The grade school at 1012 E. 28th St. merged with St. John the Baptist School in 2004 and the combined St. John-Holy Rosary Eastside Catholic School at 504 E. 27th St. closed in 2012.

There were 5,905 U.S. Catholic schools in operation during the 2023-24 school year, down from approximately 11,000 in 1970, according to the National Catholic Education Association.

Less than a month ago, Preston High School in the Bronx seemed destined for an all-too- familiar fate: another urban Catholic school being forced to close because of financial distress and ...

The girls of St. Barnabas had to scramble to find a new high school. All Hallows rescued them, opening its doors to girls for the first time in 115 years. Then, in January, a familiar email arrived.