St. Xavier High School (Ohio)
Jesuit Catholic high school in Finneytown, Ohio, United States, near Cincinnati
St. Xavier High School ( ZAY-vyər; often abbreviated St. X) is a private, college-preparatory high school located just outside of Cincinnati, in the Finneytown neighborhood of Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio. The independent, non-diocesan school is operated by the Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus as one of four all-male Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Aside from colleges and universities, St. Xavier is the second-largest private school in Ohio and one of the 100 largest schools in the state, with 1,415 enrolled students as of the 2025–2026 school year.
St. Xavier is the oldest high school in the Cincinnati area and one of the oldest in the nation. It grew out of the Athenaeum, which opened in 1831 in downtown Cincinnati. From 1869 to 1934, the high school program formed the lower division of St.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1142714. VIAF identifies the subject as 146145067310666630755. The Library of Congress control number is n83188477. Authority coordinates are 39.209, -84.504. 3 of 8 selected statements include explicit references; 6 carry qualifiers and 2 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2025, 2026, 1831 and 1869.
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