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What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

There are many schools with low student-teacher ratios that are cheaper, including Catholic schools, Waldorf schools, and other smaller private schools.

Catholic diocese schools are cheaper because they’re subsidized by the church.

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Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

There are many schools with low student-teacher ratios that are cheaper, including Catholic schools, Waldorf schools, and other smaller private schools.

Catholic diocese schools are cheaper because they’re subsidized by the church.

Yes, what is so great about these $60K schools? Are they really suprior than the cheaper ones?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

There are many schools with low student-teacher ratios that are cheaper, including Catholic schools, Waldorf schools, and other smaller private schools.

Catholic diocese schools are cheaper because they’re subsidized by the church.

Yes, what is so great about these $60K schools? Are they really suprior than the cheaper ones?

Why don’t you actually go visit one and see for yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

There are many schools with low student-teacher ratios that are cheaper, including Catholic schools, Waldorf schools, and other smaller private schools.

Catholic diocese schools are cheaper because they’re subsidized by the church.

Yes, what is so great about these $60K schools? Are they really suprior than the cheaper ones?

Why don’t you actually go visit one and see for yourself

I went. Honestly, not sure. Is college admission slightly better? Fancy campus. Not sure if it is worth $60K.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll take “Things that aren’t worth $60k/year for $1000, Alex.”

Considering the waitlist is a mile long I’d guess a lot of people disagree with you.

LOL not that poster, but one has to be financially stupid to pay $60,000 a year for Holton or any private.

Learn financial responsiblity and get back to the the rest of us that can do math.

I can easily afford this never would pay that for Holton. Two of mine went to Phillips Exeter hence I understand the finances here. My other kids went to a W school at MCPS excellent education same college outcomes.

Insufferable. You managed to slip in Phillips Exeter and called people financially stupid because they have different values than you. “Get back to the rest of us that can do math.” You are so insecure. And obviously less financially savvy than us since we have $30+ million - all self made; 60k is literally nothing to us. I would pay multiples more so my kid wouldn’t have to attend a warehouse, I mean a public school, with crappy facilities and checked out teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

There are many schools with low student-teacher ratios that are cheaper, including Catholic schools, Waldorf schools, and other smaller private schools.

Catholic diocese schools are cheaper because they’re subsidized by the church.

Yes, what is so great about these $60K schools? Are they really suprior than the cheaper ones?

Why don’t you actually go visit one and see for yourself

I went. Honestly, not sure. Is college admission slightly better? Fancy campus. Not sure if it is worth $60K.

It has been disappointing touring schools this season. The very expensive Big3+ schools all have a beautiful, safe campus, high-quality facilities, well-spoken students, and very nice cars in the carpool. Perhaps most parents have beautiful big houses. But, somehow, the education is superior. What is really lacking is a thoughtful core curriculum and systematic cultivation of creativity and intellectual curiosity. The offerings in the arts, foreign languages, and sports are definitely better. But I am not sure if it is worth $60k. But maybe it is just the reality.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

There are many schools with low student-teacher ratios that are cheaper, including Catholic schools, Waldorf schools, and other smaller private schools.

Catholic diocese schools are cheaper because they’re subsidized by the church.

Yes, what is so great about these $60K schools? Are they really suprior than the cheaper ones?

Why don’t you actually go visit one and see for yourself

I went. Honestly, not sure. Is college admission slightly better? Fancy campus. Not sure if it is worth $60K.

It has been disappointing touring schools this season. The very expensive Big3+ schools all have a beautiful, safe campus, high-quality facilities, well-spoken students, and very nice cars in the carpool. Perhaps most parents have beautiful big houses. But, somehow, the education is superior. What is really lacking is a thoughtful core curriculum and systematic cultivation of creativity and intellectual curiosity. The offerings in the arts, foreign languages, and sports are definitely better. But I am not sure if it is worth $60k. But maybe it is just the reality.

Sorry, "not" superior.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

There are many schools with low student-teacher ratios that are cheaper, including Catholic schools, Waldorf schools, and other smaller private schools.

Catholic diocese schools are cheaper because they’re subsidized by the church.

Yes, what is so great about these $60K schools? Are they really suprior than the cheaper ones?

Why don’t you actually go visit one and see for yourself

I went. Honestly, not sure. Is college admission slightly better? Fancy campus. Not sure if it is worth $60K.

Yes, college admissions to T25 universities, at the Big 3 (Cathedral, GDS, Sidwell), are noticeably stronger than the cheaper schools (SJC, Holy Cross/Child, Visi, Burke, etc). So, nicer campus/facilities, better college admissions, and more elite reputation).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

There are many schools with low student-teacher ratios that are cheaper, including Catholic schools, Waldorf schools, and other smaller private schools.

Catholic diocese schools are cheaper because they’re subsidized by the church.

Yes, what is so great about these $60K schools? Are they really suprior than the cheaper ones?

Why don’t you actually go visit one and see for yourself

I went. Honestly, not sure. Is college admission slightly better? Fancy campus. Not sure if it is worth $60K.

It has been disappointing touring schools this season. The very expensive Big3+ schools all have a beautiful, safe campus, high-quality facilities, well-spoken students, and very nice cars in the carpool. Perhaps most parents have beautiful big houses. But, somehow, the education is superior. What is really lacking is a thoughtful core curriculum and systematic cultivation of creativity and intellectual curiosity. The offerings in the arts, foreign languages, and sports are definitely better. But I am not sure if it is worth $60k. But maybe it is just the reality.

Sorry, "not" superior.

