In 2008 the school's enrollment began decreasing in a manner described by Caitlin Mota of the "Jersey Journal" as "steadily", and by 2017 9th grade student enrollment was down about 50% from the beginning of the decrease. In March 2017 the school stated that it could potentially close if $1.5 million was not raised in donations to keep the school open. The deadline for the task was April 24. In April the Marist Brothers stated that it would be open for the 2017–2018 school year. This was despite the fact only $750,000 had been raised by the deadline. In December the organization would continue to keep it open by any means possible; the organization decided back in April that it had been unable to keep funding the school.