Another Sidwell college counselor head quits

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Anonymous wrote:Tuition keeps going up because 1) demand for good faculty increases making the market for good teachers tighter...pay up or lose them and 2) parents rightly demand more - new buildings, more programs, etc, which you know, requires money.

Several peer schools have kept tuition increases to 3%, kept teachers and have excellent college placement so I don’t buy it.

Which “peer” schools?
1. Where are these schools located? Hint: DC is the only acceptable answer because…COL and land values
2. What are these schools’ 2023-24 tuition rates? Is lunch included in the tuition?
3. How do their facilities compare to Sidwell’s (be honest)?

Why should facilities matter? Will your students have a better education and college placement because the gym is better? NOPE.

You know this isn’t a debate about facilities providing better college placement. It’s about providing clean and comfortable surroundings for students (which all children deserve). My oldest son attended a crumbling, roach and rat infested WotP DCPS before attending Sidwell. He will tell you that Sidwell’s facilities alone made his educational experience 1000% better. After he saw the inside of Walls (pre-COVID), he wouldn’t even consider it. Luckily, he has parents who could afford private high school.

However, I agree that Sidwell’s tuition has gotten out of hand. I’m glad I’m FINALLY done paying it. My daughter attends a much more reasonably priced Catholic school.

Aw, your poor son, what a fragile buttercup he must be, and how wonderful he has you to buy his way out of a situation with walls that need repainting. After all, no way Sidwell has roaches in the cafeteria, plus freshly painted walls are the hallmark of a good education. /s

You do realize there's space between "crumbling, roach-infested" and "we need to renovate the climbing wall again"?