Enrollment at WNY’s Catholic schools plunged 32 percent in 10 years; see the breakdowns for the region’s top private schools

Enrollment at Western New York’s Catholic elementary and secondary schools plunged by more than 30 percent during the past decade. Catholic schools in the eight-county region taught a combined total of 11,683 students during the academic year that ended in June 2019. That was down 31.7 percent from the corresponding figure of 17,099 students in 2009, according to a Business First analysis of the latest official data from the New York State Education Department. The total decline for all private…