Friends Seminary
New York · NY · Religious-affiliated · K-12 combined
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Grace Church School → St George Academy → St George Academy → Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem → Bnos Yaakov Educational Center → Manhattan High School For Girls → Abraham Joshua Heschel School → Mosdos Chasidei Square →📋 At a glance
- 🏆 8 National Merit Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1440 (25-75: 1380–1500)
- 📝 ACT avg 32.5 (25-75: 31–34)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Friends Seminary compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1440 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 32.5 (≈ top 4%) · 8 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Grace Church School, St George Academy, St George Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,784/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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New York's public scholarships
New York's Excelsior Scholarship makes SUNY and CUNY tuition-free for middle-income families — there's no GPA or test gate, but you commit to staying in New York after you graduate.
Tuition-free SUNY/CUNY for NY families under $125k AGI — no GPA or test gate, but you must stay on track and live in New York after graduating. (Stay on-track (30 credits/yr); live & work in NY afterward for the years you received it.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see Friends Seminary's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.friendsseminary.org/admission/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.7%/year, projecting from 2022's 791 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At tuition per student, the 27 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $432,000/year in tuition upside.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Church School New York |
Private | 0.3 | 750 | +1.4% |
| St George Academy New York |
Private | 0.5 | 80 | — |
| St George Academy New York |
Private | 0.5 | 78 | — |
| Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem New York |
Private | 1.4 | 260 | +58.5% |
| Bnos Yaakov Educational Center Brooklyn |
Private | 2.7 | 700 | +0.0% |
| Manhattan High School For Girls New York |
Private | 2.7 | 218 | +6.9% |
| Abraham Joshua Heschel School New York |
Private | 2.7 | 910 | +4.4% |
| Mosdos Chasidei Square Brooklyn |
Private | 2.7 | 297 | +10.0% |