Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania, will close in May 2026 after a review found the prep boarding school to be "no longer viable" due to rising costs and declining enrollment, the school announced Monday.

The board of trustees cited rising tuition prices, falling enrollment and a change in Pennsylvania law that increased liability exposure and drove up insurance premiums as the reasons behind the decision to close down VFMA, which was founded in 1928, after the 2025-26 academic year, in a statement posted online .

"Together, these factors made the Academy's future unsustainable," the statement said.

VFMA trustees said the Valley Forge Military College, which shares the 70-acre Main Line campus with the academy, will remain open. The academy and college have a differe

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