Canisius High School

Canisius High School
Location
1180 Delaware Avenue Buffalo , (Erie County) , New York 14209 United States
Coordinates	42°54′59″N 78°52′11″W / 42.91639°N 78.86972°W / 42.91639; -78.86972
Information
School type	Private, college-preparatory school
Motto	Latin: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (For the greater glory of God)
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic (Jesuit)
Patron saint(s)	St. Peter Canisius, S.J.
Established	1870; 154 years ago (1870)
Founder	Society of Jesus
CEEB code	331000
President	Rev. David S. Ciancimino, SJ
Principal	Thomas Coppola
Teaching staff	61.6 (FTE) (2017–18)[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	All-male
Enrollment	878 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	14.3:1 (2017–18)[1]
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy blue  &  Vegas gold
Slogan	Men For Others
Athletics conference	Monsignor Martin Athletic Association
Sports	List baseball basketball football volleyball bowling crew cross country golf hockey lacrosse sailing squash soccer swimming tennis track and field Rugby and wrestling
Mascot	Carl the Crusader
Nickname	CHS
Team name	Crusaders
Rival	St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Yearbook	Arena
Tuition	$15,660 (2020–21)[3]
Website	www.canisiushigh.org

Canisius High School is a Catholic, private college-preparatory school^[4] for young men run by the USA Northeast Province of the Society of Jesus in Buffalo, New York, United States, just north of the Delaware Avenue Historic District. Founded in 1870, the school has historical ties to Canisius College. Canisius operates independently from the New York State guidelines established by the Board of Regents. It has the largest high school student population among private schools in Western New York.