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Watson Institute

Sewickley · PA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Watson Institute compares for families

What families should know about Watson Institute.

  • LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Quaker Valley HS, Ambridge Area HS, Sewickley Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 254 in 2020 to 183 in 2022 — over 2 years.
-28.0%
Why only 2 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 -15.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 183 students:

2023
155
2025
112
2027
81

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.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

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

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Quaker Valley HS
Leetsdale
Public 0.9 550 -8.9%
Ambridge Area HS
Ambridge
Public 1.7 705 -0.1%
Sewickley Academy
Sewickley
Private 2.1 515 -13.7%
Hopewell SHS
Aliquippa
Public 2.7 614 +2.0%
Aliquippa JSHS
Aliquippa
Public 3.8 321 +9.6%
Moon Area SHS
Moon Township
Public 4.4 1,211 +2.1%
Cornell HS
Coraopolis
Public 5.0 161 -0.6%
Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart High School
Coraopolis
Private 5.6 339 +8.3%

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