Whereas the idea seems like an education-based twist on the Needle within the Haystack, in accordance with survey information and different sources from Area of interest, there may be a solution to the query, “Which U.S. high schools are the best for athletes?”
Utilizing a technique that weighs components reminiscent of dad or mum and scholar survey responses, the whole variety of championships, enrollment, and sports activities supplied, these 20 establishments stood out among the many 20,000-plus excessive faculties stuffed with tens of millions and tens of millions of scholars.
Publishing the findings isn’t an endorsement for efficiently finding the proverbial needle, thoughts you, however it’s laborious to miss that many of those faculties have appeared in varied USA TODAY Sports Tremendous 25s by the years.
We start in Wichita, Kansas…
20. Bishop Carroll Catholic (Wichita, Kan.)
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19. Lincoln-Method East (Unwell.)
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18. Delbarton Faculty (Morristown, N.J.)
(Kirby Lee/Picture of Sport-USA TODAY Sports)
17. Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.)
(USA TODAY)
16. St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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15. St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.)
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14. Cardinal Gibbons Excessive Faculty (Raleigh, N.C.)
(USA TODAY)
13. St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.)
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12. St. Edward (Lakewood, Ohio)
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11. Bedford Excessive Faculty (N.H.)
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10. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.)
(Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports)
9. La Salle Academy (Windfall, R.I.)
(USA TODAY)
8. Cathedral Catholic Excessive Faculty (San Diego, Calif.)
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7. Gonzaga School Excessive Faculty (D.C.)
(Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports)
6. Boston School Excessive Faculty (Mass.)
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5. Xavier School Prep Roman Catholic Excessive Faculty (Phoenix, Ariz.)
(USA TODAY)
4. St. John’s Prep (Danvers, Mass.)
(USA TODAY)
3. Bishop Hendricken Excessive Faculty (Warwick, R.I.)
(USA TODAY)
2. Columbus Excessive Faculty (Miami, Fla.)
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1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
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