The Phelps School

Malvern · PA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How The Phelps School compares for families

What families should know about The Phelps School.

  • LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Devereux Mapleton School, Fusion Malvern, Royer-Greaves School For Blind and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Your state's public flagship

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

54%
admit rate
$20,644
in-state tuition/yr · $41,790 out-of-state
1220–1400
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–32

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 $32,875/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 85 in 2018 to 82 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-3.5%
Why only 3 data points?

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 -0.9%/year, projecting from 2022's 82 students:

2023
81
2025
80
2027
78

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Devereux Mapleton School
Malvern
Private 1.1 44
Fusion Malvern
Malvern
Private 1.8 76
Royer-Greaves School For Blind
Paoli
Private 2.2 16
The Timothy School
Berwyn
Private 4.0 69 +0.0%
The Concept School
Westtown
Private 6.1 29
Woodlynde School
Strafford
Private 6.3 230 -14.2%
Ysc Academy
Wayne
Private 7.1 96 +28.0%
Valley Forge Military Academy
Wayne
Private 7.6 159 -25.4%

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