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Top 20 Best Pennsylvania Private Schools Belonging to Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 92 private schools belonging to Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) serving 29,563 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 $29,247, which is higher than the Pennsylvania private school average tuition cost of $12,552.

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

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.

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 - Second grade students research various species in the Wissahickon Creek, which runs through the heart of GA's campus.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

MMI Preparatory School Photo - MMI Preparatory School Campus

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.

Linden Hall Photo - Students enjoying a walk around our beautiful campus in the springtime.

Girard College Photo - Field trips take advantage of the numerous and varied museums and historic sites in Philadelphia. These first graders are sketching at PAFA (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts).

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