St. Joseph

Last month, the St, Joseph School District Board of Education unanimously adopted a grassroots plan to preserve all three of the city’s high schools, despite facing enrollment declines and a budget crisis. That plan is no longer.

A community-driven effort to preserve three high schools and seek cost-savings elsewhere is the latest plan to bring the embattled school system back to health.

As many as 4,000 students and nearly 500 staff members in the St. Joseph School District are unsure where they will attend or teach in the 2026-2027 school year.