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 SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1440 (25-75: 1380–1500)
- 📝 ACT avg 32.5 (25-75: 31–34)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), 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% |