Percentage of Students on Financial Aid at Major Privates is Depressing

[Anonymous]

GDS: 23.9%
Sidwell: 21%
Maret: 24%
NCS: 21%
STA: 29%

[Anonymous]

K-12 privates do not have the endowments that most universities do, and they choose to spread out aid rather than give out a large # of full rides. The % of families getting material financial aid is even lower than what you’ve listed.

[Anonymous]

I saw those same numbers and thought they seemed very positive. It's expensive to run a school and it's great that 1 out of 4 or 5 kids is on financial aid.
Why do you find it depressing?

[Anonymous]

Why is that depressing?

[Anonymous]

That’s way higher than I would’ve guessed. Good for them.

[Anonymous]

Potomac School 21%
Bullis 34%
St. Andrew's 1 in 4
Holton 25%
Landon 28%
Georgetown Prep 28%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I saw those same numbers and thought they seemed very positive. It's expensive to run a school and it's great that 1 out of 4 or 5 kids is on financial aid.
Why do you find it depressing?

Compare with many other private schools across the country which are closer to 40-50%.

[Anonymous]

What other schools?

[Anonymous]

Harvard Westlake 20%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw those same numbers and thought they seemed very positive. It's expensive to run a school and it's great that 1 out of 4 or 5 kids is on financial aid.
Why do you find it depressing?

Compare with many other private schools across the country which are closer to 40-50%.

% of the class on aid is not meaningful; looking at avg award is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Harvard Westlake 20%

They’ve got LA money, which is in a whole other stratosphere than anything around here. Same goes for NYC.

[Anonymous]

They’re all pathetic. Which is why I laugh when the schools taut their “diversity.” What a joke. They’re schools for rich kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS: 23.9%
Sidwell: 21%
Maret: 24%
NCS: 21%
STA: 29%

So much philanthropy is required to make this happen. Well done, these numbers are incredible!

To anybody who thinks otherwise, how much have you donated to fund private school financial aid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I saw those same numbers and thought they seemed very positive. It's expensive to run a school and it's great that 1 out of 4 or 5 kids is on financial aid.
Why do you find it depressing?

Compare with many other private schools across the country which are closer to 40-50%.

% of the class on aid is not meaningful; looking at avg award is.

% on aid is very meaningful. Even if some families only get a little aid it indicates there may be more middle class and working families than gadjillionaires.

[Anonymous]

That’s not really financial aid. It’s a discount. Time to accept that nothing is pure merit.