Norah Kettmann and Mary Clare Bean, graduates of Xavier High School’s Class of 2022, are now entering their senior year at Loras College in Dubuque.

The latest Catholic school to succumb to declining enrollment will permanently close in June.

The number of schools in Seton Catholic Schools is growing. So is enrollment and student achievement.

Resurrection Catholic School stands at 521 E. Orange St., in Lancaster city on Friday, April 4, 2025. School officials announced that the school will be closing at the end of this school year.

Catholic schools typically charge less than other private, religious schools, with an average $8,000 tuition on elementary schools and $12,000 for high schools.

The Venango Catholic School property in Oil City was recently sold. It's not the only former Catholic school building to find a new owner or purpose.

In the Nation’s Report Card, national scores for Catholic school students surpassed public school students for fourth- and eighth-grade mathematics and reading.

Catholic schools have consistently outpaced public schools in recent decades, with higher-ranking scores going back to the 1990s.

Ray Domanico New York’s Catholic Schools Are in Crisis Without fresh thinking by religious, educational, and political leaders, parochial schools will continue to vanish.

In the 1960s, most Catholic school teachers were members of religious orders. Now, many schools have one or two, or no nuns at all.

Catholic Schools of Broome County plans to realign schools to combat declining enrollment. What to know about the upcoming closure and transition.