Catholic Schools Enrollment Continues to Grow for 2nd Consecutive Year | EWTN News Nightly

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A recent report says enrollment in the nearly 6,000 Catholic schools in the United States has grown for the second consecutive year. According to the National Catholic Educational Association there are now 1.69 million students in Catholic schools. That's an increase from the previous year's 1.63 million. However, the total is still a little short of the pre-pandemic 1.74 million. President and CEO of the National Catholic Educational Association, Lincoln Snyder, joins to give us his take on these numbers. The association's report says some dioceses are experiencing record enrollment. He tells us which parts of the country are doing well and which parts of the country are a little down. Snyder explains if there is any way to measure how the struggling US economy might be impacting enrollment at Catholic schools. Snyder discusses what percentage of students in Catholic schools are actually Catholic and whether the study includes parents who are home-schooling using Catholic study guides. He shares where he sees this trend going in the coming years and whether Catholic schools will reach the pre-pandemic levels anytime soon. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf