High School with a Higher Purpose

A Quick Look

Leadership & Faculty

• Part of the Chesterton Schools Network founded by Dale Ahlquist and Tom Bengston of Minneapolis.

• 70 Chesterton schools are operating as part of the Network in the U.S. and Canada, with and anticipated 20 more slated to open in 2024. There are also sister schools in Italy, Iraq and Canada.

• Certificate of Approval to Operate by the Maryland State Department of Education #4110

• Our Headmaster and teachers are engaging educators, enthusiastic about the classical model, and joyful leaders— Meet them on the Faculty Page

Rooted in Faith

• Daily Mass is the foundation of each school day

• Curriculum inspired by G.K. Chesterton’s approach to faith and reason

• Catholic theology integrated into each subject

• The Chesterton Academy of St Mary's is pleased to announce that we have been accepted for membership in The National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools, of which Cardinal Raymond Burke is the spiritual advisor.

• Classical liberal arts education, the Church's time-tested approach, which formed so many leaders and saints (until the last century), has Christ, the Logos, at its center. Theology is the queen of the sciences; education is the cultivation of virtue; students understand and appreciate truth, goodness, and beauty; and all things are ordered to the honor and glory of God.

Graduates Ready to Lead

• With an affordable tuition rate, an economically diverse student body, and four years of fine arts, humanities, math, and science, Chesterton Academy graduates are prepared to succeed in college and professional life. Our cohesive, content-rich curriculum unlocks student potential, expands their interests and their ability to think critically. At the center of it all is the culture of life.

• Chesterton Academy Students go on to schools like Christendom College, Benedictine College, Notre Dame, St. Thomas, the University of Mary, Boston College, Hillsdale College, the University of Minnesota, and the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

• Chesterton Academy Students also go on to serve in the military, enter the trades, partner with NET Ministries, or pursue religious life. One in nine male graduates enter seminary.