Barat Academy

Barat Academy is an independent, religious college preparatory school, in Chesterfield, Missouri for grades 6-12. It is in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis, but is the first co-educational completely independent[2] Catholic high school in the state of Missouri.[3] Barat Academy's mascot is an eagle and its colors are red and white.

Barat Academy
Address
17815 Wild Horse Creek Rd

Chesterfield
,
St. Louis County
,
Missouri
63005

United States
Coordinates38°39′13″N 90°38′35″W
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established2007
StatusOpen
Head of schoolDebby Watson
Grades6–12
Enrollment56 (grades 9 - 12)
Color(s)Red and White   
SongCoeur de Jesus
MascotEagles
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Websitebarateagles.org

Background

Barat Academy opened to a class of freshmen in 2007, added tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades over the following three years, and graduated its first class in May 2011. It is founded in the traditions of the Sacred Heart. The school was named after Madeleine Sophie Barat, founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart.[4]

Barat Academy was first located in O'Fallon, Missouri, but relocated to Chesterfield, Missouri in 2011 after being evicted from its previous space. Moving to a neighboring county caused a steep drop in enrollment contributed to the school's financial issues.[2]

Financial problems

Barat Academy has seen several lawsuits due to its failure to pay its rent, staff, and creditors. The school was evicted from its first location in O'Fallon, Missouri due to failure to pay rent in 2011. An agreement to pay $216,000 in back rent and interest was made. A technology company sued for more than $17,000, also in 2011, as did Meier Jost and Associates, a fundraising company, for $56,000.[5]

In 2015, teachers sued the school for more than $400,000 for missed paychecks and claimed that Barat failed to follow minimum wage law.[2]

In 2017, the school was sued for receivership by Ronald Mitchell, who loaned the school $300,000 in 2011, was awarded damages of $312,000 after only receiving irregular interest payments.[6]

Athletics
  • In 2013 the Barat Academy Boys Golf Team won the Missouri Class 1 Boys Golf State Championship. Team members Trevor Cronin and Sean Weber finished #1 and #2 in the individual results.[7]
  • In 2014, the Barat Academy Boys Golf Team won the Missouri Class 1 Boys Golf State Championship for the second subsequent year.[8]

Notes and references
  1. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2013-02-23.
  2. Bock, Jessica (12 October 2019). "Barat Academy students, staff try to move on from past problems". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  3. baratacademy.org
  4. HS. "Barat Academy Web Site". Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  5. Anthony, Shane (1 September 2011). "Barat Academy starts classes at new Chesterfield home". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  6. Benchaabane, Nassim (17 November 2017). "Ex-pilot who loaned Barat Academy more than $300,000 sues for takeover of school". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  7. "Boys golf state championship final results". Missourinet. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  8. "Boys golf state championship final results". Barat Academy. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
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