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Daily Life

Class Schedule

DuchesneSix-term modular "MOD" schedule — 80-minute classes, 3-4 courses per mod, 29-30 days/mod
St. Pius XRotating 8-day block schedule — 4 classes per day Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri; Thursday late start (8:55am) (2024-25 published schedule)
St. Thomas7:50 AM - 3:10 PM modified block — four 80-minute classes, 35-min advisory, 55-min lunch
O'ConnellNot Published

Enrollment (federal data)

Duchesne300 (Upper School 9-12 (NCES 2023-24: 89/74/65/72). Total campus 761.)
St. Pius X558 (NCES PSS 2023-24 — school reports 655; different years/methods)
St. ThomasNot Published
O'Connell80 (NCES PSS 2023-24. Island campus; 4.5:1 student-teacher ratio.)

Transportation

DuchesneNot Published
St. Pius X3 bus lines ($1,550/yr): Orange (West U/Bellaire/Meyerland), Gray (Spring Branch/Memorial/Katy), Black (Cypress/Tomball/Willowbrook); late run 6:15 M-Th (School-operated bus service.)
St. ThomasNo bus service; CarpooltoSchool partnership; parking garage (permit + fee)
O'ConnellPaid van stops in Dickinson and La Marque (mainland commuters)

Enrollment (school-reported)

DuchesneNot Published
St. Pius X655
St. Thomas791 (2025-26; no NCES record exists for this school)
O'ConnellNot Published

Student–Teacher Ratio (federal data)

Duchesne8.1:1 (NCES 2023-24, campus-wide)
St. Pius X14:1 (NCES 2023-24: 558 / 39.9 FTE. Schools count staff differently than NCES FTE.)
St. ThomasNot Published
O'ConnellNot Published

Dress Code

DuchesneNot Published
St. Pius XNot Published
St. ThomasCollared shirt + khakis + dress shoes; dress days add white button-up, red tie, blue blazer
O'ConnellNot Published

Full Campus

DuchesnePK3–12 (all-girls); Upper School is grades 9–12
St. Pius XNot Published
St. ThomasNot Published
O'ConnellNot Published

School Day

DuchesneNot Published
St. Pius XNot Published
St. ThomasNot Published
O'ConnellClasses 8:00 AM - 3:20 PM

Student–Teacher Ratio (school-reported)

DuchesneNot Published
St. Pius X7:1
St. ThomasNot Published
O'ConnellNot Published

Commute from home

	Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart	St. Pius X High School	St. Thomas High School	O'Connell College Preparatory School
Tuition	$33,600 2026-27 rate · Upper School	$22,850 2026-27 rate	$27,900 2026-27 rate	$9,100 2025-26 rate (newest published)
What's included	Fees listed separately see fees New Student Fee: $1,500 Enrollment deposit: $1,000 Technology fee (Grade 9): $2,600 Textbooks: $350 (approximate, Upper School) Grade 10 College Tour: $500 (grade 10) Graduation fee: $600 (seniors) Class trips: $175–$2,800 — optional AP exams: $100–$200 (per exam) — optional Athletics fee: $150–$300 (per sport) — optional	Fees listed separately see fees Registration fee (new students): $350 Graduation fee (seniors): $280 (seniors) Athletics fee: $150–$350 (per sport) — optional Learning for Success program: $2,500 (if enrolled in program) — optional Bus transportation: $1,550 — optional	Included in tuition see list Laptop & technology Charged separately: Application fee: $75 Registration fee: $700 Camp Aquinas (freshman retreat): $650 (freshmen) Class retreat: $325 (returning/transfer students) Books: $550 Athletics fee: $250 (per sport) — optional AP exam: $99 (per course) — optional	Fees listed separately see fees Registration fee: $450 Technology fee: $200 Sports fee: $150–$250 (per sport ($450 all-season package)) — optional
Sibling discount	Not Published	Half tuition for a 3rd concurrently enrolled child	$2,000/yr per sibling after the first	Multi-student assistance available (amount not published)
Lower school on campus	Yes PK3–12	HS only	HS only	HS only
Open house	Nov 1, 2026	Not posted	Dec 6, 2026	Not posted
Required test	ISEE	ISEE	ISEE Offered on campus: Nov 14, 2026 · Jan 9, 2027	In-house placement test
Application deadline	Not posted	Not posted	Jan 15, 2027	Not posted
Decision date	Not posted	Not posted	Mar 5, 2027	Not posted
Financial aid	Need-based + Merit	Need-based + Merit	Need-based + Merit	Need-based + Merit
AP courses	20	Not posted	21	3
Enrollment	300	655	791	80
Student:Teacher	8.1:1	7:1	9:1	4.5:1
Mass	Not Published	Monthly	Monthly	Monthly
Sports	12 sports	14 sports	12 sports	13 sports
Links	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions	Full profile Admissions

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