St. Peter The Apostle Catholic School Closing
Style Magazine Newswire | 5/31/2019, 9:52 a.m.
After 77 years of educating children in Houston’s Third Ward, St. Peter The Apostle Catholic School is closing its doors. Houston Public Media reports the superintendent over the archdiocese’s schools, Debra Haney, said that a lot of the decision came down to financial pressure. It’s also a reflection of the toll that charter schools have put on not just public schools, but also parochial schools like St. Peter’s. She said that over the last five years, enrollment has declined by more than 70%. Tuition brings in between $1,000 and $3,000 per student. Donations and subsidies from the archdiocese help, and about a third of the parish budget supports the school. But Haney said it wasn’t enough sustain the $1 million budget. The principal, Toni Marshall, and St. Peter’s pastor, Father Faustinus Okeyikam, tried to recruit more students. But it proved difficult.
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