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Year Founded

1911

Campus Size

60 acres

Student Body

Total Students

56 students

Student Body Type

All-boys

% Students of Color

19%

State avg.: 27%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

8 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

National avg.: 11:1

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

By using sanctuary practices and principles, we help youth and families overcome adversity and build positive futures within a safe, Christian environment that respects and promotes individuality and strengthens community.
Harborcreek Youth Services is a fully accredited child and family social service agency recognized for achieving the highest standards of professional practice in child residential treatment services and family preservation and treatment services.
HYS provides a range of residential and in-home services to vulnerable children and their families.
We provide child residential psychiatric services, Multisystemic Therapy, and a specialized Foster Host Home Treatment Program.

School Motto: “The mission of Sanctuary® is to teach individuals and organizations the necessary skills for creating and sustaining nonviolent lives and nonviolent systems and to keep believing in the unexplored possibilities of peace.”

By using sanctuary practices and principles, we help youth and families overcome adversity and build positive futures within a safe, Christian environment that respects and promotes individuality and strengthens community.
Harborcreek Youth Services is a fully accredited child and family social service agency recognized for achieving the highest standards of professional practice in child residential treatment services and family preservation and treatment services.
HYS provides a range of residential and in-home services to vulnerable children and their families.
We provide child residential psychiatric services, Multisystemic Therapy, and a specialized Foster Host Home Treatment Program.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The average private school tuition in Erie County, PA is $5,703 for elementary schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

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