Enough is enough

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Glad someone is calling these schools out. St Mary’s tuition seems ti go up every year by 5 pct or more, PLUS large increases in fees this year.

How else will schools pay for the rising costs of benefits for faculty and staff? You realize these costs go up every year, right?

By getting rid of the staff members whose contributions to actual education are minimal.

People don't get how much bloat there is in private education. You could fire half the admin with no changes to the quality of the education

As a former independent school administrator, you are 100% correct. Most schools are top heavy with very well paid administrators. The teachers plug along with their 3% COL yearly increase.

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I used to be on the Board of a well-known school around here, and disagree about the allegations of bloat.

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Anonymous wrote:The financial aid parents are already free loading off the the tuition that full pay families are paying. If you are full pay, you are already contributing more than average due to the free loaders.

Eliminating financial aid programs would lower tuition by at least $5k-10k per year at most private schools.

The government is already providing these kids with public school. Financial aid is an unnecessary expense.

This would ensure a complete lack of socioeconomic diversity in private schools, which I suspect is totally fine with you.

Schools should focus on the type of diversity they don’t have to pay for through financial aid.

The market disagrees with your view. Plenty of other full pay applicants out there willing to pay the going rate.

Give them a choice and find out for yourself. There is currently no way to opt out.

Oh really? Parents are involuntarily paying tuition to their schools?

At the major DC area privates, parents are paying at least $5k-$10k of their annual full pay tuition towards the financial aid programs and there is no way to opt out. Financial aid is a major part of the school’s budget despite the availability of public schools. The private school parents are being forced to pay for the classmates on financial aid.

Forced? Really?

You mean, like, at gunpoint?

If you don’t like it, public schools are available. No FA.

+1. Public schools are a great option for parents who are bitter about their private school’s practices.

If you want to know why tuition is so high, the answer is the financial aid program.

Not bitter just explaining this because the exact reason is well known.

If the entirety of Sidwell’s financial aid budget was applied instead as a tuition discount, it would knock about $8,750 off of tuition that currently runs $51-58k. Try again.

Jackpot. Almost $10k of tuition at Sidwell is due to the financial aid program. It is even higher elsewhere.

Lol. You said “if you want to know why tuition is so high.” If there was zero financial aid, it would still be ~$42-50k. Financial aid is not why it is high. And no, it is generally not higher elsewhere, Sidwell has very generous aid.

If $8,750 is so important to you, you should be at a public school. Or apply for financial aid

Would never qualify for financial aid myself. Just don’t want to be paying for kids that aren’t mine.

Ah, spoken like a typical self-involved A hole Sidwell parent ❤️

Wow, please tell me more about how you would like to spend my money. Nobody else is paying for my kids. Why should I have to bailout deadbeat parents who can’t even cover tuition?

You don’t have to. Unless you’re being “forced.” How are you being “forced”?

Full pay tuition at private schools includes $5k-$10k of tuition that funds financial aid. There is no way to opt out. It is a requirement of attending these schools.


For the responsible parents who are paying for their own children, they have to also cover for the financial aid parents. Many FA parents are pursuing underpaid, leisurely jobs while the real adults are paying their bills.

The bloat is in the financial aid programs.

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Someone is pocketing the excess increase in tuition. Teachers get a raise of 4 to 3 percent and the tuition increases by 6 and 7 percent. Some people that are not teachers are enjoying the difference. Nice job!

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It’s insane- you are correct !

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Anonymous wrote:Someone is pocketing the excess increase in tuition. Teachers get a raise of 4 to 3 percent and the tuition increases by 6 and 7 percent. Some people that are not teachers are enjoying the difference. Nice job!

Business office employee. At our school, health insurance and other benefits costs went up by 15% this year. In past years switching providers or negotiating with our carrier reduced those costs. This year, no luck. So yes, teachers might not get a huge salary increase, but their costs are increasing substantially.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone is pocketing the excess increase in tuition. Teachers get a raise of 4 to 3 percent and the tuition increases by 6 and 7 percent. Some people that are not teachers are enjoying the difference. Nice job!

Business office employee. At our school, health insurance and other benefits costs went up by 15% this year. In past years switching providers or negotiating with our carrier reduced those costs. This year, no luck. So yes, teachers might not get a huge salary increase, but their costs are increasing substantially.

And how's the Head of School enjoying their house, car, 600K+++ salary?

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Anonymous wrote:Someone is pocketing the excess increase in tuition. Teachers get a raise of 4 to 3 percent and the tuition increases by 6 and 7 percent. Some people that are not teachers are enjoying the difference. Nice job!

Business office employee. At our school, health insurance and other benefits costs went up by 15% this year. In past years switching providers or negotiating with our carrier reduced those costs. This year, no luck. So yes, teachers might not get a huge salary increase, but their costs are increasing substantially.

And how's the Head of School enjoying their house, car, 600K+++ salary?

My Head makes <$400k, no car, no housing allowance, and got a one-time relocation bonus to move from the west coast. That’s it. I’m paid way more per hour!

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Anonymous wrote:Someone is pocketing the excess increase in tuition. Teachers get a raise of 4 to 3 percent and the tuition increases by 6 and 7 percent. Some people that are not teachers are enjoying the difference. Nice job!

Business office employee. At our school, health insurance and other benefits costs went up by 15% this year. In past years switching providers or negotiating with our carrier reduced those costs. This year, no luck. So yes, teachers might not get a huge salary increase, but their costs are increasing substantially.

And how's the Head of School enjoying their house, car, 600K+++ salary?

My Head makes <$400k, no car, no housing allowance, and got a one-time relocation bonus to move from the west coast. That’s it. I’m paid way more per hour!

Good for you! Try to donate more to school as well. Maybe a couple of hours of work.

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Anonymous wrote:Someone is pocketing the excess increase in tuition. Teachers get a raise of 4 to 3 percent and the tuition increases by 6 and 7 percent. Some people that are not teachers are enjoying the difference. Nice job!

Business office employee. At our school, health insurance and other benefits costs went up by 15% this year. In past years switching providers or negotiating with our carrier reduced those costs. This year, no luck. So yes, teachers might not get a huge salary increase, but their costs are increasing substantially.

And how's the Head of School enjoying their house, car, 600K+++ salary?

My Head makes <$400k, no car, no housing allowance, and got a one-time relocation bonus to move from the west coast. That’s it. I’m paid way more per hour!

Good for you! Try to donate more to school as well. Maybe a couple of hours of work.

Why? What are you talking about?

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WES, St Pat’s, NPS all make 450 to 500k that’s insane 😳 with what the teachers get paid at these schools.

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Quite frankly if you cap the hos salary at 300k and give the difference as a bonus to teachers staff would be more motivated.

The key reason behind ever increasing tuition is bloated admin staff. Do people honestly think that quality is improving year after year? Give me a break….

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Anonymous wrote:WES, St Pat’s, NPS all make 450 to 500k that’s insane 😳 with what the teachers get paid at these schools.

Serious questions--how do you know this? Are you on the board of all three? Is this information available publicly?

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For non religious school is in pro publica. Hos salary in wis is close to 900k and in Maret 700k. Sidwell is religious so it’s not published. But should be around those values.

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I think all the tax exemptions to private schools should disappear. That money just goes to the pocket of the hos.