Brown School
Schenectady · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined
How Brown School compares for families
What families should know about Brown School.
- ▸ 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: Bright Hope Academy Center, Ketchum-Grande School Of The Charlton School., St Anne Institute and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
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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.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -9.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 92 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Hope Academy Center Schenectady |
Private | 0.4 | 8 | — |
| Ketchum-Grande School Of The Charlton School. Burnt Hills |
Private | 9.2 | 34 | — |
| St Anne Institute Albany |
Private | 9.8 | 39 | — |
| Neil Hellman School/Northern Rivers Family Service Albany |
Private | 11.0 | 123 | -23.6% |
| Albany Academies Albany |
Private | 11.2 | 671 | -6.0% |
| Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School Schenectady |
Private | 0.5 | 201 | -12.6% |
| Emma Willard School Troy |
Private | 13.0 | 365 | +3.7% |
| Vanderheyden Hall Wynantskill |
Private | 15.9 | 81 | -1.2% |