BELLEVILLE — Two grade schools in the Diocese of Belleville will close at the end of May after years of declining enrollment — Notre Dame Academy in Belleville and St. Ann in Nashville.

Decades ago, Cathedral Grade School had more than 1,000 students, according to the Belleville Diocese. With the dwindling enrollment, it becomes “financially impossible” to continue the ...

In January, the Diocese of Belleville announced it would be closing two Catholic schools in the metro-east at the end of the school year — Notre Dame Academy in Belleville and St. Ann Grade ...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A new Catholic school system in Belleville will combine three area school campuses under the name Notre Dame. The Belleville News-Democrat reports the bishop of the ...

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Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat In January, the Diocese of Belleville announced it would be closing two Catholic schools in the metro-east at the end of the school year — Notre Dame ...

St. Ann Grade School in Nashville will also close at the end of the academic year but will continue to operate its preschool, Rev. Andrew J. Knopik said in a separate letter. Monsignor John Myler, ...

In January, the Diocese of Belleville announced it would be closing two Catholic schools in the metro-east at the end of the school year — Notre Dame Academy in Belleville and St. Ann Grade School in ...