St. Lawrence Catholic School was founded in 1881 and has taught thousands of students in its 140-year history. The school has faced shrinking enrollment and funds within the past decade.

This fall, they'll be the first students of the St. Michael Catholic School. ... In 2016, The Star Press reported that St. Lawrence School had gone from 138 students in 2005 to 76 students in 2015.

Teacher Laura Loso checks the work of 5th grader Erin Wilson, 10, as she works on math problems in class at St. Lawrence Catholic School in Shelton, Conn. on Thursday, January 26, 2017.