Then it’s not worth $60k to you, and that’s ok. It’s worth $60k plus to a lot of other people, that’s why most DC privates have long waiting lists. Educate your children to the best of your abilities and desires. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell $62K Upper School

Not worth half that.

Sidwell students could probably buy you, freak.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

It’s a little more nuanced than that, as there are costs that didn’t exist in the past. There has been a trend in hiring a lot of admin (at universities too) with CEO-level large salaries. The managerial class. HOS salaries and benefits have ballooned astronomically. They frequently pay for outside consults while sipping vodka and playing golf in East Egg. There are also enormous costs for technology, software, computers, etc, and AI to teach your kids. Also, it’s not just the brown kids whose education has been hit in their underfunded public schools: private school education has deteriorated too, despite all the gold stars your gold bars pay for. First year students at universities who come from the public and private prep spectrum are not performing as well as they used to. Harvard has plenty of data on this.

It's not just the heads. Here's some math: If you have 400 full pay kids at 58K, and in your dream world you can slash your head's salary in half to $400K, you're only cutting tuition $1000/full-pay kid. There are a ton of administrative roles including CFO, US/MS/ES directors, deans, development departments, admissions, maintenance, and more. That's what it takes to run a school.

Hmm. . . Yes, it’s not just the heads. . . That was the point of that post. Did you read only one sentence of it? Impressive math, by the way! Keep at it!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

It’s a little more nuanced than that, as there are costs that didn’t exist in the past. There has been a trend in hiring a lot of admin (at universities too) with CEO-level large salaries. The managerial class. HOS salaries and benefits have ballooned astronomically. They frequently pay for outside consults while sipping vodka and playing golf in East Egg. There are also enormous costs for technology, software, computers, etc, and AI to teach your kids. Also, it’s not just the brown kids whose education has been hit in their underfunded public schools: private school education has deteriorated too, despite all the gold stars your gold bars pay for. First year students at universities who come from the public and private prep spectrum are not performing as well as they used to. Harvard has plenty of data on this.

It's not just the heads. Here's some math: If you have 400 full pay kids at 58K, and in your dream world you can slash your head's salary in half to $400K, you're only cutting tuition $1000/full-pay kid. There are a ton of administrative roles including CFO, US/MS/ES directors, deans, development departments, admissions, maintenance, and more. That's what it takes to run a school.

Hmm. . . Yes, it’s not just the heads. . . That was the point of that post. Did you read only one sentence of it? Impressive math, by the way! Keep at it!

Good morning, snarky one! It seems you don’t like people agreeing with you nor disagreeing with you, as I did both in my comment. To be clear, I strongly disagree with your unfounded and hyperbolic comments on head salaries. Yes, the math is simple, but I had to do it for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

There are many schools with low student-teacher ratios that are cheaper, including Catholic schools, Waldorf schools, and other smaller private schools.

Catholic diocese schools are cheaper because they’re subsidized by the church.

Yes, what is so great about these $60K schools? Are they really suprior than the cheaper ones?

Why don’t you actually go visit one and see for yourself

I went. Honestly, not sure. Is college admission slightly better? Fancy campus. Not sure if it is worth $60K.

So you saw a bunch of buildings. I’m sure that gave you a lot of insight.

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Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

Demand and supply. There is not much magic about this. There is a huge demand for schools with a low students teacher ratio, and as long people are willing to pay for it they will continue raising tuition. It is the same phenomenon as in colleges. Also it seems that the quality of public school is deteriorating so some people are willing to pay for avoiding the experience of public schools. But this is a general trend for most private schools.

There are many schools with low student-teacher ratios that are cheaper, including Catholic schools, Waldorf schools, and other smaller private schools.

Catholic diocese schools are cheaper because they’re subsidized by the church.

Yes, what is so great about these $60K schools? Are they really suprior than the cheaper ones?

Why don’t you actually go visit one and see for yourself

I went. Honestly, not sure. Is college admission slightly better? Fancy campus. Not sure if it is worth $60K.

It has been disappointing touring schools this season. The very expensive Big3+ schools all have a beautiful, safe campus, high-quality facilities, well-spoken students, and very nice cars in the carpool. Perhaps most parents have beautiful big houses. But, somehow, the education is superior. What is really lacking is a thoughtful core curriculum and systematic cultivation of creativity and intellectual curiosity. The offerings in the arts, foreign languages, and sports are definitely better. But I am not sure if it is worth $60k. But maybe it is just the reality.

Sorry, "not" superior.

Then it’s not worth $60k to you, and that’s ok. It’s worth $60k plus to a lot of other people, that’s why most DC privates have long waiting lists. Educate your children to the best of your abilities and desires. Good luck!

Eh, don’t bother.

Most of these people have never actually experienced these schools, so they’re basing their perceptions on what they’ve seen in movies and maybe an admissions tour they once went on.

Let them keep their kids in 2026 public schools. In MoCo, they can’t even muster the ability to send them to school this week. And when they get to school, most of them can’t even reach basic math and reading proficiency levels.

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Would I spend $60k for lower or middle school? No. For high school? Yes, IF the school is a good fit for our kids, it includes things like lunch and laptop and access to trainers etc. It is crazy that that’s those are the numbers we are talking about but we prioritize spending on education which that includes the overall experience. Compared to our zoned mcps Hugh school, yes, it’s worth it.

FWIW—Have a kid in private and one at MCPS (they have learning differences and there isn’t a good private option for their needs) and let me tell you the quality of education IRL is markedly different. I don’t think a lot of parents are really looking closely at what the day to day instruction and overall experience is for those claiming MCPS hs is the gold standard.