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‘We are fully sustainable’ - The rise of Catholic microschools

A new model - with old roots - might save Catholic schools across the country.

Jack Figge
Nov 05, 2025
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At the beginning of the school year in autumn 2022, St. Athanasius had $8,000 in the bank, a $4,000 bill, around 80 students enrolled, and a brand new principal.

A teacher teaches a multi-grade classroom at the St. Athanasius microschool in Long Beach, California. Courtesy photo.

The small Catholic school in Long Beach, California was on the verge of shut…

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