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Shady Side Academy Photo - In the Hillman Center for Performing Arts students have the opportunity to participate in the fall drama, the winter musical, and the Original Theater Works Festival in the spring. There are numerous musical performances each year including Chamber Choir, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble and the String Ensemble, among others. This is also where our twice-weekly community assemblies are held.
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Best Pennsylvania Private High Schools Offering Cross Country Sport (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 112 private high schools offering cross country as an interscholastic sport serving 52,492 students in Pennsylvania.
The top ranked offering cross country sport private high schools in Pennsylvania include The Agnes Irwin School, Merion Mercy Academy, and Germantown Academy.
The average tuition cost is $24,578, which is higher than the Pennsylvania private high school average tuition cost of $19,052.
72% of private high schools offering cross country sport in Pennsylvania are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Top Private High Schools Offering Cross Country Sport in Pennsylvania (2025-26)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Abington Friends School
Abington Friends School Photo
(Friends)
(3)
575 Washington Ln
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-3950
Gr: PK-12 | 604 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
AIM Academy
AIM Academy Photo - MEETING LEARNING CHALLENGES WITH SCIENCE & LOVE: AT AIM, we recognize that children who learn differently need to be taught differently - and that's exactly what we do. Our passionately committed, highly-trained faculty employ techniques proven effective, and the results are remarkable. Each day we witness young people who doubted themselves in every way discover the gift of fearless learning.
Special Education School
(5)
1200 River Road
Conshohocken, PA 19428
(215) 483-2461
Gr: 1-12 | 397 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition listed
The Church Farm School
The Church Farm School Photo - Church Farm School recently underwent a $15M campus modernization project, creating new student learning spaces, a Center for the Arts and a more accessible campus.
All-boys (Episcopal)
1001 E Lincoln Hwy
Exton, PA 19341
(610) 363-7500
Gr: 9-12 | 147 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Crefeld School
The Crefeld School Photo - Middle School Science
(5)
8836 Crefeld Street
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 242-5545
Gr: 7-12 | 89 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School Photo
(Catholic)
1717 W. Allegheny Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19132
(215) 219-3943
Gr: 9-12 | 522 students Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Delaware Valley Friends School
Delaware Valley Friends School Photo - Delaware Valley Friends School is a national leader in the field of educating students (grades 1-12) with dyslexia, dysgraphia, executive function disorders, ADHD, and other learning differences located in the Philadelphia area.
Special Education School (Friends)
(10)
19 E Central Ave
Paoli, PA 19301
(610) 640-4150
Gr: 1-12 | 207 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 21 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Delone Catholic High School
Delone Catholic High School Photo - Delone Catholic Squires graduate prepared to lead, prepared to serve, and prepared for life as "Doers of the Word (James 1:22)."
(Catholic)
(7)
140 South Oxford Avenue
Mc Sherrystown, PA 17344
(717) 637-5969
Gr: 9-12 | 345 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 23 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Germantown Academy
Germantown Academy Photo - Second grade students research various species in the Wissahickon Creek, which runs through the heart of GA's campus.
(5)
340 Morris Rd
Fort Washington, PA 19034
(267) 405-7070
Gr: PK-12 | 1,223 student Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 20 | Extracurrculars: 29 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Kimberton Waldorf School
Kimberton Waldorf School Photo
(5)
410 W Seven Stars Rd
Phoenixville, PA 19460
(610) 933-3635
Gr: PK-12 | 240 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Merion Mercy Academy
Merion Mercy Academy Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
511 Montgomery Ave
Merion Station, PA 19066
(610) 664-6655
Gr: 9-12 | 435 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 47 Tuition listed
Milton Hershey School
Milton Hershey School Photo - At Milton Hershey School, our founders' generosity and vision have enabled us to develop and maintain a whole child approach to education and programming that comes at no cost to our students or their families.
Alternative School
(2)
1201 Homestead Ln
Hershey, PA 17033
(800) 322-3248
Gr: PK-12 | 2,189 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 46 Tuition listed
Plumstead Christian School
Plumstead Christian School Photo - Middle and Upper School - 6th-12th Grade
Special Program Emphasis (Christian)
(14)
5765 Old Easton Rd
Plumsteadville, PA 18949
(215) 766-8073
Gr: PK-12 | 435 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Valley Forge Military Academy
Valley Forge Military Academy Photo - Our mission is to develop individuals fully prepared to lead as responsible citizens. At Valley Forge Military Academy, we produce graduates who are resilient in mind, strong in body, and guided by a moral compass. Through leadership training, academic rigor, and character development, our cadets are equipped to thrive in all aspects of life.
All-boys
(3)
1001 Eagle Rd
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 989-1200
Gr: 7-12 | 140 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Westtown School
Westtown School Photo - The Westtown School campus includes 600 acres of land, a 14-acre lake with a beach and boathouse, and an arboretum and natural forest.
