Mercersburg Academy

Mercersburg Academy

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  Grades
  9-12PG

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  Gender
  Coed

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  Students
  442

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  Teachers
  105

School Profile

City

Mercersburg, PA

Setting

Rural

Religion

Nonsectarian 

Teachers

105 

S/T Ratio*

4.1 

Base Tuition

$60,680 / $35,960 (day school)

Mercersburg Academy (Pennsylvania)

Founded in 1893 in the heart of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic, Mercersburg Academy is a private, coed, college preparatory boarding school with 435 students in grades 9-12 and postgraduate.

We offer 170 courses, 26 varsity sports, numerous performing and fine arts programs, an outdoor education program, and more than $7 million in financial aid. Mercersburg is located only 90 minutes from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md., and within easy driving distance of New York City, Philadelphia, Pa., and Pittsburgh, Pa.

Mission

At Mercersburg Academy we embrace the value of hard work, character, and community while learning to balance independence with interdependence and individual humility with collective pride. Our students commit to a life of learning, seek to understand the spiritual nature of human existence, and develop a determination to lead and serve the world.

Contact Information

Associations & Organizations

• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools




Photo Source: School Website and/or Social Media Data Source: NCES: 00939414




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