Newtown Friends School Photo

Pennsylvania Private Schools Offering the Most Extra-Curriculars

The average private school in Pennsylvania offers 10 extracurriculars (2024-25).
The private school in Pennsylvania offering the most extracurriculars is Germantown Friends School, offering 74 extracurriculars.
Extra Offered Range: 21 74 Avg. Extra Offered: 33

Pennsylvania Private Schools Offering the Most Extra-Curriculars (2024-25)

School
# Extra-curriculars
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Germantown Friends School
Germantown Friends School Photo
(Friends)
Extra-curriculars: 74
Grades: NS-12
31 W Coulter Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 951-2300
Rank: #22.
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)
Extra-curriculars: 60
Grades: PK-12
975 Westtown Road
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-7900
Rank: #33.
Shady Side Academy
Shady Side Academy Photo - Shady Side Academy Senior School resides on a 130- acre campus which offers incredible facilities and resources that enable students to fuel their passions. Advanced level courses, teachers that motivate and support, and a college-like campus all help to prepare students for college and beyond.
(2)
Extra-curriculars: 58
Grades: PK-12
423 Fox Chapel Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 968-3179
Rank: #44.
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg Academy Photo
Extra-curriculars: 49
Grades: 9-12
100 Academy Drive
Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-6173
Rank: #55.
Extra-curriculars: 48
Grades: PK-12
201 N Sprague Ave
Kingston, PA 18704
(570) 270-2100
Rank: #66.
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)
Extra-curriculars: 46
Grades: PK-12
1201 Homestead Ln
Hershey, PA 17033
(800) 322-3248
Rank: #77.
Seton-la Salle High School
Seton-la Salle High School Photo - Seton LaSalle Catholic High School
(Catholic)
(4)
Extra-curriculars: 44
Grades: 9-12
1000 McNeilly Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15226
(412) 561-3583
Rank: #88.
Bishop Shanahan High School
(Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 39
Grades: 9-12
220 Woodbine Rd
Downingtown, PA 19335
(610) 518-1300
Rank: #99.
Lancaster Catholic High School
Lancaster Catholic High School Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
Extra-curriculars: 38
Grades: 9-12
650 Juliette Ave
Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 509-0315
Rank: #1010.
West Chester Friends School
(Friends)
Extra-curriculars: 37
Grades: PK-5
415 N High Street
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 696-2615
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Extra-curriculars: 34
Grades: 6-12
2400 Pleasant Valley Boulevard
Altoona, PA 16602
(814) 944-4014
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
The Haverford School
The Haverford School Photo - Haverford's visual arts program includes 10 dedicated art studios and a design and engineering studio. Students experiment with 3D printing and other new media.
All-boys
(1)
Extra-curriculars: 34
Grades: PK-12
450 Lancaster Ave.
Haverford, PA 19041
(610) 642-3020
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Mercyhurst Preparatory School
Mercyhurst Preparatory School Photo - MPS students can participate in studio arts, dance, music, photography, and theater. Mercyhurst Prep offers 49 courses in the performing and visual arts, and the arts faculty is comprised of active award-winning artists who are regularly engaged in exhibiting, performing, and teaching in the community.
(Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 34
Grades: 8-12
538 E Grandview Blvd
Erie, PA 16504
(814) 824-2210
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
Extra-curriculars: 32
Grades: 7-12
911 Armory Dr
Greensburg, PA 15601
(724) 834-0310
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
Oakland Catholic High School
Oakland Catholic High School Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 32
Grades: 9-12
144 N Craig St
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 682-6633
Rank: #14 - 1614. - 16.
St. Joseph's Preparatory School
St. Joseph's Preparatory School Photo - St. Joseph's Prep
All-boys (Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 32
Grades: 9-12
1733 W. Girard Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 978-1958
Rank: #1717.
Grier School
Grier School Photo
All-girls
(1)
Extra-curriculars: 31
Grades: 7-12
2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Germantown Academy
Germantown Academy Photo - Second grade students research various species in the Wissahickon Creek, which runs through the heart of GA's campus.
(2)
Extra-curriculars: 29
Grades: PK-12
340 Morris Rd
Fort Washington, PA 19034
(267) 405-7070
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Villa Maria Academy High School
Villa Maria Academy High School Photo - Villa students welcome their new freshman "sisters" on the first day of school.
All-girls (Catholic)
(1)
Extra-curriculars: 29
Grades: 9-12
370 Central Ave
Malvern, PA 19355
(610) 644-2551
Rank: #2020.
Dubois Area Catholic High School