(Friends)
(10)
975 Westtown Road
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900
Gr: PK-12 | 665 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 61 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Phelps School
The Phelps School Photo
All-boys
(11)
583 Sugartown Road
Malvern, PA 19355
(610) 644-1754
Gr: 6-12 | 89 students Avg. class size: 7 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
The Agnes Irwin School
The Agnes Irwin School Photo
All-girls
(3)
275 S Ithan Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 801-1869
Gr: NS-12 | 635 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 14 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Allentown Central Catholic High School.
Allentown Central Catholic High School. Photo
(Catholic)
301 N 4th Street
Allentown, PA 18102
(610) 437-4601
Gr: 9-12 | 639 students Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 18 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Aquinas Academy
Aquinas Academy Photo
(Catholic)
2308 West Hardies Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15044
(724) 444-0722
Gr: NS-12 | 537 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 26 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Archbishop Carroll High School
(Catholic)
211 Matsonford Road
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 688-7610
Gr: 9-12 | 673 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 18 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Baldwin School
The Baldwin School Photo
All-girls
(2)
701 Montgomery Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 525-2700
Gr: PK-12 | 566 students Sports: 14 Tuition listed
Belleville Christian School
Belleville Christian School Photo - At BCS, we believe that God applies to EVERY MOMENT of our day, and that God's Word changes the way we think and view our world. This in turn impacts our daily choices and actions. This is called Biblical Worldview, and we integrate it into every class that we teach.
(Christian)
(4)
4105 Front Mountain Road
Belleville, PA 17004
(717) 935-2184
Gr: PK-12 | 241 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Berks Catholic High School
(Catholic)
955 E Wyomissing Blvd
Reading, PA 19611
(610) 374-8361
Gr: 9-12 | 811 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bethel Christian School Erie, PA
Bethel Christian School Erie, PA Photo - BCS Basketball before a home game
(Baptist)
(8)
1781 W 38th St
Erie, PA 16508
(814) 868-2365
Gr: PK-12 | 244 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bethlehem Christian School
Bethlehem Christian School Photo
(Christian)
3100 Hecktown Rd
Bethlehem, PA 18020
(610) 868-6020
Gr: PK-12 | 263 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School Photo - Students Working in Groups
(Catholic)
2400 Pleasant Valley Boulevard
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 944-4014
Gr: 6-12 | 285 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 34 Tuition listed
Bishop Mc Cort Catholic High School
Bishop Mc Cort Catholic High School Photo - Chapel Interior View
(Catholic)
25 Osborne Street
Johnstown, PA 15905
(814) 536-8991
Gr: 7-12 | 298 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bishop Shanahan High School
(Catholic)
220 Woodbine Rd
Downingtown, PA 19335
(610) 518-1300
Gr: 9-12 | 876 students Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 39 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Calvary Chapel Christian School
Calvary Chapel Christian School Photo
(Christian)
112 Thornton Road
Brownsville, PA 15417
(724) 785-2777
Gr: PK-12 | 227 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition listed
Cathedral Preparatory School
All-boys (Catholic)
225 W 9th St
Erie, PA 16501
(814) 453-7737
Gr: 9-12 | 406 students Avg. class size: 23 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 22 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Christian School Of York
Christian School Of York Photo - Equipping students through academic rigor and uncompromising Biblical truth to impact the world for Christ. Lots of new and exciting things are happening for our 21/22 school year! Call now to find out how you can be part of our Defender family! 717-767-6842, ext. 269.
(Christian)
(13)
907 Greenbriar Rd
York, PA 17404
(717) 767-6842
Gr: PK-12 | 555 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The City School - Poplar Campus (6-12)
The City School - Poplar Campus (6-12) Photo - We are The City School
(Christian)
(1)
910 N. 6th Street (Multiple Campus Locations)
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 792-6224
Gr: 6-12 | 546 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Conwell Egan Catholic High School
Conwell Egan Catholic High School Photo
(Catholic)
611 Wistar Rd
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 945-6200
Gr: 9-12 | 517 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 16 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Covenant Christian Academy
Covenant Christian Academy Photo - Students are taught cursive beginning in Kindergarten. While this skill is seldom taught in many contemporary schools, our families love to see the beautiful scripts that their Grammar School students develop.
(Christian)
(1)
1982 Locust Ln
Harrisburg, PA 17109
(717) 540-9885
Gr: PK-12 | 289 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Coventry Christian Schools
Coventry Christian Schools Photo
(Christian)
(1)
699 N Pleasantview Rd
Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 326-3320
Gr: NS-12 | 371 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Crawford Christian Academy
Crawford Christian Academy Photo
(Baptist)
(1)
543 Randolph St
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 724-6606
Gr: PK-12 | 359 students Sports: 4 Tuition listed
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