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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Chester County, Pennsylvania

59 public schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Octorara Area JSHS leads the list at -37.8%, against a median of -11.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
59
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Best Enrollment change
-37.8%
Median Enrollment change
-11.8%
FASTEST DECLINING · CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Octorara Area JSHSAtglen, PAOctorara Area SD1,131703-37.8%
2Penn London El SchWest Grove, PAAvon Grove SD877560-36.1%
3Devon El SchDevon, PATredyffrin-Easttown SD603401-33.5%
4Kathryn D. Markley El SchMalvern, PAGreat Valley SD632426-32.6%
5Jordan Bank SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SD252181-28.2%
6Fern Hill El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD557408-26.8%
7Honey Brook El CtrHoney Brook, PATwin Valley SD387289-25.3%
8Great Valley MSMalvern, PAGreat Valley SD1,004754-24.9%
9Mary C Howse El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD580442-23.8%
10Glen Acres El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD592451-23.8%
11Octorara El SchAtglen, PAOctorara Area SD354270-23.7%
12Shamona Creek El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SD624488-21.8%
13Octorara Intermediate SchAtglen, PAOctorara Area SD351279-20.5%
14East Vincent El SchSpring City, PAOwen J Roberts SD631512-18.9%
15Schuylkill El SchPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SD515418-18.8%
16North Coventry El SchPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SD648532-17.9%
17Oxford Area High SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SD1,3141,089-17.1%
18Nottingham SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SD517429-17.0%
19Octorara Primary LCAtglen, PAOctorara Area SD490412-15.9%
20Penn Wood El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD520438-15.8%
21Charles F Patton MSKennett Square, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SD997842-15.5%
22Penn's Grove SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SD622528-15.1%
23Kennett Middle SchoolLandenberg, PAKennett Consolidated SD1,056902-14.6%
24Hopewell El SchOxford, PAOxford Area SD572489-14.5%
25East Coventry El SchPottstown, PAOwen J Roberts SD558479-14.2%
26Elk Ridge SchoolOxford, PAOxford Area SD479413-13.8%
27Coatesville Intermediate HSCoatsville, PACoatesville Area SD946826-12.7%
28Pickering Valley El SchChester Springs, PADowningtown Area SD483423-12.4%
29Stetson MSWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD921808-12.3%
30Pocopson El SchWest Chester, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SD583514-11.8%
31Kennett High SchoolKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SD1,3341,184-11.2%
32West Chester Bayard Rustin HSWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD1,3011,159-10.9%
33Bancroft El SchKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SD451403-10.6%
34Brandywine-Wallace El SchDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SD540488-9.6%
35Hillsdale El SchWest Chester, PAWest Chester Area SD591537-9.1%
36Tredyffrin-Easttown MSBerwyn, PATredyffrin-Easttown SD1,1571,056-8.7%
37East Fallowfield El SchEast Fallowfield, PACoatesville Area SD307281-8.5%
38Greenwood El SchKennett Square, PAKennett Consolidated SD604556-7.9%
39Sugartown El SchMalvern, PAGreat Valley SD487449-7.8%
40Unionville HSKennett Square, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SD1,3681,263-7.7%
41Phoenixville Early Learning CtrPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SD659613-7.0%
42Rainbow El SchCoatesville, PACoatesville Area SD735684-6.9%
43Caln El SchThorndale, PACoatesville Area SD467440-5.8%
44West Vincent El SchChester Springs, PAOwen J Roberts SD562530-5.7%
45Chadds Ford El SchChadds Ford, PAUnionville-Chadds Ford SD345328-4.9%
46Avon Grove Intrmd SchWest Grove, PAAvon Grove SD1,5041,436-4.5%
47Downingtown HS East CampusExton, PADowningtown Area SD1,7891,708-4.5%
48Barkley El SchPhoenixville, PAPhoenixville Area SD291281-3.4%
49Exton El SchExton, PAWest Chester Area SD550533-3.1%
50Marsh Creek Sixth Grade CenterDowningtown, PADowningtown Area SD1,0951,066-2.6%
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