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 →How The Brearley School compares for families
What families should know about The Brearley School.
- ▸ 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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Your state's public flagship
Stony Brook University
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.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in New York
New York's public scholarships
New York's Excelsior Scholarship makes SUNY and CUNY tuition-free for middle-income families — there's no GPA or test gate, but you commit to staying in New York after you graduate.
Tuition-free SUNY/CUNY for NY families under $125k AGI — no GPA or test gate, but you must stay on track and live in New York after graduating. (Stay on-track (30 credits/yr); live & work in NY afterward for the years you received it.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
The Brearley School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 72 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
Years, as the document states them
2022–2026
College · Students
and 42 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by The Brearley School — College Advising page — 'College Enrollment: 2022–2026' ↗. Found at: page content (client-side rendered), 'College Enrollment: 2022–2026' section, each entry printed as '<College> — N Attending'.
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 | — |