Quick Facts (2026)
- Grades: 8-12
- Enrollment: 78 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Summit Academy
About the School
- The Summit Academy, located in Herman, Butler County, Pennsylvania, (about one hour north of the city of Pittsburgh) is a private, residential school for delinquent young men ages 14-18 and serving grades 9-12.
- Under the same dedicated management as The Academy, The Summit Academy strives to rehabilitate its, currently, 300 students, who hail from all of Pennsylvania as well as Ohio, West Virginia, Delaware and Washington, DC, through education, industrial trades' training, counseling, and athletics.
- Located on a beautiful 125-acre campus, facilities include the main academic building, dormitory, gymnasium, library, athletic fields, indoor and outdoor basketball courts, and a swimming pool.
- We expect only the best from our students at the Summit Academy; this is why we treat them like gentlemen rather than juvenile delinquents.
- With this mindset, our students are required to wear the proper school uniform, which, for most of the year, includes an oxford shirt, tie, khaki pants, belt and loafers.
- Students attend classes daily and counseling sessions, athletic practices, and industrial trades training in the evening.
Quick Facts (2026)
- Grades: 8-12
- Enrollment: 78 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
School Rankings
Summit Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Pennsylvania for:
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Attribute
Diversity
School Facts
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades 8-12
Students By Grade
Campus Size
125 acres
Student Body
Academics & Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
19 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
4:1
National avg.: 11:1
Tuition & Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the application deadline for Summit Academy?
The application deadline for Summit Academy is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
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School Reviews
5 2/10/2014
my son got jumped there and they did not a thing about it
5 12/11/2012
I would like to thank the teachers and staff of Summit Academy for safe keeping of my child and for helping him to succeed in all he did the year he spent there.
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