For several years Pius X Junior/Senior High School in Bangor has been battling decreasing enrollment and rising debt. Since 2011 enrollment has dropped nearly 50 percent and now stands at 165 students in grades seven through 12.
"48 of [students] are seniors and will graduate in June," Director of Communications at the Diocese of Allentown, Matt Kerr said. "The kids in eight, nine, ten and 11 can choose from among the three other Catholic high schools in the Lehigh Valley."
The school expects to end the fiscal year with an operating debt of more than $1,000,000 dollars.
And it is the same story at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Roseto. The school will be closing doors at the end of the school year. The school started the year with 83 students in grades K through 6th, enrollment down 43 percent since 2009. As a result of the elementary school closing, 7th and 8th grades will be added to Immaculate Conception School in Pen Argyl, which currently has 143 students in grades K through 6th.
As a result of both school closures, grants will be made available for families who want to continue their child's education at another school in the Diocese of Allentown. The grants are $2,000 dollars for year one and $1,000 dollars for year two for current Pius X students and $1,000 for year one and $500 for year two for current Our Lady of Mount Carmel students.
Kerr says teachers from both schools will be alerted to openings in other schools within the Diocese of Allentown.
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