Best Catholic High Schools in Manhattan

8 schools match. Top 8 ranked by size, tuition fit, and freshness of our data.

AdmitCompass tracks 8 catholic high-level schools in Manhattan. Annual tuition ranges from $9.2K/yr to $63.5K/yr, with a median of $26.5K/yr across schools that publish a number. New York has the highest concentration with 8 schools.

Catholic schools accept students of all faiths but typically prioritize parish families. Tuition is well below independent-school rates, and most participate in Florida Step Up scholarships. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.

See also: Private, Charter, Jewish.

  1. 1

    Xavier High School

    New York, New York County · Grades 9-12

    Tuition
    $26.5K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~1,100 students
  2. 2

    Notre Dame School of Manhattan

    New York, New York County · Grades 9-12

    Tuition
    $21.5K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~350 students
  3. 3

    Dominican Academy

    New York, New York County · Grades 9-12

    Tuition
    $18.3K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~200 students
  4. 4

    St. Jean Baptiste High School

    New York, New York County · Grades 9-12

    Tuition
    $9.2K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~300 students
  5. 5

    Regis High School

    New York, New York County · Grades 9-12

    Tuition
    Free
    Type
    private
    • ~550 students
  6. 6

    Loyola School

    New York, New York County · Grades 9-12

    Tuition
    $52.0K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~200 students
  7. 7

    Marymount School of New York

    New York, New York County · Grades N-12

    Tuition
    $63.1K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~700 students
  8. 8

    Convent of the Sacred Heart

    New York, New York County · Grades K-12

    Tuition
    $63.5K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~700 students
How we rank these schools

Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.

Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.

We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.

Read the full methodology.

Frequently asked questions

What's the average tuition for high schools in Manhattan?
Across the 8 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $9.2K/yr to $63.5K/yr, with a median of $26.5K/yr. Many schools offer financial aid, sibling discounts, or accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — check each school's detail page for current aid policy.
How competitive is admission in Manhattan?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Dominican Academy is the smallest with 213 students; Xavier High School is the largest at 1100. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.

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