PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Valley Forge Military Academy (VFMA) in Wayne will close at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year, school leadership announced on Monday.
The academy — a private college prep school for boys in grades seven through 12 — will continue to operate through May 30, 2026, culminating in the graduation of the 98th Corps of Cadets.
The VFMA, in a statement, cited several reasons for the closure: “After a thorough review of VFMA’s long-term sustainability, the trustees determined that the Academy is no longer viable for several reasons. First, rising costs have made a boarding school education less affordable for many families. In turn, this has driven sharp declines in enrollment. In addition, changes in Pennsylvania law increased the Academy’s liability exposure, driving steep insurance premium increases and narrowing the number of insurers willing to provide coverage. Together, these factors made the Academy’s future unsustainable.”…