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Bishop Shanahan High School

Downingtown · PA · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private
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How Bishop Shanahan High School compares for families

What families should know about Bishop Shanahan High School.

  • LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Chester County Technical College High School - Brandywine, Downingtown STEM Academy, Downingtown HS West Campus and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 1,134 in 2018 to 908 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-19.9%
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.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -5.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 908 students:

2023
859
2025
769
2027
688

≈ 220 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At tuition per student, the 220 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $3,520,000/year in tuition at risk.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Chester County Technical College High School - Brandywine
Downingtown
Public 0.4 75 -26.5%
Downingtown STEM Academy
Downingtown
Public 1.4 962 +8.9%
Downingtown HS West Campus
Downingtown
Public 1.6 1,796 -0.1%
Collegium CS
Exton
Public · charter 1.6 636 -0.9%
Downingtown HS East Campus
Exton
Public 2.6 1,708 +0.4%
Achievement House CS
Exton
Public · charter 3.9 857 +8.9%
Church Farm School
Exton
Private 5.3 140 -18.1%
West Chester Henderson HS
West Chester
Public 5.5 1,444 +0.9%

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