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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
  • Strake JesuitNot 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
  • Strake Jesuit1,390 (NCES PSS 2023-24 survey year)

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
  • Strake Jesuit10:1 (NCES 2023-24: 1,390 students / 139.0 FTE teachers)

Dress Code

  • DuchesneNot Published
  • St. Pius XNot Published
  • St. ThomasCollared shirt + khakis + dress shoes; dress days add white button-up, red tie, blue blazer
  • Strake JesuitCollared shirt tucked in, slacks (no jeans/cargo), belt, non-athletic shoes, clean-shaven; Spirit Dress days more casual (Policy surfaced via site event pages; formal handbook not public)

Enrollment (school-reported)

  • DuchesneNot Published
  • St. Pius X655
  • St. Thomas791 (2025-26; no NCES record exists for this school)
  • Strake JesuitNot Published

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)
  • Strake JesuitNot Published

Full Campus

  • DuchesnePK3–12 (all-girls); Upper School is grades 9–12
  • St. Pius XNot Published
  • St. ThomasNot Published
  • Strake JesuitNot Published

Student–Teacher Ratio (school-reported)

  • DuchesneNot Published
  • St. Pius X7:1
  • St. ThomasNot Published
  • Strake JesuitNot Published
Commute from home
Tuition
$33,600

2026-27 rate · Upper School

$22,850

2026-27 rate

$27,900

2026-27 rate

$29,970

2026-27 rate

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
Included in tuition see list
  • Textbooks (physical + digital)
  • iPad + keyboard case with insurance
  • AP exam fees
  • SAT/ACT prep
  • Course fees (ceramics, science labs)
  • Academic support
  • Most extracurricular/athletic expenses
  • Lab goggles + PE uniforms
  • Parking

Charged separately:

  • ISEE exam (paid to ERB): $170 (applicants) — optional
Sibling discountNot PublishedHalf tuition for a 3rd concurrently enrolled child$2,000/yr per sibling after the firstNot Published
Lower school on campus
Yes

PK3–12

HS onlyHS onlyHS only
Open houseNov 1, 2026Not postedDec 6, 2026Dec 3, 2026
Required test
ISEE
ISEE
ISEE

Offered on campus: Nov 14, 2026 · Jan 9, 2027

ISEE

Offered on campus: Oct 31, 2026 · Jan 9, 2027

Application deadlineNot postedNot postedJan 15, 2027Jan 15, 2027
Decision dateNot postedNot postedMar 5, 2027Mar 5, 2027
Financial aid
Need-based + Merit
Need-based + Merit
Need-based + Merit
Need-based
AP courses20Not posted21Not posted
Enrollment3006557911,390
Student:Teacher8.1:17:19:110:1
MassNot Published
Monthly
Monthly
Monthly

Daily Mass also offered

Sports12 sports14 sports12 sports17 sports
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