Holy Trinity School is located in the mountain area of Eastern Kentucky. The entire area has been left out of the recent economic boom experienced by the rest of the nation.
Unemployment remains high and the previously dominant industry, coal mining, has declined.
In fact, fewer than half of the mines operating ten years ago are still in existence, and many that have survived employ only a fraction of the people that they used to. Holy Trinity School has been greatly affected by the economic difficulties of the area. Many families have moved to places where work is available. Many others have stayed, but have significantly smaller incomes. The school enrollment has dropped about twenty per cent from two years ago.