Financial Aid at Immanuel Lutheran?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know how generous ILS is with financial aid? It's our dream school for DD when she is ready for pre-K, but the tuition would be a big stretch for us. My MIL has offered to help out, but I feel uncomfortable relying on her for tuition, and I'm not sure how much she'd be able to contribute even if I was comfortable with the idea.

[Anonymous]

OP again, just came across that thread by a person with $200k HHI asking about aid and felt I should add that our HHI is $77k.

[Anonymous]

I don't know about this school in particular but that most schools expect both parents to be working when deciding upon FA. Your HHI sounds low for 2 people working.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know about this school in particular but that most schools expect both parents to be working when deciding upon FA. Your HHI sounds low for 2 people working.

Why do you assume 2 people are working?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know about this school in particular but that most schools expect both parents to be working when deciding upon FA. Your HHI sounds low for 2 people working.

Why do you assume 2 people are working?

If anything the assumption here is that there are NOT 2 people working.

[Anonymous]

So a mom should be punished for not making enough to justify childcare? Seems odd.

[Anonymous]

If there are kids under Kindergarten age, don't they allow a stay at home parent?

After that, they assume a certain income from the stay at home parent so awards could still be given, but minus the assumed income.

Immanueal Lutheran is a conservative school so they may look upon stay at home parents more favorably. I think schools also make allowances for families with SN kids and with elder care situations.

I have heard good things about Immanuel!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So a mom should be punished for not making enough to justify childcare? Seems odd.

If all kids are school aged, private schools expect both parents to work. FA shouldn't go to finance a lifestyle choice like being a stay at home parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again, just came across that thread by a person with $200k HHI asking about aid and felt I should add that our HHI is $77k.

At 77 HHI you are probably asking for a full ride.
Depends on home assets as well though (401k+home value)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So a mom should be punished for not making enough to justify childcare? Seems odd.

If all kids are school aged, private schools expect both parents to work. FA shouldn't go to finance a lifestyle choice like being a stay at home parent.

Wrong, there are many reasons why a parent might not be able to work.
Mind your own business. Worst a school does is add 30k to a families income but it does not disqualify you from receiving aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So a mom should be punished for not making enough to justify childcare? Seems odd.

If all kids are school aged, private schools expect both parents to work. FA shouldn't go to finance a lifestyle choice like being a stay at home parent.

Wrong, there are many reasons why a parent might not be able to work.
Mind your own business. Worst a school does is add 30k to a families income but it does not disqualify you from receiving aid.

PP, you certainly have a nasty tone.

NP here. A mom is not "punished" for not making enough to justify childcare. That's a ridiculous way of looking at it. Are you being "punished" because you can't afford private school? Private school is a privilege, not an entitlement. ILS is small and it does not have a large endowment from which to give financial aid

You can ask for aid, but it's unlikely you'll get a full ride, which it sounds like you'll need at a HHI of 77K. Quite frankly, it doesn't sound like you can afford private school. If you have the luxury of being a stay-at-home mom -- which, make no mistake is a LUXURY -- then provide enrichment at home.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If there are kids under Kindergarten age, don't they allow a stay at home parent?

After that, they assume a certain income from the stay at home parent so awards could still be given, but minus the assumed income.

Immanueal Lutheran is a conservative school so they may look upon stay at home parents more favorably. I think schools also make allowances for families with SN kids and with elder care situations.

I have heard good things about Immanuel!

ILS is a school of the extremely conservative wing of the Lutheran church. In addition to its rigid "classical" curriculum, it teaches that homosexuality is a sin against God.

Tolerance and diversity are not valued there. Not a place I'd want to send my children.

[Anonymous]

There are certainly cases where one parent genuinely can't afford to go back to work because the cost of childcare would put them in the red. I would hope schools would take that into account, but I agree no one is owed admission or aid.

I'd hardly characterize LCMS teaching as "extreme." Pretty standard for non-mainline protestants. Immanuel seems like a lovely community and the school doesn't seem homogeneous at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are certainly cases where one parent genuinely can't afford to go back to work because the cost of childcare would put them in the red. I would hope schools would take that into account, but I agree no one is owed admission or aid.

I'd hardly characterize LCMS teaching as "extreme." Pretty standard for non-mainline protestants. Immanuel seems like a lovely community and the school doesn't seem homogeneous at all.

I'm a teacher and can't really afford to work but my kids need to eat and have somewhere to live so...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are certainly cases where one parent genuinely can't afford to go back to work because the cost of childcare would put them in the red. I would hope schools would take that into account, but I agree no one is owed admission or aid.

I'd hardly characterize LCMS teaching as "extreme." Pretty standard for non-mainline protestants. Immanuel seems like a lovely community and the school doesn't seem homogeneous at all.

I'm a teacher and can't really afford to work but my kids need to eat and have somewhere to live so...

If you still have enough money after childcare costs to contribute to housing and food costs, then you obviously can afford to work...? I meant parents who literally make less money than what childcare would cost because of low salaries and/or underemployment.