The Smith School
New York · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Dwight School → The IDEAL School of Manhattan → Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School → Calhoun School → Robert Louis Stevenson School → Spence School → Nightingale-Bamford School → Rudolf Steiner School →How The Smith School compares for families
What families should know about The Smith 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: Dwight School, The IDEAL School of Manhattan, Columbia Grammar & Preparatory 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 Smith School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 14 colleges, in the document's own order.
The document does not state a class year for this list.
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by The Smith School — College Counseling page ↗. Found at: 'Our graduates have gone on to attend a diverse range of colleges and universities, including:' 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 -5.9%/year, projecting from 2022's 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight School New York |
Private | 0.3 | 742 | +18.5% |
| The IDEAL School of Manhattan New York |
Private | 0.4 | 208 | +13.0% |
| Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School New York |
Private | 0.4 | 1,138 | -8.1% |
| Calhoun School New York |
Private | 0.4 | 565 | -18.2% |
| Robert Louis Stevenson School New York |
Private | 0.7 | 71 | +1.4% |
| Spence School New York |
Private | 0.9 | 769 | — |
| Nightingale-Bamford School New York |
Private | 0.9 | 674 | +6.3% |
| Rudolf Steiner School New York |
Private | 0.9 | 244 | -12.2% |