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Christopher Columbus High School (Miami-Dade County, Florida)

1958 establishments in FloridaBoys' schools in the United StatesCatholic secondary schools in FloridaEducational institutions established in 1958Marist Brothers schools
Private high schools in Miami-Dade County, FloridaRoman Catholic Archdiocese of MiamiWestchester, Florida

Christopher Columbus High School is a private, Roman Catholic, college-preparatory high school, conducted by the Marist Brothers in the Westchester census-designated place of Miami Dade County, Florida. It was established in 1958 and was taken over by the Marist Brothers in 1959. It has over 100 teachers, administrators, faculty, staff, and an enrollment of 1,700 students. It was selected, for the fourth time in a row, as one of the "Top 50 Catholic High Schools" in the United States by the Catholic High School Honor Roll in 2008.

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