Creighton Preparatory School

Creighton Preparatory School is a private, Jesuit college prep school for young men founded in 1878. Centrally located in Omaha, Nebraska on a 40 acre campus at 72nd and Western Streets, Prep is the largest Catholic high school in the state of Nebraska with an enrollment of 1021 young men.

History

Creighton School was founded in Omaha, Nebraska in 1878, later separating into Creighton Prep and Creighton University. The school was named after Edward G. Creighton, an Omaha businessman whose wife, Mary Lucretia, left their fortune to the Roman Catholic Bishop to build a school for boys. At that time, the school was given to the Society of Jesus, known more commonly as Jesuits. The initial enrollment was 120 students.

Jesuit Education

Creighton Prep shares in the 450 year tradition of Jesuit education that began in 1546 in Messina, Italy. A member of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association, Creighton Prep is one of 45 Jesuit high schools in the United States of America. There are also 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States of America.