- Acceptance Rate: 76%
- Location: Pittsburg, PA
- Enrollment: 500
- School Type: Coed, day/boarding school
- Grades: PK-12 day; 9-12 boarding
- Church Affiliation: Non-sectarian
- Number of faculty: 114
- Tuition: Day - $22,000; boarding - $30,875
- Percentage of students receiving financial aid: 15%
- Admissions Deadline: February 4
- Website: Shady Side Academy
Comments: Shady Side Academy offers three campuses for its three divisions. In addition to college prep academics, the school also mounts a full sports program and a wide range of extracurricular activities. This school has the resources and capabilities to take your child from prekindergarten right through to senior high. If you live in the greater Pittsburgh, put this fine old school on your list.