Sidwell tuition 2024-25

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody paying 50k for preschool is a fool.

That’s why you wait until high school.

Or better yes middle school
That’s when many public schools tank in their educational experience. And those middle school years at a top private prepare your kid for to perform their best in high school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the education that much better than Whitman?

Yes, the overall educational experience is superior. Plus, Sidwell consistently sends a higher percentage of graduates to Ivy+ colleges than the W schools.

https://moco360.media/2023/09/13/where-montgomery-county-high-school-graduates-are-going-to-college/

Because it’s a completely different pool of kids (public schools educate everyone whereas Sidwell is selecting the advantaged few). Selection bias at its finest. Doesn’t make it a better school.

I wasn’t aware that there were so many disadvantaged kids zoned for Whitman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the education that much better than Whitman?

Yes, the overall educational experience is superior. Plus, Sidwell consistently sends a higher percentage of graduates to Ivy+ colleges than the W schools.

https://moco360.media/2023/09/13/where-montgomery-county-high-school-graduates-are-going-to-college/

Because it’s a completely different pool of kids (public schools educate everyone whereas Sidwell is selecting the advantaged few). Selection bias at its finest. Doesn’t make it a better school.

Yes, it does. Selection bias, well-prepared, wealthier and better resourced students (among many other reasons) are why Sidwell is a better school. Selection bias eliminates a lot of problem students, and it elevates the experience for the privileged few who remain. I know it’s not pc to say these things, but you know it’s true.

Would love to see this statement on their website rather than all that garbage about a welcoming, inclusive and diverse community of learners. Such hypocrisy.

It’s actually very diverse. Look it up

Sidwell bashers are disgruntled moms who would do the same in any school. You know the ones - incessantly bemoaning the learning gap, the principal etc. These threads are not serious or representative. There used to be a thread per week until everyone got sick of and run off the one constant complainer with a personal axe to grind.

Get a life, honestly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody paying 50k for preschool is a fool.

+1

What, they are going to learn four colors instead of three?

For many it’s so they can lock in the best schools early. Harder to get in later.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the education that much better than Whitman?

Whitman and Churchill arguably provide better rigor/education than any of the privates in the area. They are known as “W” schools.

No they don’t.

Yes. They arguably do. And they are tuition FREE.

No they don’t.
Being tuition-free are public schools’ raison d'être. That’s key for the masses, but if you’re wealthy it doesn’t matter.

[Anonymous]

^ is

[Anonymous]

The market creates the tuition, it is always related to supply and demand. Sidwell and other privates are in heavy demand and they can charge nearly 60k and still turn away the vast majority of applicants.

Privates with vast resources will likely be in the 100k plus range within a few years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the education that much better than Whitman?

Yes, the overall educational experience is superior. Plus, Sidwell consistently sends a higher percentage of graduates to Ivy+ colleges than the W schools.

https://moco360.media/2023/09/13/where-montgomery-county-high-school-graduates-are-going-to-college/

Because it’s a completely different pool of kids (public schools educate everyone whereas Sidwell is selecting the advantaged few). Selection bias at its finest. Doesn’t make it a better school.

Yes, it does. Selection bias, well-prepared, wealthier and better resourced students (among many other reasons) are why Sidwell is a better school. Selection bias eliminates a lot of problem students, and it elevates the experience for the privileged few who remain. I know it’s not pc to say these things, but you know it’s true.

Would love to see this statement on their website rather than all that garbage about a welcoming, inclusive and diverse community of learners. Such hypocrisy.

It’s actually very diverse. Look it up

Sidwell bashers are disgruntled moms who would do the same in any school. You know the ones - incessantly bemoaning the learning gap, the principal etc. These threads are not serious or representative. There used to be a thread per week until everyone got sick of and run off the one constant complainer with a personal axe to grind.

Get a life, honestly

It is not possible for private school costing $60,000 per year to be diverse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The market creates the tuition, it is always related to supply and demand. Sidwell and other privates are in heavy demand and they can charge nearly 60k and still turn away the vast majority of applicants.

Privates with vast resources will likely be in the 100k plus range within a few years.

This. They are businesses. They will charge what they can get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the education that much better than Whitman?

Yes, the overall educational experience is superior. Plus, Sidwell consistently sends a higher percentage of graduates to Ivy+ colleges than the W schools.

https://moco360.media/2023/09/13/where-montgomery-county-high-school-graduates-are-going-to-college/

Because it’s a completely different pool of kids (public schools educate everyone whereas Sidwell is selecting the advantaged few). Selection bias at its finest. Doesn’t make it a better school.

Yes, it does. Selection bias, well-prepared, wealthier and better resourced students (among many other reasons) are why Sidwell is a better school. Selection bias eliminates a lot of problem students, and it elevates the experience for the privileged few who remain. I know it’s not pc to say these things, but you know it’s true.

Would love to see this statement on their website rather than all that garbage about a welcoming, inclusive and diverse community of learners. Such hypocrisy.

It’s actually very diverse. Look it up

Sidwell bashers are disgruntled moms who would do the same in any school. You know the ones - incessantly bemoaning the learning gap, the principal etc. These threads are not serious or representative. There used to be a thread per week until everyone got sick of and run off the one constant complainer with a personal axe to grind.

Get a life, honestly

It is not possible for private school costing $60,000 per year to be diverse.

Visual diversity, not (meaningful) economic diversity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The market creates the tuition, it is always related to supply and demand. Sidwell and other privates are in heavy demand and they can charge nearly 60k and still turn away the vast majority of applicants.

Privates with vast resources will likely be in the 100k plus range within a few years.

This. They are businesses. They will charge what they can get.

They are businesses getting government welfare courtesy of the tax payers.

[Anonymous]

Like people said, it was one bitter mom last time and it’s the case again. Yawn.

[Anonymous]

DCPS teachers are paid much better, there are a ton of facilities and funding. So what gives?

[Anonymous]

60% POC, 1 in 4 to 1 in 5 on financial aid. What more do you want?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody paying 50k for preschool is a fool.

That’s why you wait until high school.

Isn't it harder to get into a private school if you wait until 8th grade to apply?

I assume that parents paying either make $$$$$ or they live in cheaper areas to offset the cost.