- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Time for the annual Catholic Schools Closing announcements
Posted on 1/17/20 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 1/17/20 at 5:00 pm
First up, Christ the King on the westbank
LINK
I imagine St. Cletus will be the beneficiary here of some additional students.
Jefferson Parish magnet schools and improving NOLA charter schools claim another casualty.
LINK
quote:
Dealing with enrollment declines and financial struggles since Hurricane Katrina, officials said they made the announcement Friday to give families time
I imagine St. Cletus will be the beneficiary here of some additional students.
Jefferson Parish magnet schools and improving NOLA charter schools claim another casualty.
15
Posted on 1/17/20 at 5:57 pm to LSUFanHouston
quote:
struggles since Hurricane Katrina,
That was 14 years ago. Why did it take them so long to close?
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:11 pm to LSUFanHouston
quote:
Jefferson Parish magnet schools and improving NOLA charter schools claim another casualty.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:13 pm to crazycubes
Are Catholic children migrating to non-Catholic education options or are there fewer Catholics in the area?
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:24 pm to LSUFanHouston
quote:
St. Cletus will be the beneficiary here of some additional students.
St. Luke
St. Bo
St. Roscoe
Our Uncle Jessie of Hazard
Those 4 schools will also benefit.
This post was edited on 1/17/20 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:29 pm to LSUFanHouston
Couldn’t have anything to do with everyone 25-35 moving to the north shore now would it?
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:33 pm to OweO
quote:
That was 14 years ago. Why did it take them so long to close?
There was a dude at work who tried to blame being late on having to evacuate for katrina. People love to bring it up.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:36 pm to Godzilla
quote:
Are Catholic children migrating to non-Catholic education options or are there fewer Catholics in the area?
Probably both.
Business seems to be down across the board in the Catholic church.
In the inner cities I don't think its that bad, but in rural areas you see more communities shutting down and merging churches which is why the church had to go to the money that was supposed to be used to help the needy and use it to patch holes in their budget (so technically it helped the needy).
But I imagine there are some areas in which there are now public schools that provide a better opportunity than Catholic schools.
Where I live... In Plaquemine, when the public school system built a math and science academy, there were kids who were going to Catholic school who then started going there.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:37 pm to Scooba
quote:
Couldn’t have anything to do with everyone 25-35 moving to the north shore now would it?
Partially, but that is so 15-20 years ago.
Nola is just doing better than they had been at the school thing. Jefferson Parish too. Some Catholic schools are still doing well, but the number that are having a hard time is growing.
I don't know how Shaw hasn't shut down yet.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 6:53 pm to crazycubes
quote:
improving NOLA charter schools claim another casualty.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 8:23 pm to Godzilla
quote:
Are Catholic children migrating to non-Catholic education options or are there fewer Catholics in the area?
My daughter was in Catholic school and quite a few students who started there with her in pre-K left. What started out as around 60 kids in the same grade during pre-K was down to around 45 by the time the same group of kids were in 5th grade. Some moved out of the area but a lot of the ones who left ended up testing in to one of the Jefferson Parish magnet schools. Having better public school options if your kid can test in and the continually rising tuition costs for Catholic schools is going to keep causing more Catholic schools to have to close/merge
Posted on 1/17/20 at 9:04 pm to LSUFanHouston
Ain't nobody in Terrytown sending their kid to catlick school.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 11:31 pm to notiger1997
quote:and yet their football teams are stronger than ever
but the number that are having a hard time is growing.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 11:39 pm to LSUFanHouston
Probably due to the rapid increase in quality of public schools.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 11:49 pm to LSUFanHouston
quote:
First up, Christ the King on the westbank
Turns out, Cash is king
Posted on 1/17/20 at 11:52 pm to AbitaFan08
Catholic schools (esp elementary) enrollment is dropping all over. There’s half than a handful that are keeping steady numbers and can really say they’ll be around for the next 20 + years.
Compare the numbers from the 90’s to today. Freaking huge.
1. People aren’t having 2+ kids like the previous generation.
2. Waves of people moving out of city limits or parish for good public schools.
3. In EBR, there’s more magnet programs today vs. 15 years ago.
4. Oh, and there’s the Catholic Church BS/corruption that driving ALOT of young catholic families away from the church all together.
Compare the numbers from the 90’s to today. Freaking huge.
1. People aren’t having 2+ kids like the previous generation.
2. Waves of people moving out of city limits or parish for good public schools.
3. In EBR, there’s more magnet programs today vs. 15 years ago.
4. Oh, and there’s the Catholic Church BS/corruption that driving ALOT of young catholic families away from the church all together.
Posted on 1/17/20 at 11:58 pm to Modern
Demographic change. West Bank is turning to shite. Can’t even keep a Gambinos open.
Posted on 1/18/20 at 1:06 am to biglego
quote:
Demographic change. West Bank has always been shite. Can’t even keep a Gambinos open.
Fixed that for you.
Posted on 1/18/20 at 2:06 am to LSUFanHouston
quote:
First up, Christ the King on the westbank
Nobody is shocked the west bank families don’t value education for their children so the enrollment is down
Posted on 1/18/20 at 2:44 am to Godzilla
quote:
Are Catholic children migrating to non-Catholic education options or are there fewer Catholics in the area?
Cant speak for the NOLA area but my hometown Catholic School is rapidly pricing itself out of the market.
Page 1 of 4
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News