Best Chester County �� High Schools (2026)

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Chester County �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Ashville Parochial School (Closed 2017)

(Amish)

15 Griest Road
Nottingham, PA 19362
(828) 254-6345

Gr: 1-9 | 40 students

Ashville School (Closed 2014)

(Amish)

272 Ashville Rd
Oxford, PA 19363
(717) 548-8948

Gr: 1-8 | 26 students

Birdell School (Closed 2023)

(Amish)

100 Zook Farm Dr
Coatesville, PA 19320

Gr: 1-8 | 31 students

Chesterbrook Academy (Closed 2015)

Daycare / Preschool

315 Technology Dr
Malvern, PA 19355
(610) 647-5177

Gr: PK-K | 43 students

Chesterbrook Academy (Closed 2016)

711 Hollow Rd
Phoenixville, PA 19460
(610) 719-0240

Gr: 1-5 | 85 students

Chesterbrook Academy (Closed 2025)

Daycare / Preschool

101 Tanner Dr
Exton, PA 19341
(610) 524-9424

Gr: PK-K | 60 students

Creative Play Day School (Closed 2025)

Daycare / Preschool

1027 Newark Rd
Toughkenamon, PA 19374
(610) 268-2770

Gr: PK-K | 104 students

Discovery School & Camp (Closed 2022)

Daycare / Preschool

325 N 5 Points Rd
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 696-5984

Gr: PK-K | 4 students

Friendship School (Closed 2025)

(Amish)

49 Friendship Church Rd
Cochranville, PA 19330
(610) 593-6169

Gr: 1-8 | 18 students

High Point Parochial School (Closed 2025)

(Amish)

5510 Mt. Davis Rd
Salisbury, PA 15558

Gr: 1-8 | 24 students

Landenberg Christian Academy (Closed 2020)

(Christian)

109 Gypsy Hill Road
Landenberg, PA 19350
(610) 255-5805

Gr: PK-5 | 43 students Avg. class size: 6 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Lori Petrie Preschool (Closed 2015)

Daycare / Preschool

121 Manor Ave
Downingtown, PA 19335
(610) 873-1113

Gr: PK-K | 30 students

Maranatha Christian Academy (Closed 2017)

(Christian)

239 E Lincoln Hwy
Coatesville, PA 19320
(610) 383-6105

Gr: PK-1 | 58 students

Our Lady Of Consolation Early Learning Center (Closed 2024)

Montessori School (Catholic)

2995 Cemetery Road
Parkesburg, PA 19365
(610) 857-1163

Gr: NS-PK | 65 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed

Rustling Maples (Closed 2025)

(Amish)

499 Linamen Rd
Emlenton, PA 16373

Gr: 1-8 | 35 students

Sacred Heart School (Closed 2023)

(Catholic)

205 Church Road
Oxford, PA 19363
(610) 932-3633

Gr: K-8 | 133 students Avg. class size: 22 students Tuition listed

West Chester KinderCare (Closed 2025)

Daycare / Preschool

1154 West Chester Pike, Ste A
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 431-2237

Gr: NS-PK | 41 students

West Chester Nazarene Christian School (Closed 2024)

Daycare / Preschool (Church of the Nazarene)

424 S Darlington St
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 692-7272

Gr: NS-PK | 27 students Avg. class size: 10 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

West Chester SDA School (Closed 2006)

(Seventh Day Adventist)

826 South High Street
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 431-4465

Gr: 3-7 | 5 students

Overview

This County (Chester County)

This State (PA)

# Schools

32 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� High Schools
Year	Chester County Total Schools
2025	32
2024	33
2023	27
2022	29
2021	30
2020	33
2019	30
2018	31
2017	25
2016	24
2015	29

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Student Body:

# Students

5,622 Students

118,922 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� High School
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	181	173	253
2024	181	163	245
2023	250	176	247
2022	232	192	257
2021	229	187	249
2020	203	171	235
2019	208	183	242
2018	207	181	238
2017	267	205	246
2016	265	205	241
2015	241	194	220