Dubois Area Catholic High School Photo - Little Cardinals Preschool! Our preschool prepares children for school! We have two and three day morning classes, a five day afternoon class and a five day all day Kindergarten Prep class. Two, three and five day classes may visit our gym, Library and technology rooms. Kindergarten Prep students enjoy 'pull-out' programs in gym, art, music, technology and Library.
(Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 28
Grades: PK-12
200 Central Christian Rd
Du Bois, PA 15801
(814) 371-3060
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Bishop Canevin High School
Bishop Canevin High School Photo - Bishop Canevin High School first opened in 1959 as a co-educational Catholic High School.
(Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 27
Grades: 9-12
2700 Morange Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
(412) 922-7400
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Norwood-fontbonne Academy
Norwood-fontbonne Academy Photo
(Catholic)
(6)
Extra-curriculars: 27
Grades: PK-8
8891 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-3811
Rank: #2323.
Aquinas Academy
Aquinas Academy Photo
(Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 26
Grades: NS-12
2308 West Hardies Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15044
(724) 444-0722
Rank: #2424.
Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr
Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr Photo - Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr is a Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls K-12, founded in 1865 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Known as SHA, the private girls' school is located in PA outside of Philadelphia with elementary, middle and upper school divisions located on one campus.
All-girls (Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 25
Grades: K-12
480 S Bryn Mawr Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 527-3915
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
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)
(5)
Extra-curriculars: 24
Grades: 9-12
140 South Oxford Avenue
Mc Sherrystown, PA 17344
(717) 637-5969
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
Devon Preparatory School
Devon Preparatory School Photo - Each year members of Devon Prep's Christian Action Program (CAP) collects and delivers thousands of food items to an inner city community center for Thanksgiving.
All-boys (Catholic)
(3)
Extra-curriculars: 24
Grades: 6-12
363 N. Valley Forge Road
Devon, PA 19333
(610) 688-7337
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School
Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 24
Grades: 9-12
1345 Sumneytown Pike
Ambler, PA 19002
(215) 646-8815
Rank: #25 - 2825. - 28.
St. John Vianney Regional School
(Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 24
Grades: PK-8
210 North 18th Street
Allentown, PA 18104
(610) 435-8981
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
St. Andrew School
(Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 23
Grades: PK-8
51 Wrights Rd
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 968-2685
Rank: #29 - 3029. - 30.
Scranton Preparatory School
(Catholic)
(2)
Extra-curriculars: 23
Grades: 9-12
1000 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton, PA 18509
(570) 941-7737
Rank: #31 - 3431. - 34.
Cathedral Preparatory School
All-boys (Catholic)
Extra-curriculars: 22
Grades: 9-12
225 W 9th St
Erie, PA 16501
(814) 453-7737
Rank: #31 - 3431. - 34.
George School
George School Photo
(Friends)
Extra-curriculars: 22
Grades: 9-12
1690 Newtown Langhorne Road
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 579-6547
Rank: #31 - 3431. - 34.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School Photo
(Catholic)
(1)
Extra-curriculars: 22
Grades: 9-12
1504 Woodcrest Ave
Coraopolis, PA 15108
(412) 264-5140
Rank: #31 - 3431. - 34.
The Shipley School
The Shipley School Photo - Shipley Upper School
(5)
Extra-curriculars: 22
Grades: PK-12
814 Yarrow Street
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 525-4300
Rank: #35 - 3835. - 38.
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)
Extra-curriculars: 21
Grades: 1-12
19 E Central Ave
Paoli, PA 19301
(610) 640-4150
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Pennsylvania average number of extracurriculars offered by private schools?
The Pennsylvania average number of extracurriculars by private schools is 10 for 2024-25.
What are the private schools with most extracurriculars offered in Pennsylvania?
The top ranked private schools in Pennsylvania include Germantown Friends School, Westtown School and Shady Side Academy.
What is private high school and private elementary school offering the most extracurriculars in Pennsylvania?
The private high school offering the most extracurriculars in Pennsylvania is Germantown Friends School, with a value of 74. The private elementary school offering the most extracurriculars is Germantown Friends School, with a value of 74.

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