The current per pupil cost of education is approximately $14,000. The additional $4,175.00 it costs for each student has to be raised through our Mission Advancement Office and is allocated to each student as a scholarship. This amounts to an annual scholarship fund drive of approximately $1,000.000.00 in addition to about $275,000 needed for tuition assistance for families who cannot afford the family contribution portion.

An extended class scheduling format has been instituted to improve our educational program and enable our students to work while meeting all curriculum requirements for the University of California/California State University systems.

The student body population is approximately 260. Of these students, approximately 60% receive financial aid to subsidize their tuition costs. Of those who receive some financial aid, the average total household income is approximately $27,000, with an average household size of 4.34.

The student body is 50% African American and 50% Latino, and the Catholic population is approximately 50%.

The school primarily serves students from Watts, Lynwood, Compton, Gardena, Carson, Inglewood and South Los Angeles.

The school employs over 50 full-time faculty and staff persons; the teacher student ratio is 1 to 12, enabling very beneficial personal attention and care to each student. The average class size is 17.8.

Lastly, at Verbum Dei, 100% of our senior class is accepted to college