NYC Private Schools Soar Past $70k/Year

[Anonymous]

https://nypost.com/2026/02/09/business/nyc-private-school-tuition-soars-past-70k-per-year-report/

NYC private schools now charge over $70k/year. How high can tuition go before the bubble bursts? At what point do families migrate to catholic schools or form cheaper alternatives?

[Anonymous]

There will always be people who can pay. To so, it's an estate plan, to others, it's worth the prestige, to other it's immaterial.

[Anonymous]

My youngest is graduating in June, and the tuition has literally doubled from when we started this whole process with his older sister in 2009. It's nuts.

[Anonymous]

Higher tuition can help filter out the riffraff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Higher tuition can help filter out the riffraff.

Selective admissions does that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Higher tuition can help filter out the riffraff.

Selective admissions does that.

Not well enough. They don’t get financial info for families unless they apply for aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Higher tuition can help filter out the riffraff.

What riffraff? These schools already do this through admissions testing. They also have a decent chunk of students on scholarships through programs like Prep for Prep and Oliver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Higher tuition can help filter out the riffraff.

What riffraff? These schools already do this through admissions testing. They also have a decent chunk of students on scholarships through programs like Prep for Prep and Oliver.

Bump up the tuition a little higher and we can find out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My youngest is graduating in June, and the tuition has literally doubled from when we started this whole process with his older sister in 2009. It's nuts.

17 years of inflation...and returns. How long does it take for money to double?