Cathedral High School
5225 E 56th St., Indianapolis, IN 46226Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2027-28
- $19,650
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 1,171
- Students per teacher
- 12.6
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Indianapolis center
- 6.3 miles
Can you use Choice Scholarship here?
✓ On the official Indiana Choice Scholarship list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- The school files the application for you. The main period runs March 1 to September 1, and a half-year period runs November 1 to January 15.
Source: the official list, read October 26, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Tuition verified for 2027-28; the 2026-27 award is subtracted only from a 2026-27 price. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Choice Scholarship students
- 656
- Teachers
- 94
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Indianapolis, IN
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 96%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- Accreditation, state list
- Accredited by the Indiana State Board of Education (full state accreditation), per the Indiana Department of Education 2025-26 school directory, file dated March 23, 2026.
- Qualified Choice awards (most the state would pay)
- $4,599,200
- Accreditation: the state’s list.
- Choice Scholarship students and awards: Indiana Department of Education, fall 2025-26 count (counts under 10 are not published). Choice Scholarship annual report
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 1,053 to 1,171, up 118 (11%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (1,072 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (303)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 11 (280)
- Average a grade
- About 293
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 35 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,180
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Indiana
- Same as the median of the 526 private schools we list
- School day, against Indiana
- 25 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (527 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 12.6 here; median 12.2 at 39 IN secondary schools
- Size in Marion County
- Larger than 71 of 72 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Cathedral High School tuition, and what Choice Scholarship pays
- Grades 9 to 12, 2027-28
- $19,650
Tuition from Cathedral High School's website, checked October 11, 2026.
Indiana Choice Scholarship Scholarship
- Award
- About $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district
- How it varies
- These are the state’s 2026-27 estimates. The award is the lesser of that figure or the school’s tuition and fees.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Cathedral High School?
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Tuition and fees Choice Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 9 to 12, 2027-28).
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2027-28 tuition is still current; whether it still takes Choice Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Matthew Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 320 | <1 |
| Takesprout Christian School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Saint Lawrence School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| St. Lawrence Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 196 | 2 |
| Indianapolis Junior Academy ✓ | 1-8 | 53 | 2 |
| Bishop Chatard High School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Christ the King School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Heritage Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,476 | 3 |
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Next Choice Scholarship date: Open now, until January 15, 2027 (Half-year application period (spring semester); the school files for you).
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