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Cheltenham HS → Upper Dublin HS → Interboro SHS → Strath Haven HS → Community Academy of Philadelphia CS → TECH Freire CS → Mastery CS-Pickett Campus → Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers →How Olney HS compares for families
What families should know about Olney HS.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Cheltenham HS, Upper Dublin HS, Interboro SHS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ 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
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,168 students:
≈ 67 fewer students by 2029 — 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 $30,722 per student in district revenue, the 67 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $2,058,374/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham HS Wyncote |
Public | 4.4 | 1,450 | +5.0% |
| Upper Dublin HS Fort Washington |
Public | 9.5 | 1,272 | -3.6% |
| Interboro SHS Prospect Park |
Public | 13.4 | 1,079 | +5.3% |
| Strath Haven HS Wallingford |
Public | 16.1 | 1,175 | -2.9% |
| Community Academy of Philadelphia CS Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 1.9 | 570 | -2.4% |
| TECH Freire CS Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 3.3 | 541 | +5.7% |
| Mastery CS-Pickett Campus Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 3.0 | 508 | +5.4% |
| Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers Philadelphia |
Public · charter | 7.7 | 589 | -3.6% |