Delaware Valley Friends School (DVFS) is a

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for children with

learning disabilities Learning disability, learning disorder, or learning difficulty (British English) is a condition in the brain that causes difficulties comprehending or processing information and can be caused by several different factors. Given the "difficult ...

. It is located in the

Paoli, Pennsylvania Paoli ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Chester County near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated in portions of two townships: Tredyffrin and Willistown. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 5,575. Hist ...

, in

Greater Philadelphia The Delaware Valley is a metropolitan region on the East Coast of the United States that comprises and surrounds Philadelphia, the sixth most populous city in the nation and 68th largest city in the world as of 2020. The toponym Delaware Vall ...

. DVFS is one of two

Quaker schools Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's abili ...

in the Philadelphia area equipped to serve children with learning disabilities.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 150 students enrolled in 2015-16 was: * Asian - 4.7% * Black - 14.7% * Hispanic - 2.7% * White - 71.3% * Multiracial - 6.7%

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* Quaker schools in Pennsylvania Private middle schools in Pennsylvania Private high schools in Pennsylvania Schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania Special education in the United States {{Pennsylvania-school-stub