With less than a month to the self-imposed deadline of raising enough money to keep the doors open at St. Vincent de Paul School, the campaign is far short of its $100,000 fundraising goal.

On Jan. 26, Archdiocese of Hartford officials said that decreasing enrollment led to the decision to shut the school down, a decision that also affects the Saint Gabriel School in Milford. The East Haven school currently serves 88 students.

But since the announcement a group of St. Vincent supporters, mostly parents and graduates, have started a fundraising page, www.gofundme.com/djjkevys, in an effort to raise funds to save the school. While the campaign started fast, donations seemed to have stalled at around the $14,000 mark. A total of 59 people have donated.

Last week two people involved in the fundraising effort, who did not want to be identified, said “it is possible” that a single, big contribution will soon be made. Both refused to say who that contribution would be coming from.

The archdiocese has said St. Vincent de Paul’s deficit is more than $71,000, despite infusions of money from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal, the Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Support Program, and local donors.

On the gofundme page, there is a group statement from parents, which reads:

“We are some parents of students at St. Vincent de Paul School [SCDP]...Our school is in jeopardy of closing, due to lack of money, and I fear the archdiocese is not going to help us, as they have in the past.

“The school is the only Catholic school in East Haven. Our children love their school and their teachers, and are saddened to think they may not be able to attend next year. SVDP has had managing issues in the past, but with a new principal, a fantastic staff of teachers, and many committed parents, we know SVDP can be successful.

“We have a great technology program, award winning athletic programs, significant family involvement, and an outstanding curriculum. However, our enrollment is not what we had hoped. Unfortunately, we will need to raise these funds ASAP,” the statement concludes.