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Catholic schools in Nebraska hit hard by pandemic but fare better than schools nationally

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Cathedral of the Risen Christ School

Third grader Jacob Armagost follows a writing lesson on Friday at Cathedral of the Risen Christ School. While nationally Catholic schools saw a more than 6% enrollment drop, Nebraska schools fared better.

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Second graders in technology class react during a quiz on Friday at Cathedral of the Risen Christ School.

Ryker Krolikowski, an eight grader, works on chemistry on Friday at Cathedral of the Risen Christ School. 

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The pandemic has not been kind to Catholic schools in Nebraska, but they have fared better than U.S. Catholic schools overall, which saw the largest single-year decline in at least five decades.

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