MPFS Fast Facts

See below for a snapshot of statistics and facts about Media-Providence Friends School and our community. Please visit use the buttons to the right to learn more or contact Director of Admissions & Program Angela DiMaria.

Enrollment

48% of students receive need-based financial aid

  • Preschool: 23
  • Lower School: 66
  • Middle School: 36
    Enrollment Total: 125
8:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
School Day

8:20 AM-3:00 PM
(children may arrive as early as 8 AM)
3:00 PM-5:30 PM
Afterschool Program & Extracurricular Activities

Transportation

Provided from 21 different school districts

Memberships
  • National Association of Independent Schools
  • Friends Council on Education
  • Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools
  • Association for Middle Level Education
Ethnicity
  • African American 16%
  • Asian/Pacific Islander 6%
  • European American 55%
  • Hispanic 4%
  • Middle Eastern 3%
  • Multiracial 12%
  • International 4%
Founded in 1876

100% of staff are fully vaccinated against Covid-19

HIGHSCHOOL ACCEPTANCES

  • Agnes Irwin School
  • Archmere Academy
  • Baldwin School
  • Church Farm School
  • Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
  • Delaware County Christian School
  • Delaware Valley Friends School
  • Friends' Central School
  • Friends Select School
  • Haverford School
  • Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
  • Kimberton Waldorf School
  • Olney Friends School
  • Penn Charter
  • Shipley School
  • Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
  • Tower Hill School
  • Westtown School
  • Wilmington Friends School
  • Woodlynde School
  • Local Public and Catholic High Schools

Our Mission

We awaken the passion and potential of all individuals within a welcoming, diverse community led by Quaker values.

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