About Chesterton Academy
Chesterton Academy is an independent, classical Catholic high school in Hopkins, Minnesota, founded in 2008 by Dale Ahlquist and Tom Bengtson as the first school of what became the Chesterton Schools Network. Inspired by G. K. Chesterton's vision of integrated learning, it offers an integrated, classical liberal-arts curriculum in which the humanities, theology, philosophy, math, science, and the fine arts are taught as a unified whole rooted in the Catholic faith. It operates within the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Quick facts
- Founded 2008
- Grades 9–12, Private Catholic
- Hopkins
- Tuition: $9,350/year (2024–2025)
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