL
Rt. 6, 1600 Kingsway Drive
Madisonville, Hopkins County, KY 42431
270-821-8271
Principal: Mr. Larry Bishop, ctkschool@vci.net
Grade Range: PK-8
Enrollment: 97
Faculty: 11 Lay Teachers BACK TO MAP

ST. JOHN SCHOOL
7450 St. John Church Drive
Paducah, McCracken County, KY 42001
270-554-8827
Principal: Ms. Margie Belcher, mbelcher@vci.net
Grade Range: PK-5
Enrollment: 47
Faculty: 5 Lay Teachers BACK TO MAP

ST. ROMUALD SCHOOL
408 N Hwy 259
Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, KY 40143
270-756-5504
Principal: Mr. Rob Cox, sriscox@hotmail.com
Grade Range: PK-8
Enrollment: 275
Faculty: 18 Lay Teachers BACK TO MAP BACK TO MAP

MARY CARRICO MEMORIAL SCHOOL
9546 KY 144
Knottsville, Daviess County, KY 42366
270-281-5526
Principal: Mr. Mike Clark, mcarrico144@juno.com
Grade Range: K-8
Enrollment: 89
Faculty: 7 Lay Teachers BACK TO MAP

ST. MARY OF THE WOODS SCHOOL
10521 Franklin Street
Whitesville, Daviess County, KY 42378
270-233-5253
Principal: Ms. Allison Brant, allisonbrant@stmarywoods.com
Grade Range: K-8
Enrollment: 178
Faculty: 11 Lay Teachers BACK TO MAP

TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL
10510 Maincross Street
Whitesville, Daviess County, KY 42378
270-233-5184
Principal: Mr. Bill Hagan, billhagan@trinityhs.com
Grade Range: 9-12
Enrollment: 133
Faculty: 13 Lay Teachers BACK TO MAP

"The Mission of the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Owensboro is to share in the Church's mission, to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ as lived out in the Catholic Church which creates a worshiping community of believers whose service is a witness of their Christian love."