Maur Hill–Mount Academy

Maur Hill–Mount Academy is a coed Catholic, college prep, boarding high school in Atchison, Kansas. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and sponsored by the St. Benedict's Abbey (monastery) and Mount St. Scholastica (convent) in Atchison, KS. It became Maur Hill–Mount Academy with the merger of the two long established schools: Maur Hill Prep School (1919) was an all-boys school and Mount St. Scholastica Academy (1863), an all-girls school.

Maur Hill–Mount Academy
Address
1000 Green Street

Atchison
,
(Atchison County)
,
Kansas
66002

United States
Coordinates39°32′44.4″N 95°7′37″W
Information
TypePrivate, Day & Boarding School
MottoOra Et Labora
(Pray and work)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic,
Benedictine
Established1863 (Mount)
1919 (Maur Hill)
PresidentPhil Baniewicz
PrincipalCameron Carlson[1]
ChaplainJay Kythe
(St. Benedict's Abbey)
Grades9–12
GenderCoeducational
Average class size15
Student to teacher ratio9:1
Campus size90 acres
Color(s)Black, Navy Blue and Gold      
Athletics conferenceNortheast Kansas League [2]
MascotRaven
AccreditationAdvancED
Tuition$22,250 (5-Day Boarder) $26,750 (7-Day Boarder); $34,450 (International)
Websitemh-ma.com

The student population is around 190-220 students (about 80-90 boarding and 100-120 day students from the surrounding area. Boarding students attend from many states across the US and approximately 50 of the boarding students are international students.

Academics

Regular high school courses, honors courses, college courses and AP courses are all available. Upper-level students also are able to take college courses at Benedictine College. The school accepts all students, regardless of gender or sexual identity.

Accreditation and association memberships

It is accredited by AdvancED and maintains memberships or association in the Secondary School Admission Test Board, Catholic Boarding School Association, Small Boarding School Association, the Cardinal Newman Society, and the National Catholic Education Association.

Although an independent school with primary sponsorship from St. Benedict's Abbey and the Mount St. Scholastica Monastery, it is recognized and maintains connection with Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.[3]

The school competes athletically and academically as a member of the nine-school Northeast Kansas League.[2]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Visitor Information". Maur Hill-Mount Academy. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. KSHSAA. "KSHSAA NEK League Information". Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  3. "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas". Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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