The Knox School
Saint James · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined
How The Knox School compares for families
What families should know about The Knox 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: Cleary School For The Deaf, Ascent School For Individuals With Autism, Long Island Whole Child Academy 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 college acceptances
College acceptances
The Knox School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 44 colleges, in the document's own order.
The document does not state a class year for this list.
and 14 more
These graduates were admitted to the colleges above.
Check your kid's odds at these colleges →We'll load 10 from the list above — add your name, email and your child's numbers and we'll see where your child lands at each.
Independently verified As published by The Knox School — College Acceptances page ↗. Found at: 'Our Proven Success in College Acceptances' section, 'Top 100 Universities in the USA' list.
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 -10.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 94 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleary School For The Deaf Nesconset |
Private | 6.2 | 58 | -12.1% |
| Ascent School For Individuals With Autism Deer Park |
Private | 12.4 | 22 | — |
| Long Island Whole Child Academy Melville |
Private | 13.1 | 11 | — |
| Daytop Preparatory School Huntington Station |
Private | 13.1 | 12 | — |
| The Stony Brook School Stony Brook |
Private | 2.9 | 442 | +15.1% |
| Crestwood Country Day School Melville |
Private | 15.9 | 163 | — |
| Smithtown Christian School Smithtown |
Private | 4.7 | 296 | — |
| Smithtown Christian School Smithtown |
Private | 4.7 | 300 | — |