The largest parochial school system in the United States, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, has announced plans to shut down 23 schools by the upcoming school year. In addition, four other schools will be merged into two. Nicholas Wolsonovich, the superintendent of the archdiocesan schools, expressed that the decreasing number of Catholics in certain areas has resulted in a significant drop in enrollment, making it economically unviable to continue operating many schools. Presently, the Chicago Archdiocese has an enrollment of 107,000 students across its schools. By September, it will have a total of 210 elementary schools and 40 high schools.