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Located 15 miles west of Philadelphia in eastern Chester County, Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships form a suburban school district whose residents primarily engage in professional and business occupations. Conestoga High School is a four-year public school that emphasizes college preparation. The current enrollment is approximately 2,000 students. Conestoga is consistently among the top high schools in the state in academic excellence. Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools and certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Conestoga was among the first five public high schools in Pennsylvania selected for academic excellence in the National Secondary School Recognition Program. Nearly 50% of all students participate on at least one interscholastic athletic team and 14% participate in the intramural program. Over 88% are involved in at least one facet of a broad-based student activities program, which is notably strong in service and leadership, media production and publications, government and politics, and visual and performing arts.