AcademicsDe Smet Jesuit is one of 57 Jesuit high schools in the United States.
73% of De Smet's faculty hold a master's degree or higher, including 5 Ph.Ds.
De Smet's student to teacher ratio is 11.3:1, and average class size is 20.
Honors students average a score of 31 on the ACT, while the De Smet average is 25.3. Missouri's average is 21.6.
Over 99% of De Smet graduates attend college
The average GPA for the Class of 2011 was 3.41.
More than 120 hours of college credit are offered through 1-8-1-8 courses through Saint Louis University and Advanced Placement classes.
Two members of the Class of 2011 scored the ACT's top score of 36. $24.5 million in college scholarships were offered to the Class of 2011, an average of $122,500 per student.
73% of the Class of 2011 received at least one scholarship offer.
30 Bright Flight and 4 National Merit Scholars graduated in 2011. | | Student LifeSpartans come to De Smet from 72 different zip codes, and numerous social, economic, racial and religious backgrounds.
At De Smet, faith in God is lived out in service to others. Our 5 retreat opportunities help students grow closer to God and one another.
A four-year service program encourages students to give back, with over 40,000 service hours given annually. Spartans have completed over 1 million service hours locally and abroad since 1967.
Students belong to more than 50 clubs and organizations.
De Smet offers 52 teams in 19 sports from freshman to varsity levels.
Over 80% of the student body participates in athletics during their time at De Smet.
Since 1967, the Spartans have won 49 state championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, hockey, lacrosse, racquetball, rugby, soccer, swimming, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball and water polo.
11 Metro Catholic Conference (MCC) All-Sports Trophies have been won by De Smet, including 9 of the last 12.
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