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% Average Students of Color

24%

27%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	24%	27%	32%
2024	21%	27%	31%
2023	17%	26%	31%
2022	18%	25%	30%
2021	16%	24%	30%
2020	15%	24%	29%
2019	15%	25%	29%
2018	15%	25%	28%
2017	17%	24%	30%
2016	18%	24%	30%
2015	14%	25%	30%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

849 Teachers

12,740 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

9:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	7:1	9:1	10:1
2024	7:1	9:1	10:1
2023	7:1	9:1	10:1
2022	7:1	10:1	10:1
2021	7:1	10:1	10:1
2020	7:1	10:1	10:1
2019	8:1	10:1	10:1
2018	8:1	10:1	10:1
2017	8:1	11:1	10:1
2016	8:1	11:1	10:1
2015	9:1	11:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

54%

58%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	54%	58%	57%
2024	53%	57%	57%
2023	59%	56%	57%
2022	62%	56%	56%
2021	62%	55%	56%
2020	60%	54%	56%
2019	59%	53%	55%
2018	58%	53%	55%
2017	59%	51%	55%
2016	64%	52%	54%
2015	53%	50%	54%

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Average Class Size

12 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	12	14	14
2024	12	13	14
2023	11	13	14
2022	11	13	14
2021	11	13	14
2020	11	13	14
2019	11	13	14
2018	11	13	14
2017	11	13	14
2016	9	13	14
2015	11	13	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	12	12	13
2024	12	11	12
2023	16	11	12
2022	15	11	12
2021	20	11	12
2020	20	11	12
2019	20	11	11
2018	20	11	11
2017	20	11	11
2016	22	10	11
2015	19	10	10

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Average SAT score

1213

(Out of 1600)

1227

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	1,213	1,227	1,233
2024	1,213	1,220	1,231
2023	1,230	1,217	1,229
2022	1,230	1,224	1,230
2021	1,230	1,223	1,230
2020	1,230	1,217	1,227
2019	1,230	1,215	1,226
2018	1,231	1,210	1,226
2017	1,224	1,209	1,233
2015	1,278	1,224	1,265

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	25	28	26
2024	25	28	26
2023	25	27	26
2022	25	27	26
2021	25	27	26
2020	25	27	26
2019	25	26	25
2018	27	26	25
2017	27	26	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$31,762

$19,133

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	$31,762	$19,225	$17,997
2024	$30,442	$17,105	$17,011
2023	$30,071	$16,414	$16,191
2022	$32,343	$16,347	$15,821
2021	$32,061	$16,671	$15,331
2020	$31,388	$16,267	$15,046
2019	$34,237	$15,473	$14,791
2018	$33,515	$15,331	$14,527
2017	$29,838	$14,709	$14,161
2016	$33,063	$13,423	$13,713
2015	$27,290	$13,040	$13,065

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,200

$2,451

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	$1,200	$2,451	$1,513
2024	$1,013	$1,919	$1,498
2023	$1,013	$2,389	$1,623
2022	$75	$2,442	$1,473
2021	$85	$2,668	$1,580
2020	$85	$2,835	$1,743

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Average % on Financial Aid

46%

49%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	46%	49%	38%
2024	43%	49%	37%
2023	41%	48%	36%
2022	46%	47%	36%
2021	46%	47%	36%
2020	47%	45%	35%
2019	47%	44%	34%
2018	47%	43%	33%
2017	44%	42%	32%
2016	44%	40%	31%
2015	35%	37%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$16,466

$8,846

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	$16,466	$8,846	$9,714
2024	$14,657	$8,604	$9,498
2023	$12,441	$8,314	$8,890
2022	$17,263	$8,467	$8,717
2021	$15,638	$8,155	$8,472
2020	$15,157	$8,305	$8,370
2019	$15,157	$8,214	$7,924
2018	$13,706	$8,227	$7,471
2017	$12,625	$7,781	$7,202
2016	$16,435	$7,253	$6,993
2015	$14,125	$6,774	$6,822

