Waterville Valley Academy
Waterville Valley · NH · Private independent
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Oliverian School → New Hampton School → Holderness School → Brewster Academy → Tilton School → Laconia Christian Academy → Enriched Learning Center → Enriched Learning Center →How Waterville Valley Academy compares for families
What families should know about Waterville Valley Academy.
- ▸ LocallyNH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Oliverian School, New Hampton School, Holderness School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
University of New Hampshire-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 $23,805/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 -1.8%/year, projecting from 2022's 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliverian School Pike |
Private | 23.7 | 26 | — |
| New Hampton School New Hampton |
Private | 25.2 | 322 | — |
| Holderness School Plymouth |
Private | 16.1 | 268 | — |
| Brewster Academy Wolfeboro |
Private | 30.0 | 331 | — |
| Tilton School Tilton |
Private | 35.8 | 197 | -22.7% |
| Laconia Christian Academy Laconia |
Private | 24.9 | 121 | +30.1% |
| Enriched Learning Center Berlin |
Private | 38.7 | 15 | — |
| Enriched Learning Center Berlin |
Private | 38.7 | 17 | — |