Marin Catholic High School

Marin Catholic High School
Address
675 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard Kentfield , California 94904 United States
Coordinates	37°57′7″N 122°32′13″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	“Faith, Knowledge, Service”
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Established	1949
Oversight	Archdiocese of San Francisco
CEEB code	053215
President	Tim Navone
Principal	Chris Valdez
Teaching staff	56.5[1] (on an FTE basis)
Grades	9-12[1]
Enrollment	740
Student to teacher ratio	13.7[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy and White
Athletics conference	North Coast Section (NCS), Marin County Athletic League (MCAL)
Nickname	Wildcats
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
Yearbook	Montestella
Website	www.marincatholic.org

Marin Catholic High School (familiarly known as MC) is a Catholic college preparatory school located in unincorporated Kentfield in Marin County, California. The school is owned by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. It was founded in 1949. Annual tuition is $26,000.^[3]

Academics

Marin Catholic offers 14 Honors Classes and 17 Advanced Placement classes.^[4]

Notable alumni

• Dave Anthony, entertainer
• John Boccabella, Major League Baseball (MLB) player^[5]
• Joey Calcaterra, college basketball player for the Connecticut Huskies and the San Diego Toreros^[6]
• Dan Fouts, Hall of Fame NFL quarterback (also attended St. Ignatius, San Francisco).^[7]
• Jared Goff, NFL quarterback and founder of clothing brand JG16^[8]
• Robert Hass, United States Poet Laureate^[9]
• Spencer Petras, Quarterback at the University of Iowa
• Nick Rolovich, former head football coach at University of Hawaii and Washington State University.^[10]

Notes and references

1. "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
2. WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved June 5, 2009.
3. "Tuition and Assistance". www.marincatholic.org. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
4. "Academic Overview". Marin Catholic. November 7, 2024.
5. Costello, Rory (July 21, 2011). "John Boccabella". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
6. Wilson, Derek (August 14, 2023). "Basketball: After competing for NCAA title, Marin's Calcaterra, Trammell return to roots to help next generation". Marin Independent Journal.
7. Lee, Emanuel (April 23, 2003). "'Surreal' feeling for Dan Fouts to return to St. Ignatius". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
8. Brown, Daniel. "Rise to stardom: Jared Goff keeps Marin ties close as NFL Draft day arrives". Marin IJ. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
9. Rogers, Rob (April 8, 2011). "Fairfax's Kay Ryan awarded Pulitzer prize for poetry". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
10. Ross, Ian (October 5, 2016). "Nick Rolovich: Hawaii coach has Marin Catholic football roots". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

External links

• Marin Catholic High School homepage