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James Buchanan HS → Fulton County Center for Career and Technology → McConnellsburg HS → Greencastle-Antrim SHS → Shalom Christian Academy → Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch → Franklin County Career and Technology Center → Cumberland Valley Christian School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 23 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 7 National Merit Semifinalists last year
- 📝 SAT avg 1390 (25-75: 1330–1460)
- 📝 ACT avg 31.0 (25-75: 29–33)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 83.0% (avg score 4.0)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Mercersburg Academy compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1390 (≈ top 6% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.0 (≈ top 7%) · 83% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 7 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
- ▸ LocallyPA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: James Buchanan HS, Fulton County Center for Career and Technology, McConnellsburg HS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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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.
For a more current snapshot, see Mercersburg Academy's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.mercersburg.edu/admission/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 425 students:
≈ 23 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 23 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $368,000/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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Buchanan HS Mercersburg |
Public | 2.0 | 721 | +1.1% |
| Fulton County Center for Career and Technology McConnellsburg |
Public | 8.8 | 1 | — |
| McConnellsburg HS McConnellsburg |
Public | 8.9 | 285 | +8.0% |
| Greencastle-Antrim SHS Greencastle |
Public | 9.7 | 982 | -4.4% |
| Shalom Christian Academy Chambersburg |
Private | 11.5 | 606 | +43.9% |
| Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch Chambersburg |
Public | 12.6 | 706 | +2.3% |
| Franklin County Career and Technology Center Chambersburg |
Public | 12.6 | 3 | — |
| Cumberland Valley Christian School Chambersburg |
Private | 14.4 | 423 | +6.5% |