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Founded in 1928, Valley Forge features an all male college-preparatory boarding school and a co-educational two-year transfer college located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Valley Forge provides students with an educational experience built on five cornerstones. A Valley Forge education is rooted in quality academic programs and supported by leadership responsibilities, character development, personal motivation, and strong athletic and extracurricular opportunities. Our mission is to educate cadets, within an academic and military environment to be fully prepared for their responsibilities as citizen leaders who are mentally alert, sound in body, considerate of others and possessed of the highest sense of duty, honor, loyalty and courage; and to foster the love of God and country, high moral standards and strong character traits that will make all a credit to themselves, their families, their alma mater, their country, and their God. ...read more
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Valley Forge Military Academy |
| School Level |
High school
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Membership(s) |
Association of Military Colleges and Schools (AMCSUS)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
National Independent Private School Association (NIPSA)
National Coalition of Boys' Schools
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| Religious Affiliation |
Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered |
Grades 7 - 12 |
| Offers Post-Graduate Year |
Yes |
| Year
Founded |
1928 |
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County |
Delaware County, PA |
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| Total
Students |
292 students |
| Student
Body Type |
All-boys |
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High School Avg. |
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| % Students of
Color |
30% |
20% |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 7 - 23 students | | Grade 8 - 15 students | | Grade 9 - 50 students | | Grade 10 - 46 students | | Grade 11 - 74 students | | Grade 12 - 84 students | |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
31 teachers |
| Number of AP Courses |
4 |
| Matriculation Data |
Link to Matriculation Data |
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School |
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High School Avg. |
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| Teacher
: Student Ratio |
1:9 |
*Ntl.
Public School Avg. »
1:16
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| School
Days in Calendar Year |
180 days |
180 days |
| Hours
in School Day for Students |
7 hours |
6 hours |
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| Admission Deadline |
Jan. 31 / Rolling |
| Yearly
Tuition Cost |
$20,796 |
| Tuition Notes |
Room and Board: $5210
Mandatory Fees: $7970 |
| Headmaster |
Charles A. McGeorge |
| Admissions
Director |
CAPT Gerald Hale, USCG (Ret.) |
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| Total
Sports Offered |
20 |
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Sports |
| Baseball | Basketball | | Boxing | Cross Country | | Drill Team | Equestrian | | Fencing | Football | | Golf | Lacrosse | | Marksmanship | Riflery | | Rugby | Soccer | | Swimming | Tennis | | Track and Field | Weightlifting | | Winter Track | Wrestling |
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| Total Extracurricular
Organizations |
12 |
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Extracurriculars |
| Student Government | Regimental Choir | | Regimental Band | Paintball Club | | Legionnaire (Cadet Paper) | Jewish Fellowship | | Environmental Club | Drum & Bugle Corps | | Community Service Club | Chess Club | | Boy Scouts of America | Admissions Ambassadors |
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- Founded in 1928, Valley Forge features an all-male college-preparatory boarding school and a co-educational two-year transfer college located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Valley Forge provides students with an educational experience built on five cornerstones. A Valley Forge education is rooted in quality academic programs and supported by leadership responsibilities, character development, personal motivation, and strong athletic and extracurricular opportunities. Our mission is to educate cadets, within an academic and military environment to be fully prepared for their responsibilities as citizen leaders who are mentally alert, sound in body, considerate of others and possessed of the highest sense of duty, honor, loyalty and courage; and to foster the love of God and country, high moral standards and strong character traits that will make all a credit to themselves, their families, their alma mater, their country, and their God.
- Profile last updated: 07/16/2008
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| About This
Zip Code (
19087 ) |
| School
Zip (
19087 ) |
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PA ) State Average |
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| Population
(Approximate) |
30,892 people |
12,280,267 people |
| %
(age 25+) w/College Degree |
73% |
22% |
| Population Average
Age |
39 years old |
38.0 years old |
| Average Household
Size |
2.4 persons |
2.4 persons |
| Median Household
Income |
$85,058 |
$43,490 |
| Avg. # of Rooms
in Household |
7 rooms |
5.9 rooms |
| Median Age of
Housing Structure |
43 years old |
51 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (19087)
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| %
Owning / % Renting |
76% / 24% |
68% / 32% |
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