The Cheshire Academy
Cheshire · CT · Private independent
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Benhaven School → Benhaven Academy → High Road School Of Wallingford-Hs → Choate Rosemary Hall → Meliora Academy → Aspire Living & Learning Academy → Elizabeth Ives School For Special Children → Whitney Hall School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 20 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 4 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 1340 (25-75: 1280–1410)
- 📝 ACT avg 30 (25-75: 28–32)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 80% (avg score 3.9)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How The Cheshire Academy compares for families
What families should know about The Cheshire Academy.
- ▸ LocallyCT students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Benhaven School, Benhaven Academy, High Road School Of Wallingford-Hs and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Connecticut
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 $25,097/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.
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 The Cheshire Academy's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.cheshireacademy.org/admissions/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -9.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 288 students:
≈ 110 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 110 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $1,760,000/year in tuition at risk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benhaven School Wallingford |
Private | 4.4 | 40 | — |
| Benhaven Academy Wallingford |
Private | 4.5 | 30 | — |
| High Road School Of Wallingford-Hs Wallingford |
Private | 5.2 | 60 | — |
| Choate Rosemary Hall Wallingford |
Private | 5.3 | 868 | +2.1% |
| Meliora Academy Meriden |
Private | 6.6 | 44 | — |
| Aspire Living & Learning Academy Naugatuck |
Private | 7.5 | 28 | — |
| Elizabeth Ives School For Special Children North Haven |
Private | 7.9 | 16 | — |
| Whitney Hall School Hamden |
Private | 10.3 | 51 | -21.5% |