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 2018–19

• $13,325 Active Catholic
• $14,875 Non-Catholic
• Grades 9-12

Financial Aid 2017-18

• Average award: $5,472

OUR MOTTO

OUR COLORS

ENROLLMENT

548 boys, 552 girls

Minority Enrollment

279 (25%)

CLASS OF 2018

• 257 graduates (121 Boys; 136 Girls)

Largest Matriculation for Class of 2018

In State:

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

Out of State:

• Auburn University
• University of South Carolina
• University of Alabama
• University of Mississippi
• Louisiana State University
• Purdue University

2018 graduates attending

• Four Year Colleges: 98%
• Two Year Colleges: 2%

98% of 2018 graduates attend 4-year colleges

ATHLETICS

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Instruction at 3 levels:

• AP
• Honors
• College Prep

Number of AP Courses Offered:

• 27

Study Support Program with 2 teachers

Testing Information

• SAT range for mid-50% of Class of 2018: 1160-1350

2018 National Merit Program Honorees:

• Scholars 4
• Commended Students 18
• Hispanic Scholars 1

Number of AP Exams

• Taken in 2017-18: 1,034

Faculty

• 101 Faculty members
• 5 Doctoral degrees
• 7 Specialist degrees
• 61 Master's degrees
• 27 Bachelor's degrees

Catholic: 79%
Non-Catholic: 21%

Teachers' average experience:

• 17.5 years

FINE ARTS PROGRAM

• Band
• Chorus
• Dance
• Drama
• Flagline
• Guitar
• Music Technology
• Music Theory
• Visual Arts

Fine Arts Participation 2017-18

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 darkroom
• 1 theater/auditoriums
• 2 gyms
• 4 fields
• 1 fitness center
• 1 track
• 1 cafeteria