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Chesterbrook Academy

Chesterbrook Academy is a private school in Newtown, PA, serving grades PK–TK with 32 students and a 1.6:1 student–teacher ratio. Figures come from the federal Private School Universe Survey — tuition is not collected there, so confirm cost directly with the school.

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GradesPK–TK

Enrollment32

Students / teacher1.6

AffiliationNonsectarian

EnrollsCoeducational

Location

TownNewtown, PA

ZIP18940

51 Marigold Dr, Newtown, PA 18940. Data: NCES federal directory — confirm details with the school before you rely on them.

School profile

What the federal survey actually reports.

Chesterbrook Academy is classified as Nonsectarian, regular school. Its 32-student body sits above the 27-student median for a Bucks County private school — 30th largest of the 66 that reported enrollment. At 1.6 students per teacher it runs leaner than the county private-school median of 10. The reported school day runs 10 hours — worth checking against your commute and childcare window.

Grade span

PK–TK

Prekindergarten through Transitional kindergarten

Enrollment

Size band: less than 50 students

Teachers (FTE)

20.6

1.6 students per teacher

Level

Elementary

Coeducational

Affiliation

Nonsectarian

School day

10 hrs

As reported to PSS

Reported student body shares

White75%
Black3.1%
Hispanic3.1%
Asian6.3%

Individual categories as reported to PSS. Pacific Islander, American Indian, and two-or-more-races shares are collected separately and are not shown here, so these figures do not sum to 100%.

Private-school figures: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2021-22 public-use data file . PSS is a biennial census of private schools and does not collect tuition — confirm cost, admissions, and current grade range with the school directly.

Nearby

Other private schools in Newtown.

A Childs World Grades PK–K 20 students
George School
Montessori Community School of Newtown Grades PK–K 20 students
Shir Ami Early Learning Center Grades PK–K 28 students
Springtime School Grades UG 21 students
St. Andrew School Grades PK–8 561 students

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Buying near Chesterbrook Academy? Verify three things.

Assignment

Confirm the attendance zone

Chesterbrook Academy admits by application, not by address, and only covers grades PK–TK — so a Newtown home still sits in a public attendance zone you should check separately. With roughly 32 students enrolled, seat availability moves year to year.

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Taxes

Model the school levy

A Newtown homeowner pays the full school levy whether or not their child attends Chesterbrook Academy — budget tuition on top of it, not instead of it.

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Town fit

Read the town, not just the school

Newtown has 7 private schools on this site alone — compare them, then read the town's corridor, commute and municipal taxes before you narrow.

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Directory data: NCES EDGE open data — School Characteristics (CCD 2024–2025) and Private School Locations (PSS 2023–2024), retrieved July 18, 2026. Enrollment and staffing figures are the most recent federal reporting year and change annually — verify with the school or district.

School district is an address-level decision.

Chesterbrook Academy takes students from across the area, so it does not fix your Newtown attendance zone. Confirm the public assignment for any address you tour — that is what the price reflects.

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