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St. Patrick's -- is it really worth $28,000 a year???
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Anonymous
| Admitted for K and not sure if the price tag is worth it. Any thoughts on this school? |
Anonymous
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that's the price tag, give or take, for all the private schools in NWDC or close-in Md.
I call fake. You can't really just be noticing the tuition now. Or wondering of people have "thoughts" |
Anonymous
| Totally not worth it if you got in so that you decline and we can take your spot. |
Anonymous
| It's worth it today. It's not worth it when, in 3 years, you have two or three more kids, and you are faced with paying 90K for numbers and letters. Think long term. If you are asking.... |
Anonymous
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I agree with 22:40. If you think it's not worth it, don't go there. There's a line of people who will happily take your place.
And, if you would, please post a link to that fantastic private kindergarten to 8th grade program in NW DC that costs under $15K |
Anonymous
| Where are this year's 6th and 8th graders going? Or last year's if this year's aren't known. I realize they all go various places...but is it a feeder to any other schools? Where do the bulk of them go? |
Anonymous
| Is that amount better if you invested it over the years you would be paying it and could provide a nice income for DC who will then be a young adult? |
Anonymous
| Sometimes I wonder whether any of the schools in this area are worth their price tags. Unfortunately, the market allows it. You will either pay private school tuition or to live in a neighborhood which has resources equivalent to the private schools, so bottom line is yes -- for this area. |
Anonymous
| Not. |
Anonymous
| I think it's a fair question. It is slightly more than some of the other options (yes, there are a handful of good private schools, e.g. Concord Hill, that are not $28K). When we applied, I knew the price tag, but when you get the admissions letter and look at it again, all of a sudden it becomes real. Is it worth it? It depends on your child and what you want to get out of it. |
Anonymous
| St. Patrick's has been a wonderful school for our children. I can go on and on, but our kids have thrived there - it's a warm, inclusive community, the teachers have been kind, yet demanding, and our kids just LOVE going to school there every day. I definitely think kids leave there well prepared - my oldest was just accepted at St. Albans for next year. |
Anonymous
It's a feeder of sorts into St. Albans for boys. For girls, last year they went to NCS, Maret, Sidwell, Potomac and others that I now can't remember. |
Anonymous
| Would love to see real stats from the past few years to back up the claim that it is a feeder into St. Albans. I just don't think this is true from what I know from friends. |
Anonymous
| If it's any consolation, private K in NYC is $37,000/year!!! |
Anonymous
| Well, there are plenty of wonderful private schools in the DC area. Your child will get a great education at any number of them. Are ANY of them "worth" $28,000? It's a completely subjective question. It depends on what you can afford and what your priorities are for your money. |