St. Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus; St. Julie Billiart, Foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur; and Blessed Catherine McAuley, Foundress of the Sisters of Mercy.  These Congregations co-sponsor Cristo Rey High School, Sacramento.

Cristo Rey High School Sacramento is part of the national network of Cristo Rey high schools. 

Now numbering 16 nationwide, the model originated in Chicago in 1996, when members of the Society of Jesus sought ways to fund Catholic educations for those unable to afford traditional Catholic high school tuition structures.  And the idea was born:  Cristo Rey students would work one day per week in the professional community.  Not only would they gain valuable social and interactive skills, their salaries would enable them to pay tuition.  While annual Catholic high school tuition hovers around $10,000, Cristo Rey tuition is about $2,500, which then may be further reduced based upon family income. 

Profoundly inspired and encouraged by Bishop William K. Weigand, and welcomed by parish leadership, Cristo Rey Sacramento opened in Fall 2006 after a Feasibility Study (sponsored by the Jesuits) determined that Sacramento met all criteria for placement of a Network school.  Cristo Rey Sacramento is the only Network school sponsored by three Congregations:  the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, and the Sisters of Mercy.  Cristo Rey High School operates at the site of the former St. Peter Parish School.

For more information about Cristo Rey High School, please see www.cristoreysacramento.org.  For more information about the Cristo Rey Network and its national reputation for excellence and innovation, please see www.cristoreynetwork.org.  

Would you like to be a Cristo Rey benefactor, including by donating to the Scholarship or Capital Improvement Funds?  Call Mrs. Joan Evans, Director of Development, at 916 733 2660, or e-mail Mrs. Evans at jevans@cristoreysacramento.org.

Would you like to be a Cristo Rey employer?  Call Sister Anne Locke, SNDdeN, Director of Corporate Work Study, at 916 733 2660, or e-mail Sister at anne@cristoreysacramento.org.