Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest · IL · Private independent
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Safe Haven School → Arlyn Day School → Centerview Therapeutic School → Connections Day School → Menta Academy North → Cove School → Newhope Academy → South Campus →At a glance
- 24 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 5 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)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Lake Forest Academy compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ Nationally5 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ LocallyIL 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: Safe Haven School, Arlyn Day School, Centerview Therapeutic School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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 $14,355/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.
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
Lake Forest Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 15 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
Years, as the document states them
2021 - 2024
College · Most Popular Matriculated Destinations (numbered subset)
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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As published, source linked As published by Lake Forest Academy — Lake Forest Academy School Profile 2024-2025 ↗. Found at: p.2 of 2, "COLLEGE MATRICULATION 2021 - 2024" section.
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 Lake Forest Academy's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): issuu.com/lfa_communications/docs/2024-2025_lfa_c… ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 437 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 3 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $48,000/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safe Haven School Lake Bluff |
Private | 2.7 | 36 | — |
| Arlyn Day School Highland Park |
Private | 5.7 | 40 | — |
| Centerview Therapeutic School Northbrook |
Private | 7.6 | 11 | — |
| Connections Day School Libertyville |
Private | 7.7 | 66 | — |
| Menta Academy North Waukegan |
Private | 7.7 | 92 | — |
| Cove School Northbrook |
Private | 8.1 | 155 | -1.9% |
| Newhope Academy Arlington Heights |
Private | 9.2 | 100 | +47.1% |
| South Campus Palatine |
Private | 12.0 | 83 | -2.4% |