Bakersfield Christian High School vs. Garces Memorial High School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Garces Memorial High School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
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Student Body
Sports offered
School History
Overview
To offer our community a non-denominational "school of excellence" providing a Biblically based education.
The educational experience at BCHS will seek to develop each student's mind, body and spirit to his/her fullest potential through challenging course work, state of the art technology, visual and performing arts, competitive athletics, and spiritual training by a select group of Christian teachers and coaches.
Students who attend BCHS will be encouraged to become successful Christ-centered citizens through the study and application of God's Word.
Garces Memorial is an academically challenging, college preparatory, co-educational Catholic high school, founded in 1947 by the Christian Brothers and Dominican Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Today it is operated by the Diocese of Fresno and staffed by a lay faculty and administration who are inspired by their Catholic faith to minister to the needs of the student body.
Garces Memorial alumni have attended the most prestigious colleges and universities.
They are successful and valuable members of their communities spanning across the United States and abroad as leaders in their faith, in their chosen professions, and in their commitment to serve others.
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
n/a
Learning Difference Programs
No
n/a
Year Founded
1979
1947
Students Body
Total Students
693 students
479 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
33%
33%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
191
116
Grade 10 Students
171
117
Grade 11 Students
168
129
Grade 12 Students
163
117
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
36 teachers
36 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
65%
51%
Average Class Size
26
n/a
Number of AP Classes
14
16
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:19
1:13
Average SAT score
1250
1170
Average ACT score
26
24
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(Modest)
(Modest)
Formal
(Polos, khaki pants/shorts or skirt.)
(Polos, khaki pants/shorts or skirt.)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Jan. 7 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$15,550
$7,895
Tuition Notes
Other fees listed on BCHS website under Admissions
$7,895 Catholic Tuition
$8,195 Non-Catholic Tuition
% on Financial Aid
35%
n/a
Average Financial Aid Grant
$4,200
n/a
Acceptance Rate
97%
n/a
Admissions Director
Alice Abril
Gordon Westhoff
Admissions Associate
Minerva Lugo
Katie Faulkner
Sports
Total Sports Offered
17
16
Sports
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
9
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
and many more organizations., ASB, Campus Ministry, Christian Life Community, InterAct, Key Club, S.O.S. Club, Student Government, Theatre