Grace Prep High School
State College · PA · Religious-affiliated
How Grace Prep High School compares for families
What families should know about Grace Prep High School.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: St Josephs Catholic Academy, Centre County Christian Academy, Merakey Education And Autism Center 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 -9.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Catholic Academy Boalsburg |
Private | 5.8 | 105 | -18.0% |
| Centre County Christian Academy Bellefonte |
Private | 10.9 | 115 | +7.5% |
| Merakey Education And Autism Center State College |
Private | 4.0 | 23 | — |
| Valley View Christian School Belleville |
Private | 16.2 | 70 | +1.4% |
| Soaring Heights School State College |
Private | 4.4 | 27 | — |
| Belleville Mennonite School Belleville |
Private | 16.5 | 199 | +3.1% |
| Beth El Christian Day School Belleville |
Private | 17.7 | 66 | +17.9% |
| Calvary Christian Academy Huntingdon |
Private | 21.2 | 122 | -1.6% |