Private School Endowments

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s directly tied to several factors:
1. The age of the school (more years of being in business = more years to raise and grow an endowment.
2. The demographics of the school and their graduates. More financially successful people tend to give more because they have the means to do that.
3. The makeup of the families. For schools that are transient or very international (like WIS), it can be a great place but Americans are unique in viewing schools philanthropically. In other words, folks from other parts of the world are not accustomed to donated to schools and their giving patterns reflect it.
4. To a lesser extent, the duration that someone is at a school is tied to affinity. In many cases, one is more likely to give to a K-12 and than a K-8. The propensity for a family to give iss higher as the kids get older.
5. Management of fund. Money grows so wise investment pays off.

Alumni are a big factor in #1, 2, and 4

[Anonymous]

You forgot Flint Hill. I believe it's $139.44

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These endowments are all on the low side, even at the top of the list.

Agreed. I am shocked by how low these numbers are, considering all the wealth and attitude swilling around some of these places.

[Anonymous]

Gilman school in Baltimore has an endowment of $180 million. I think that puts it in the top 20 among day schools, but just barely.

[Anonymous]

Phillips Andover and Exeter are both each over $1B endowments

[Anonymous]

DC money isn't like NY money so it doesn't surprise me that these schools don't have boarding school and NYC endowments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC money isn't like NY money so it doesn't surprise me that these schools don't have boarding school and NYC endowments.

Endowments are not a sign of quality or rigor. It’s a sign of how wealthy the children are that attend. Surprised this needs to be said. Or is Woodberry Forest the 6th best boarding school in the country?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, all this shows is just how pathetic even the best DC private schools are by comparison to New York, LA, San Francisco, etc. Everybody here thinks you’re hot shit and guess what – you’re not.

Oh give me a break. Episcopal High School’s and Woodberry Forest’s endowments rank #5 and #11. Is that good enough for you? Is that a sign of quality? What a stupid argument you are making.

Ha ha somebody struck a nerve!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, all this shows is just how pathetic even the best DC private schools are by comparison to New York, LA, San Francisco, etc. Everybody here thinks you’re hot shit and guess what – you’re not.

Oh give me a break. Episcopal High School’s and Woodberry Forest’s endowments rank #5 and #11. Is that good enough for you? Is that a sign of quality? What a stupid argument you are making.

Ha ha somebody struck a nerve!

Otherwise known as “I don’t have a good response to someone calling out my argument that endowments = quality and prestige.” So I’ll double down on my stupidity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, all this shows is just how pathetic even the best DC private schools are by comparison to New York, LA, San Francisco, etc. Everybody here thinks you’re hot shit and guess what – you’re not.

Oh give me a break. Episcopal High School’s and Woodberry Forest’s endowments rank #5 and #11. Is that good enough for you? Is that a sign of quality? What a stupid argument you are making.

Ha ha somebody struck a nerve!

Otherwise known as “I don’t have a good response to someone calling out my argument that endowments = quality and prestige.” So I’ll double down on my stupidity.

No, otherwise known as “somebody is super insecure and it’s fun to mess with them.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Phillips Andover and Exeter are both each over $1B endowments

Boarding schools are a different animal. Other day schools are the proper comparison.

[Anonymous]

I agree that it’s not an accurate gauge of rigor. However, for schools that ostensibly support diversity… not just racial diversity, but economic diversity… it’s the fuel that allows that to become reality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You forgot Flint Hill. I believe it's $139.44

Flint Hill must be about to go under.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is also really interesting to compare these endowments by age of the school as well.

That becomes a little trickier bc people tend to donate the most to schools they graduated from. While Potomac is from 1904, the high school is relatively new. I believe the same goes for maybe st Andrews or a few others? That would also explain why Langley is smaller

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You forgot Flint Hill. I believe it's $139.44

Flint Hill must be about to go under.

Funny how people on here love knocking flint hill.

And it’s significantly more than the $139.44.