Fact Sheet

ALUMNI

The School’s Crest

The school crest contains much from the life of Pope St. Pius X. On the crest, the winged lion symbolizes St. Mark, the patron Saint of Venice, the city of which Cardinal Sarto was patriarch and cardinal before he became pope. As pope, Pius X retained this symbol for his own coat of arms. It is from this symbol that the school proudly calls itself the "Golden Lions."

Appearing on the coat of arms of both Pius X and the first Archbishop of Atlanta are the waves of the sea. On the saint's coat of arms they represent the seaport of Venice. On the coat of arms of the Archbishop of Atlanta and on our own, they symbolize the city of Atlanta, named from the Atlantic Ocean.

Superimposed on the waves is the anchor of hope, again from the coat of arms of Pius X. At the lower left of the shield is a sword. This is the symbol of the martyrdom of St. Paul from whose First Epistle to the Corinthians Pope Pius X took his motto and from whose Epistle to the Romans the school derives its motto, "Domini Sumus."

Significant colors on the emblem are gold and white, the Papal colors, and with blue, the school colors. The color red symbolizes the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul.

To the left of the emblem is the "chi rho." This can translate to Pius X. Its original meaning, however, is derived from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ, "christos."

TUITION & FINANCIAL AID

Tuition 

• $15,300 Active Catholic
• $17,200 Non-Catholic
• Grades 9-12

Financial Aid 

• Average award: $8,888

OUR MOTTO

OUR COLORS

ENROLLMENT

539 boys, 567 girls

Catholic Enrollment
75%

Minority Enrollment

28%

CLASS OF 2022

• 262 graduates

Largest Matriculation for Class of 2022

In State:

• University of Georgia
• Georgia Tech
• Georgia College
• Georgia Southern
• Georgia State
• Kennesaw State

Out of State:

• University of Alabama
• Auburn University
• University of South Carolina
• University of Tennessee
• University of Mississippi
• Birmingham Southern College

2022 graduates attending

• Four Year Colleges: 99%
• Two Year Colleges: 1%

99% of 2022 graduates attend 4-year colleges

ATHLETICS

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Instruction at 3 levels:

• Advanced Placement
• Honors
• College Prep (CP and CP Accelerated)

Number of AP Courses Offered:

• 27

Study Support Program with 3 teachers

Testing Information

• SAT range for mid-50% of Class of 2022: 1110-1315
• ACT range for mid-50% of Class of 2022: 22-30

2022 National Merit Program Honorees:

• Scholars 3
• Commended Students 6
• Hispanic Scholars 5

Number of AP Exams

• Taken in 2021-22: 1,094

Faculty

• 98 Faculty members
• 6 Doctoral degrees
• 6 Specialist degrees
• 65 Master's degrees
• 32 Bachelor's degrees

Teachers' average experience:

• 17.5 years

FINE ARTS PROGRAM

• Band and Colorguard
• Chorus
• Dance and Dance Team
• Guitar
• Music Production and Theater Technology
• Theater
• Visual Arts

Fine Arts Participation

FACILITIES

• 62 classrooms
• 5 computer labs
• 8 science labs
• 1 library (12,271 print/2,136 electronic volumes; 37 computers; Ebook Subscriptions: 250,000+; 360 Tablets)
• 1 music studio
• 1 art studio
• 1 dance studio
• 1 drama studio
• 1 chapel
• 1 theater/auditoriums
• 2 gyms
• 4 fields
• 1 fitness center
• 1 track
• 1 cafeteria