Lancaster Catholic High School
Lancaster · PA · Catholic religious-affiliated
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Anchor Christian Academy → Veritas Academy → Linden Hall → Lititz Area Mennonite School → Lititz Christian School → Sonlight River Brethren School → Lancaster Country Day School → River Rock Academy - Lancaster →How Lancaster Catholic High School compares for families
What families should know about Lancaster Catholic High School.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Anchor Christian Academy, Veritas Academy, Linden Hall 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
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.
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.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -3.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 510 students:
≈ 74 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 74 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $1,184,000/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Christian Academy Lancaster |
Private | 2.7 | 70 | +18.6% |
| Veritas Academy Leola |
Private | 6.1 | 283 | +23.0% |
| Linden Hall Lititz |
Private | 6.7 | 131 | -39.6% |
| Lititz Area Mennonite School Lititz |
Private | 7.3 | 270 | +5.5% |
| Lititz Christian School Lititz |
Private | 7.7 | 203 | -12.9% |
| Sonlight River Brethren School Mount Joy |
Private | 9.0 | 53 | +0.0% |
| Lancaster Country Day School Lancaster |
Private | 1.8 | 520 | +0.6% |
| River Rock Academy - Lancaster Lancaster |
Private | 3.6 | 22 | — |