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The following American schools were once operated by Catholic churches in the Archdiocese of New York and have closed.

The number of schools operated by the archdiocese in the early 1960s was 414; that figure went down to 274 in early 2011,[1] and then 245 in 2013.[2] The student count went from 212,781 in 1961 to 79,782 in 2011,[1] and then below 75,000 in 2013.[2] The archdiocese closed 13 schools in New York City and 14 outside of New York City in 2011.[3]

Schools that have closed in the Archdiocese

Seminaries

Catholic colleges and universities

Colleges and universities in New York City

Colleges and universities outside of New York City

K–12 schools

The Bronx

High schools

New York City

The Bronx
Manhattan
Staten Island

Dutchess County

Orange County

Rockland County

Ulster County

Westchester County

Elementary schools

New York City

The Bronx
Manhattan
Staten Island

Dutchess County

Orange County

Putnam County

Rockland County

Sullivan County

Ulster County

Westchester County

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