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Jersey City Catholic School Shutters Citing Declining Enrollment Jersey City Catholic School Shutters Citing Declining Enrollment
Jersey City Catholic School Shutters Citing Declining Enrollment A Catholic school in Jersey City announced last month it is closing down and will not reopen in the fall. The Archdiocese of Newark is closing St. Nicholas Catholic School, which serves students from Pre-K to 8th Grade, citing declining enrollment and increasing fiscal challenges. Several solutions were considered, including merging the school with St. Joseph School, but numerous teaching vacancies led to the decision to shutter it, the Archdiocese said. From September 2021 to June 2024, school enrollment declined 30%. In late July 2024, registration for the coming school year declined an …

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