Chicago's Declining School Age Population

The Chicago Tribune reports on the amazing decline in Chicago:

Nicholas Wolsonovich, superintendent of schools for the archdiocese, called the exodus from Chicago's Catholic schools "mind-boggling." In 1964, he said, some 500 schools were spread across the diocese, with about 366,000 students. Now, the system has 257 schools and fewer than 100,000 students. Over the last decade statewide, the number of Catholic schools has dropped from 592 in 1997 to 510 this year, according to figures released at the conference.

No word yet from the urban lovers on why people with children are leaving Chicago.