The Janus School
Mount Joy · PA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Prospect Grove High School → New Story → River Rock Academy - Lancaster → Lancaster Country Day School → Soaring Heights School York → Milton Hershey School → Sonlight River Brethren School → River Rock Academy Red Lion Campus →Keep this page current
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How The Janus School compares for families
What families should know about The Janus School.
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Prospect Grove High School, New Story, River Rock Academy - Lancaster and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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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
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.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +2.8%/year, projecting from 2022's 77 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Grove High School Columbia |
Private | 5.8 | 26 | — |
| New Story Mountville |
Private | 6.1 | 109 | +58.0% |
| River Rock Academy - Lancaster Lancaster |
Private | 8.2 | 22 | — |
| Lancaster Country Day School Lancaster |
Private | 9.4 | 520 | +0.6% |
| Soaring Heights School York Mount Wolf |
Private | 11.7 | 15 | — |
| Milton Hershey School Hershey |
Private | 13.6 | 2,002 | -0.5% |
| Sonlight River Brethren School Mount Joy |
Private | 2.8 | 53 | +0.0% |
| River Rock Academy Red Lion Campus Lancaster |
Private | 16.4 | 51 | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantThe Janus School is a private high school in Mount Joy, PA, enrolling 77 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
Enrollment is up 12% from 2018 to 2022.
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
How many students attend The Janus School? The Janus School is a private high school in Mount Joy, PA, enrolling 77 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
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