Sidwell to increase tuition a WHOPPING 6.7%

[Anonymous]

Sky's the limit!

Last year, the School raised tuition by an aggregate of 3.0%; Tuition rates for the 2022-23 academic year are as follows:

Grades PK-2: $47,200

Grades 3-4: $49,040

Grades 5-8: $51,240

Grades 9-12: $51,650

[Anonymous]

My jaw is still on the floor.

[Anonymous]

Supply and demand my friends

[Anonymous]

Inflation is running at 6-7%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sky's the limit!

Last year, the School raised tuition by an aggregate of 3.0%; Tuition rates for the 2022-23 academic year are as follows:

Grades PK-2: $47,200

Grades 3-4: $49,040

Grades 5-8: $51,240

Grades 9-12: $51,650

This is utterly ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

So what you’re saying is that SFS next year will be what STA and Holton charged last year?

[Anonymous]

Silly question but if your kid is already enrolled in a grade level - you're not 'locked in' to that rate for the entire grade level? The new price increases affect everyone - new and old parents?

[Anonymous]

No wonder Buttigieg was panicking. Just the PK-2 tuition costs for ONE kid is 10% of his salary. Let alone two at the same time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Inflation is running at 6-7%

There is zero chance that they are giving staff salary increases anywhere near that. Because salaries are the biggest expense, there is zero chance that there expense rose 6-7%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Silly question but if your kid is already enrolled in a grade level - you're not 'locked in' to that rate for the entire grade level? The new price increases affect everyone - new and old parents?

Yes. There’s no grandfathering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silly question but if your kid is already enrolled in a grade level - you're not 'locked in' to that rate for the entire grade level? The new price increases affect everyone - new and old parents?

Yes. There’s no grandfathering.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No wonder Buttigieg was panicking. Just the PK-2 tuition costs for ONE kid is 10% of his salary. Let alone two at the same time.

Cabinet Secretaries make like $200k. It would be nearly 25% of his gross for one kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Inflation is running at 6-7%

There is zero chance that they are giving staff salary increases anywhere near that. Because salaries are the biggest expense, there is zero chance that there expense rose 6-7%

You sure about that? Its only 6% and Houston Public Schools gave their teachers bonuses of $4,500. So did Atlanta - $4,000. Both increases are around 5% of pay. I heard FCPS gave bonuses as well but don't know how much.

[Anonymous]

Beyond insane and completely not acceptable especially with the lowering standards they have with their curriculum. It has been an underwhelming two years and I cannot believe that they think we are supporting this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No wonder Buttigieg was panicking. Just the PK-2 tuition costs for ONE kid is 10% of his salary. Let alone two at the same time.

Cabinet Secretaries make like $200k. It would be nearly 25% of his gross for one kid.

Ohh ouch, you're right.