The Brearley School
New York · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined
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The Brearley School → Lycee Francais De New York → The Birch Wathen Lenox School → The Child School - Legacy High School → The Hewitt School → Rudolf Steiner School → Dalton School → Spence School →📋 At a glance
- 🏆 13 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 1480 (25-75: 1430–1540)
- 📝 ACT avg 33.5 (25-75: 32–35)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How The Brearley School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1480 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 33.5 (≈ top 2%) · 13 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on SAT mean.
- ▸ 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: The Brearley School, Lycee Francais De New York, The Birch Wathen Lenox School 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.
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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 Brearley School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.brearley.org/admission/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.7%/year, projecting from 2022's 768 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 66 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $1,056,000/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brearley School New York |
Private | 0.0 | 768 | +6.8% |
| Lycee Francais De New York New York |
Private | 0.4 | 1,091 | -15.4% |
| The Birch Wathen Lenox School New York |
Private | 0.6 | 404 | -28.5% |
| The Child School - Legacy High School Roosevelt Island |
Private | 0.7 | 289 | — |
| The Hewitt School New York |
Private | 0.9 | 464 | -11.6% |
| Rudolf Steiner School New York |
Private | 1.0 | 244 | -12.2% |
| Dalton School New York |
Private | 1.0 | 1,221 | — |
| Spence School New York |
Private | 1.0 | 769 | — |