Southern Tier Catholic School (2026 Profile)

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Southern Tier Catholic School

208 N 24th St
Olean, NY 14760

Tel: (716) 372-8122

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Southern Tier Catholic School is a non-profit, Catholic Elementary School.

Located in downtown Olean, New York, Southern Tier Catholic provides instruction for pre-K through eighth grade.

STCS is committed to a Catholic tradition that teaches reverence, respect and responsibility.

Both our faculty and students have the highest standards of learning.

We do this by combining the New York State based curriculum along with the diocese of Buffalo standards of curriculum.

Southern Tier Catholic School incorporates a values-based, moral and ethical foundation beginning in Pre-K, which informs even the most modern of technologies.

STCS teachers focus on the joy of learning and emphasize a commitment to academic standards of excellence, to the best of each students ability.

Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Kindergarten-12
Enrollment: 166 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
American Montessori Society (AMS)

Religious Affiliation

Catholic

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-12

School Calendar

Student Body

Total Students

166 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

15%

State avg.: 39%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

17 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

National avg.:

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Admissions Director

Mary Beth Garvin

Application URL

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (2026)

Grades: Kindergarten-12
Enrollment: 166 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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