JKLM - How much $ do parents give?

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Anonymous wrote:Why are Mann dues so much more than the other referenced ones? What do the kids at Mann get for this?

Perhaps they get no other fundraisers for the year.

I have pondered this, do they have fewer students than the other schools so need to raise more per pupil to provide equivalent extras?

I think the lion's share goes to pay the salaries of classroom assistants. With 25 kids in a class, 25 * 1.5K = 37.5K. So maybe 30K+ per child to cover classroom costs and 5K+ per child for to cover school-wide costs. Just a guess, though.

Can someone post the Mann PTA budget from last year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are Mann dues so much more than the other referenced ones? What do the kids at Mann get for this?

Perhaps they get no other fundraisers for the year.

I have pondered this, do they have fewer students than the other schools so need to raise more per pupil to provide equivalent extras?

I think the lion's share goes to pay the salaries of classroom assistants. With 25 kids in a class, 25 * 1.5K = 37.5K. So maybe 30K+ per child to cover classroom costs and 5K+ per child for to cover school-wide costs. Just a guess, though.

Can someone post the Mann PTA budget from last year?

Sorry. Meant 30K+ per class for classroom costs and 5K+ per class for school-wide costs.

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If private school costs 35k a year isn't paying 2k a year for a good school a pretty sweet deal? Yes, I know the JKLM doesn't have fancy facilities, small class size etc. But for a fairly comparable experience it seems like a no-brainier.

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Anonymous wrote:If private school costs 35k a year isn't paying 2k a year for a good school a pretty sweet deal? Yes, I know the JKLM doesn't have fancy facilities, small class size etc. But for a fairly comparable experience it seems like a no-brainier.

I think that people who pay for privates are also paying a premium for the selective admissions/peer group. Few of the kids at Mann belong to country clubs, compete in regattas, etc. Few private school classrooms have one or two disruptive kids who consume a disproportionate share of the teacher's time.

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Anybody else find that kind of elitism terribly distasteful?

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The Mann money goes to the second teacher in every classroom (PK - 5th), the extra science teacher, the extra PE teacher, the extra performing arts teacher, outdoor facilities. Other things here and there. We got the letter today asking for $1500 per child.

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$25 to join the HSA at Lafayette and classroom contributions, about $200 so less than $250/year.

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that really is key. the ability to control and remove disruption is huge in allowing kids to focus and excel.

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Also re: Mann, they have fewer kids in the school (<300) and do have many other fundraisers throughout the year.

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Letter we got from Lafayette said $40 for HSA dues and suggested $325 for Bear fund to cover "extras". There is also additional fundraising events throughout the year plus class expenses. So by the time the school year is complete I would guess about $1,000 per kid.

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Anonymous wrote:we are at Murch. after seeing the numbers above ($2000 per child??), we must be the black sheep of the JKLM schools. last year the suggested PTA contribution per child was $350 (people give what they can, more, less or even nothing), and I thought it was steep. the biggest fundaser is the spring auction. people offer/buy things in all price ranges. I have seen people put down $2000 for a dinner by a chef or $10 for a shirt. my relatives own an apartment in a very sought after location and we offered it at the auction, getting $1500 that went to the school.

Yeah, this is what I was thinking. $350/kid recommended at Murch, but I'm sure people give at a wide range of levels. I think the HSA raises something like $200k-$250k/year between this and the auction and a few other fundraisers.

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Anonymous wrote:Letter we got from Lafayette said $40 for HSA dues and suggested $325 for Bear fund to cover "extras". There is also additional fundraising events throughout the year plus class expenses. So by the time the school year is complete I would guess about $1,000 per kid.

22:11 here. Haven't read HSA material yet but will contribute for HSA dues plus classroom contributions so $40 this year plus whatever we hear from our 2 classrooms.

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$650 per kid. We've had 4 kids rotate through there pre-k to 5th. 1 still there.

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How much do you expect to spend per classroom? Where do those funds go to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:we are at Murch. after seeing the numbers above ($2000 per child??), we must be the black sheep of the JKLM schools. last year the suggested PTA contribution per child was $350 (people give what they can, more, less or even nothing), and I thought it was steep. the biggest fundaser is the spring auction. people offer/buy things in all price ranges. I have seen people put down $2000 for a dinner by a chef or $10 for a shirt. my relatives own an apartment in a very sought after location and we offered it at the auction, getting $1500 that went to the school.

Yeah, this is what I was thinking. $350/kid recommended at Murch, but I'm sure people give at a wide range of levels. I think the HSA raises something like $200k-$250k/year between this and the auction and a few other fundraisers.

New Murch parent here. We got an HSA letter today asking for only $15 in dues. Do they ask for the $350 at another time?