St. Xavier High School (Louisville)
| Saint Xavier High School | |
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| Address | |
1609 Poplar Level Road , 40217 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°13′09″N 85°43′35″W / 38.2193°N 85.7265°W |
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| Type | Private, college-preparatory school |
| Motto | Latin: Numen Lumen (Let God be our divine light.) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic Xaverian Brothers |
| Established | 1864 |
| Faculty | 113.8 (on an FTE basis) |
| Gender | Male |
| Enrollment | 1,275 (2019–20) |
| Average class size | 20 students |
| Student to teacher ratio | 11.2:1 |
| Campus | Urban, 54 acres, 6 buildings |
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| Athletics conference | Kentucky High School Athletic Association |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Team name | The Saint Xavier Tigers |
| Rivals | Trinity High School |
| Website | www |
St. Xavier High School, colloquially known as St. X, is a Catholic all-boys, college preparatory Xaverian school in Louisville, Kentucky. It is located in the Archdiocese of Louisville. St. Xavier was founded in 1864 by Br. Paul Van Gerwen, C.F.X.
The school is located at 1609 Poplar Level Road and is the only school in Kentucky that has received the Blue Ribbon of Excellence Award five times, the most recent of which was awarded in 2023. St. Xavier has also renovated the school grounds with Project X, an initiative to raise $28 million for new academic and athletic facilities. In total Project X raised $29.1 million for the school. In 2016, it was voted "Best Private High School" in the Louisville Magazine.