The Hotchkiss School

Lakeville · CT · Private independent

Private
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📝SAT 1450 avg 🏅14 National Merit Semifinalists

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Programs & features
  • 🏆 14 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1450 (25-75: 1400–1520)
  • 📝 ACT avg 33.0 (25-75: 31–35)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How The Hotchkiss School compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1450 (≈ top 3% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 33.0 (≈ top 2%) · 14 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
  • LocallyCT students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: The Marvelwood School, Salisbury School, Forman School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Connecticut

54%
admit rate
$21,044
in-state tuition/yr · $43,712 out-of-state
1210–1420
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

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 $25,097/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Connecticut profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 614 in 2018 to 622 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+1.3%
Why only 3 data points?

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 Hotchkiss School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.hotchkiss.org/admission/school-profile ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 622 students:

2023
624
2025
628
2027
632

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 10 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $160,000/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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
The Marvelwood School
Kent
Private 11.3 117 -17.0%
Salisbury School
Salisbury
Private 4.4 307 +5.9%
Forman School
Litchfield
Private 18.4 235 +5.4%
Touchstone School
Litchfield
Private 19.8 2
Devereux Glenholme School
Washington
Private 21.7 64 -22.9%
The Frederick Gunn School
Washington
Private 22.9 315 +10.5%
Oak Hill School At Ann Antolini School
New Hartford
Private 23.4 127
The Woodhall School
Bethlehem
Private 24.6 42

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