St. Joseph Central Catholic High School
Primary and Secondary EducationWest Virginia, United States2-10 Employees
St. Joseph Central Catholic High School is a private secondary school serving grades 9 through 12, located in downtown Huntington, West Virginia. It offers an advanced college preparatory curriculum and sits within the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston as one of six high schools, supported by local Catholic parishes, family tuition, and third-source income. The school emphasizes a holistic approach that integrates faith with daily life and aims to develop leaders rooted in Gospel values who work toward a more just society. Enrollment averages about 150 students, with roughly 40 per grade and a student-teacher ratio of 13:1; around 43% of students are Catholic, and learners come from the tri-state area and beyond, including Canada, Vietnam, China, Turkey, Australia and France. Unlike parish-based models, SJHS serves students from multiple parishes within the tri-state region. The school has two feeder middle schools in its Diocese—Our Lady of Fatima Parish School and St. Joseph Catholic School—and in November 2023 was announced as the recipient of the 2024 Christie Clinic Shootout award.