Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg · PA · Private independent
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Merakey Education Center → Abraxas Youth Center → Abraxas Leadership Development Program → Shalom Christian Academy → Cumberland Valley Christian School → Global Vision Christian School → Anchor Christian School → River Rock Academy Newville Campus →A parent's read
- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Mercersburg Academy publishes where its graduates go (the past two years): 380 colleges, including Amherst College, Boston College-Massachusetts, Boston University, Brown University.
- Students who test here average 1420 on the SAT. That's far above the national average of about 1030 — as published in the school's own profile.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
Where graduates go — as published by the school
Mercersburg Academy publishes its college acceptances (the past two years): 380 colleges. See the full list ↓
At a glance
- SAT avg 1420
- ACT avg 32 (25-75: 31–33)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
Their published college acceptances
College acceptances
Mercersburg Academy publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 380 colleges, in the document's own order.
Years, as the document states them
the past two years
Ivy+ and most selective · 11
Brown University · Columbia University in the City of New York · Cornell University · Dartmouth College · Duke University · Harvard University · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Stanford University · University of Chicago · University of Pennsylvania · Yale University
University of California · 8
University of California-Berkeley · University of California-Davis · University of California-Irvine · University of California-Los Angeles · University of California-Riverside · University of California-San Diego · University of California-Santa Barbara · University of California-Santa Cruz
Cal State · 3
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · San Jose State University
Other California · 15
Chapman University · Claremont McKenna College · Harvey Mudd College · Loyola Marymount University · Occidental College · Pepperdine University · Pitzer College · Saint Mary's College of California · Santa Clara University · Scripps College · University of Redlands · University of San Diego · University of San Francisco · University of Southern California · and 1 more below
Out of state · 299
Adelphi University · Allegheny College · Amherst College · Appalachian State University · Arizona State University · Assumption University · Auburn University · Augsburg University · Bard College · Barry University · Bates College · Bentley University · Berry College · Binghamton University · and 285 more below
Not matched to a college page · 44
American University-District of Columbia · Anglo-American University · Bangor University · Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania · Boston College-Massachusetts · Cardiff University · Concordia University · Duke Kunshan University · ESCP Business School-Madrid · ESCP Business School · Edinburgh Napier University · Keele University · King's College London, University of London · Liverpool John Moores University · and 30 more below
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Independently verified As published by Mercersburg Academy — Mercersburg Academy — College Acceptances webpage ↗. Found at: Full-page list under 'College Acceptances,' intro text: 'Below is a list of senior class acceptances from the past two years.'.
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How Mercersburg Academy compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1420 (≈ top 4% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 32.0 (≈ top 4%).
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Merakey Education Center, Abraxas Youth Center, Abraxas Leadership Development Program and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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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.
For a more current snapshot, see Mercersburg Academy's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): resources.finalsite.net/images/v1730143904/mercer… ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 425 students:
≈ 23 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 23 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $368,000/year in tuition at risk.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merakey Education Center Chambersburg |
Private | 17.3 | 11 | — |
| Abraxas Youth Center South Mountain |
Private | 21.5 | 43 | — |
| Abraxas Leadership Development Program South Mountain |
Private | 21.6 | 50 | -47.4% |
| Shalom Christian Academy Chambersburg |
Private | 11.5 | 606 | +43.9% |
| Cumberland Valley Christian School Chambersburg |
Private | 14.4 | 423 | +6.5% |
| Global Vision Christian School Scotland |
Private | 18.8 | 296 | +78.3% |
| Anchor Christian School Shippensburg |
Private | 21.8 | 105 | +25.0% |
| River Rock Academy Newville Campus Lancaster |
Private | 35.0 | 31 | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantMercersburg Academy is a private high school in Mercersburg, PA, enrolling 425 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2018 to 2022.
Mercersburg Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the the past two years: 380 colleges. Source: Mercersburg Academy — College Acceptances webpage.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Mercersburg Academy graduates go to college? Mercersburg Academy publishes a college acceptances list for the the past two years: 380 colleges. Source: Mercersburg Academy — College Acceptances webpage.
How many students attend Mercersburg Academy? Mercersburg Academy is a private high school in Mercersburg, PA, enrolling 425 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
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