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Top 20 Best Pennsylvania Private Schools Belonging to Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 92 private schools belonging to Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) serving 29,589 students in Pennsylvania. You can also find more schools membership associations in Pennsylvania.

The private schools belonging to Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) in Pennsylvania include The Agnes Irwin School, Girard College, and Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School.

The average tuition cost is $29,316, which is higher than the Pennsylvania private school average tuition cost of $12,789.

40% of private schools belonging to Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) in Pennsylvania are religiously affiliated (most commonly Friends and Catholic).

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.

Germantown Academy Photo - Germantown Academy's Alter Middle School and McNeil Upper School at night.

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.

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.

Kimberton Waldorf School Photo - The 5th grade Pentathlon brings together Waldorf schools from a three-hour radius for a day of friendly athletic competition and collaboration -- the culmination of their Greek studies.

The Crefeld School Photo - Two Upper School Students on a beautiful day in Crefeld's field

Center School Photo - STEM is a strong focus at Center School. From reverse engineering, to building a little library, there is always some exciting coming from the STEM group.

Milton Hershey School Photo - Milton Hershey School thrives as a cost-free, private, coeducational home and school for more than 2,000 students from families of lower income.

Solebury School Photo - A bird's eye view of Solebury's beautiful 140-acre campus

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Photo - Situated on a 62-acre campus in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, the school prides itself on preparing students to lead lives characterized by thoughtfulness, integrity, and a passion to effect positive change. SCH Academy is the product of a 2011 merger between Springside School and Chestnut Hill Academy and combines nearly 300 years of academic excellence. Learn more at www.sch.org.

The Kiski School Photo - State of the art track at Orr Track and Field

The Ellis School Photo - Girls lead the way in every subject area, in every sport, in every club at Ellis.

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