What are signs a school is struggling or on the verge of closing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renting out space to another school (Green Acres.) I am not saying they are clodung BUT it is not a good sign.

Could be describe that in more detail? I’m pretty sure every school with a pool, for example, rents it out. Schools rent out field space in the summer for day camps. NCS & WIS rent out space for weddings.

Green Acres rented out a building to another school on a permanent basis.

We also felt like their facilities were not well-maintained.

I’m not saying they’re closing, but we didn’t get the impression that the school is well-run.

I think that private schools that don’t have high schools are more likely to struggle with alumni donations because if they finish at a school in 6th or 8th grade, there’s at least another decade before an alum is going to be in a position to donate much. By 23+ you’re too far removed from where you went to elementary school to care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renting out space to another school (Green Acres.) I am not saying they are clodung BUT it is not a good sign.

Could be describe that in more detail? I’m pretty sure every school with a pool, for example, rents it out. Schools rent out field space in the summer for day camps. NCS & WIS rent out space for weddings.

Green Acres rented out a building to another school on a permanent basis.

We also felt like their facilities were not well-maintained.

I’m not saying they’re closing, but we didn’t get the impression that the school is well-run.

That school is moving in the next couple years. I'm not sure if GA will take back that part of campus or rent it out again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renting out space to another school (Green Acres.) I am not saying they are clodung BUT it is not a good sign.

Could be describe that in more detail? I’m pretty sure every school with a pool, for example, rents it out. Schools rent out field space in the summer for day camps. NCS & WIS rent out space for weddings.

Green Acres rented out a building to another school on a permanent basis.

We also felt like their facilities were not well-maintained.

I’m not saying they’re closing, but we didn’t get the impression that the school is well-run.

I think that private schools that don’t have high schools are more likely to struggle with alumni donations because if they finish at a school in 6th or 8th grade, there’s at least another decade before an alum is going to be in a position to donate much. By 23+ you’re too far removed from where you went to elementary school to care.

Norwood is doing quite well in donations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renting out space to another school (Green Acres.) I am not saying they are clodung BUT it is not a good sign.

Could be describe that in more detail? I’m pretty sure every school with a pool, for example, rents it out. Schools rent out field space in the summer for day camps. NCS & WIS rent out space for weddings.

Green Acres rented out a building to another school on a permanent basis.

We also felt like their facilities were not well-maintained.

I’m not saying they’re closing, but we didn’t get the impression that the school is well-run.

That school is moving in the next couple years. I'm not sure if GA will take back that part of campus or rent it out again.

Where is Diener moving to?

[Anonymous]

High student and teacher turnover. Advertising on the radio.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:-A single-sex school starts admitting students of the opposite sex

I’m trying to come up with an example of a single-sex school in the area that switched to coed, and coming up with nothing other than the merger of St. Stephens with St. Agnes to make SSSAS back in the 1990s, which obviously changed both schools but the result is going strong. Has this happened anywhere else?

Bullis and Episcopal were both all boys at one point.

[Anonymous]

Also, Good Council, Ireton, McNamara and Archbishop Carroll were previously all boys. All went coed in the early 90s or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Increasing enrollment of international (full pay) students. Not just a college thing.

Thus. I’m pretty sure Oldfields had a large international student cohort for the past few years. Not primarily the old Baltimore crowd anymore.

[Anonymous]

Baltimore is…Baltimore. It certainly isn’t in its heyday at the moment. I don’t think schools in the DMV are in much danger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:-A single-sex school starts admitting students of the opposite sex

I’m trying to come up with an example of a single-sex school in the area that switched to coed, and coming up with nothing other than the merger of St. Stephens with St. Agnes to make SSSAS back in the 1990s, which obviously changed both schools but the result is going strong. Has this happened anywhere else?

Not in this area, but the Shipley School (pk-12 school in suburban Philly) went from all-girls to coed in 1971.

Merion Mercy Academy lower school in suburban Philly merged with Waldon in the 80s, but the new school has been thriving since. And doesn't seem especially relevant to this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is…Baltimore. It certainly isn’t in its heyday at the moment. I don’t think schools in the DMV are in much danger.

Baltimore is part of “DMV”. Please tell me you know that.

Honestly, if you don’t know about “Baltimore privates”, you don’t seem qualified to weigh in on this discussion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Renting out space to another school (Green Acres.) I am not saying they are clodung BUT it is not a good sign.

Could be describe that in more detail? I’m pretty sure every school with a pool, for example, rents it out. Schools rent out field space in the summer for day camps. NCS & WIS rent out space for weddings.

Anothet school is on the GAS campus now, too.
I think it is the Diener School.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is…Baltimore. It certainly isn’t in its heyday at the moment. I don’t think schools in the DMV are in much danger.

Baltimore is part of “DMV”. Please tell me you know that.

Honestly, if you don’t know about “Baltimore privates”, you don’t seem qualified to weigh in on this discussion.

Most people don’t consider Baltimore part of the DMV. I know I don’t. Neither does wiki.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_metropolitan_area

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/angel-reese-baltimore-dmv-basketball-Q6BCQUKTVZDPHOYETXYPY4IYPQ/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is…Baltimore. It certainly isn’t in its heyday at the moment. I don’t think schools in the DMV are in much danger.

Baltimore is part of “DMV”. Please tell me you know that.

Honestly, if you don’t know about “Baltimore privates”, you don’t seem qualified to weigh in on this discussion.

No it isn’t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Baltimore is…Baltimore. It certainly isn’t in its heyday at the moment. I don’t think schools in the DMV are in much danger.

Baltimore is part of “DMV”. Please tell me you know that.

Honestly, if you don’t know about “Baltimore privates”, you don’t seem qualified to weigh in on this discussion.

No it isn’t

Some burbs practically serve both DC and Baltimore which blurs things a bit.