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Average Acceptance Rate

75%

78%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	75%	78%	79%
2024	67%	83%	81%
2023	67%	82%	81%
2022	61%	82%	81%
2021	62%	82%	81%
2020	67%	81%	81%
2019	50%	81%	81%
2018	54%	81%	80%
2017	61%	80%	81%
2016	65%	81%	80%
2015	65%	81%	81%

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Average Endowment Size

$103.83 million

$59.22 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	$103 M	$58 M	$65 M
2024	$94 M	$91 M	$65 M
2023	$94 M	$97 M	$65 M
2022	$91 M	$104 M	$67 M
2021	$91 M	$104 M	$75 M
2020	$49 M	$92 M	$76 M
2019	$49 M	$92 M	$61 M
2018	$57 M	$90 M	$55 M
2017	$4 M	$72 M	$57 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.44

0.54

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	0.44	0.54	0.61
2024	0.45	0.54	0.60
2023	0.45	0.53	0.60
2022	0.41	0.51	0.58
2021	0.40	0.50	0.57
2020	0.39	0.49	0.57
2019	0.37	0.50	0.56
2018	0.36	0.49	0.55
2017	0.32	0.46	0.54
2016	0.33	0.45	0.54
2015	0.32	0.46	0.53

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# American Indian Students

4 Students

190 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

174 Students

5,195 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	3%	5%	5%
2024	4%	4%	6%
2023	4%	5%	6%
2022	3%	5%	5%
2021	3%	5%	5%
2020	3%	4%	5%
2019	3%	5%	5%
2018	3%	5%	5%
2017	2%	4%	4%
2016	3%	3%	4%
2015	3%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

504 Students

6,176 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	9%	5%	9%
2024	8%	5%	9%
2023	7%	5%	8%
2022	7%	4%	8%
2021	7%	4%	8%
2020	6%	4%	8%
2019	6%	4%	8%
2018	6%	4%	8%
2017	6%	4%	7%
2016	6%	4%	8%
2015	6%	4%	8%

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# Black Students

375 Students

13,377 Students

% Black Students

11%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	6%	11%	8%
2024	6%	12%	8%
2023	5%	11%	8%
2022	7%	11%	8%
2021	7%	11%	8%
2020	7%	11%	8%
2019	8%	11%	8%
2018	7%	11%	8%
2017	5%	10%	8%
2016	5%	10%	8%
2015	5%	11%	9%

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# White Students

4,304 Students

77,591 Students

% White Students

74%

65%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	74%	65%	59%
2024	73%	66%	60%
2023	73%	67%	60%
2022	76%	68%	62%
2021	77%	69%	63%
2020	77%	70%	64%
2019	79%	69%	64%
2018	79%	69%	65%
2017	82%	72%	66%
2016	81%	73%	66%
2015	82%	72%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

100 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

463 Students

16,136 Students

% of Others Students

14%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Chester County Average	Pennsylvania (PA) Average	National Average
2025	8%	14%	17%
2024	9%	13%	15%
2023	11%	12%	16%
2022	7%	12%	16%
2021	6%	11%	15%
2020	7%	11%	14%
2019	4%	11%	14%
2018	5%	11%	13%
2017	5%	10%	14%
2016	5%	10%	13%
2015	4%	9%	12%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

17 extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

10 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private high schools in Chester County, PA?

The private high schools in Chester County, PA include Westtown School, Malvern Preparatory School, and Bishop Shanahan High School.

How many private high schools are located in Chester County?

28 private high schools are located in Chester County.

How much do private high schools cost in Chester County?

The average tuition cost is $31,762, which is higher than the Pennsylvania private school average tuition cost of $19,133.

How diverse are private high schools in Chester County?

Chester County private high schools are approximately 24% minority students, which is lower than the Pennsylvania private school average of 27%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Chester County?

50% of private high schools in Chester County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private high schools in Chester County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Chester County include: Fusion Academy Malvern vs. The Concept School

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