Cathedral School (Maine)
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Cathedral School was a private, Roman Catholic school in Portland
, Maine
. Cathedral School was founded by Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
in 1864. The school offers classes from kindergarten
to 8th grade. It was the "mother school" of Maine's parochial school system.
, the school was rebuilt in the current structure in 1876. In 2011, 63% of students at the school were receiving financial aid and, coupled with rising costs of operation, the school decided to close at school year's end. In 2010-11, enrollment was 136 students. The cost per student was $4,200 but the highest tuition was $3,900, leaving massive deficits.
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. Cathedral School was founded by Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, is the name of a Roman Catholic order of religious sisters, dedicated to providing education to the poor.The order was founded in Amiens in 1803, but the opposition of the local bishop to missions outside his diocese led to the moving of headquarters to then...
in 1864. The school offers classes from kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
to 8th grade. It was the "mother school" of Maine's parochial school system.
History
St. Aloysius School was founded in 1864 in downtown Portland, Maine. Burned down in the 1866 Great Fire in Portland1866 Great Fire of Portland, Maine
The Great Fire of Portland, Maine occurred on July 4, 1866 — the first Independence Day after the end of the American Civil War. Five years before the Great Chicago Fire, this was the greatest fire yet seen in an American city. It started in a boat house on Commercial Street, likely caused by...
, the school was rebuilt in the current structure in 1876. In 2011, 63% of students at the school were receiving financial aid and, coupled with rising costs of operation, the school decided to close at school year's end. In 2010-11, enrollment was 136 students. The cost per student was $4,200 but the highest tuition was $3,900, leaving massive deficits.