Kolbe Academy, located in Bath, will close at the end of the school term in June, according to Allentown Diocese spokesperson Matthew Kirby.

The academy was established in 2019 as a Diocesan school under the authority of the Allentown Diocese. Kirby described the high school as a “recovery high school.”

In AD Today, the Allentown Diocese newsletter, Dr. Philip J. Fromuth, superintendent of Catholic education, said, “Opening Kolbe Academy was part of our Catholic mission to help families in need. I want to thank everyone who was a part of this courageous undertaking - students, parents, faculty, staff, the Kolbe board of directors and the community at large.”

The school was described as being for students recovering from addiction.

The high school will continue operations until the June 2023 graduation, when its two-student senior class is expected to graduate. The current enrollment is four: two seniors and two juniors. The remaining students in the school will transfer to other high schools.

According to Kirby, there was not enough enrollment to sustain the school.

Kolbe Academy moved from its initial location on Bridle Path Road in Bethlehem to Washington Street in Bath and was housed in a building belonging to Sacred Heart Parish.

A zoning struggle over the Bath location was resolved with local authorities, but the legal costs created unexpected financial stress on the school’s budget and created uncertainty among parents and potential donors, according to other media reports.

Twenty students have attended Kolbe Academy in the four years it was open, reports stated.

Kolbe Academy’s website shows the curriculum had a heavy emphasis on theology, with four credits being required to graduate. English, math, science and social studies each required three credits.