Affordable non-religious private in DC metro area?

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Anonymous wrote:Google is your friend.
Flint Hill
the Hill school
Wakefield

Flint Hill and the Hill are not cheap.

Yeah, what are ridiculous list. The only difference between Flint Hill and the other expensive private schools in the area is that Flint Hill isn’t as good academically. This is a really stupid list that does not help OP at all.

Non religious.

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Unicorn Prep on Shangri-La Road.

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Templeton Academy is $19K

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OP you are not going to find a non religious private school with good academics. You need to either accept a religious education, higher tuition or try the lottery for a charter school.

We are at a Big 3 school (religious at that). We hope to qualify for aid now that all 3 of our kids will be in school and it’s hard. We never eat out, no vacations, watch what we spend all the time, etc. It’s worth it to us, but it’s not for everyone…

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Anonymous wrote:OP you are not going to find a non religious private school with good academics. You need to either accept a religious education, higher tuition or try the lottery for a charter school.

We are at a Big 3 school (religious at that). We hope to qualify for aid now that all 3 of our kids will be in school and it’s hard. We never eat out, no vacations, watch what we spend all the time, etc. It’s worth it to us, but it’s not for everyone…

Good academics yes. Good everything no. Basis is cheaper and has robust academics as evidenced by the really impressive college matriculation. But it lags elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:The schools listed above are not affordable. Flint Hill is $47K.

OP, what ages? There seems to be more options for K-6 or K-8. Merritt Academy in Fairfax is about $21K. Pinecrest in Annandale is $17K or so. I don't know much about these schools, but one of my daughters had a friend pre-COVID who was at Merritt and liked it. There might be other options a little farther out.

Good luck. The private schools here are either secular or semi-affordable, rarely both.

Thank you! Yes, both kids are in kinder/preK so we're looking to move in an area where I can still commute to DC in 45 mins but also near an private school that is hopefully around 25k/year. Appreciate these recs!

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Anonymous wrote:The schools listed above are not affordable. Flint Hill is $47K.

OP, what ages? There seems to be more options for K-6 or K-8. Merritt Academy in Fairfax is about $21K. Pinecrest in Annandale is $17K or so. I don't know much about these schools, but one of my daughters had a friend pre-COVID who was at Merritt and liked it. There might be other options a little farther out.

Good luck. The private schools here are either secular or semi-affordable, rarely both.

Thank you! Yes, both kids are in kinder/preK so we're looking to move in an area where I can still commute to DC in 45 mins but also near an private school that is hopefully around 25k/year. Appreciate these recs!

Congressional in Falls Church starts at almost $27k and goes up to almost $33k for the middle school.

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Anonymous wrote:OP you are not going to find a non religious private school with good academics. You need to either accept a religious education, higher tuition or try the lottery for a charter school.

We are at a Big 3 school (religious at that). We hope to qualify for aid now that all 3 of our kids will be in school and it’s hard. We never eat out, no vacations, watch what we spend all the time, etc. It’s worth it to us, but it’s not for everyone…

Good academics yes. Good everything no. Basis is cheaper and has robust academics as evidenced by the really impressive college matriculation. But it lags elsewhere.

BIM tuition is over $30K now, cheaper than the $50K price band but not a bargain either, given the lack of facilities and such that you noted.

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Is APS really that bad?? If you can’t pay $50k a kid and aren’t willing to go to a less expensive Catholic school, I think your kids will get a better education in the local public schools.

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Pinecrest in Annandale is about $18k but only goes to 6th.
Westminster in Annandale is about $26k - $33k.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The schools listed above are not affordable. Flint Hill is $47K.

OP, what ages? There seems to be more options for K-6 or K-8. Merritt Academy in Fairfax is about $21K. Pinecrest in Annandale is $17K or so. I don't know much about these schools, but one of my daughters had a friend pre-COVID who was at Merritt and liked it. There might be other options a little farther out.

Good luck. The private schools here are either secular or semi-affordable, rarely both.

Thank you! Yes, both kids are in kinder/preK so we're looking to move in an area where I can still commute to DC in 45 mins but also near an private school that is hopefully around 25k/year. Appreciate these recs!

This plan seems tenuous at best. You are really going to move your entire family for a cheap private school that might suck?

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almost impossible to find a non religious affordable school

sorry!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Templeton Academy is $19K

Very mixed opinions on this one

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Mater Amoris - not religious & if you move in to the Blake cluster you'll meet lots of families that love Blake for HS

https://www.materamoris.org/tuition-and-fees

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You are not going to find a non-religious private school for $25K. You're better off going public if you can't do Catholic.