Out of State Tuition

[Anonymous]

Just curious if anyone is familiar with out of state tuition rates for both DCPS public and charter schools. My kid is 3 so currently thinking ahead. We live pretty far out in Maryland but my husband and I both work in the city. We want to make sure our kid is close by during the workday.
Also are out of state families frowned upon? Are there a lot of them?

[Anonymous]

There is almost no possibility for this for PK3. Find a private preschool.

[Anonymous]

https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/page_content/attachments/2019-20%20School%20Year%20Tuition%20Rates.pdf

There also needs to be no residents on the wait list, so you’ll need to check out wait lists to see where you may be able to get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/page_content/attachments/2019-20%20School%20Year%20Tuition%20Rates.pdf

There also needs to be no residents on the wait list, so you’ll need to check out wait lists to see where you may be able to get in.

This is key: the only place that you can attend out of state (and pay tuition) is at schools that have open spots and no waitlists. You may want to look and see what those schools are before you consider this idea too carefully. There are lots of great schools in DC, but they all have long waitlists every year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is almost no possibility for this for PK3. Find a private preschool.

+1
At least with a private preschool you won't have to worry about childcare during the summer. Scrilli is really affordable ($900/mo).

[Anonymous]

Sela has cleared their waitlist in the past. Not sure where it is for this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just curious if anyone is familiar with out of state tuition rates for both DCPS public and charter schools. My kid is 3 so currently thinking ahead. We live pretty far out in Maryland but my husband and I both work in the city. We want to make sure our kid is close by during the workday.
Also are out of state families frowned upon? Are there a lot of them?

You are not thinking ahead - you can enroll your 3 YO in DCPS in the fall. I would take a look and see if you can find a school on your commute path for the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anyone paid the rates so your children could finish the school year after a move to VA or MD? Likely will have to move a few months before school year is over and don’t want to pull them out of DCPS for 2 months. Maybe this is worth its own thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone paid the rates so your children could finish the school year after a move to VA or MD? Likely will have to move a few months before school year is over and don’t want to pull them out of DCPS for 2 months. Maybe this is worth its own thread.

A family at my old school wanted to and it seemed like it wouldn’t be a problem. Ultimately the family decided to make the move before the end of the year so kids could make friends before the summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone paid the rates so your children could finish the school year after a move to VA or MD? Likely will have to move a few months before school year is over and don’t want to pull them out of DCPS for 2 months. Maybe this is worth its own thread.

In my experience (as a DCPS teacher), schools are usually fine with this. We care about your child and don't want to disrupt their year unnecessarily for just a few months.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone paid the rates so your children could finish the school year after a move to VA or MD? Likely will have to move a few months before school year is over and don’t want to pull them out of DCPS for 2 months. Maybe this is worth its own thread.

In my experience (as a DCPS teacher), schools are usually fine with this. We care about your child and don't want to disrupt their year unnecessarily for just a few months.

Thank you! This is very helpful and reassuring. We always figured this was likely the case but would be left up to principal discretion.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone paid the rates so your children could finish the school year after a move to VA or MD? Likely will have to move a few months before school year is over and don’t want to pull them out of DCPS for 2 months. Maybe this is worth its own thread.

In my experience (as a DCPS teacher), schools are usually fine with this. We care about your child and don't want to disrupt their year unnecessarily for just a few months.

Thank you! This is very helpful and reassuring. We always figured this was likely the case but would be left up to principal discretion.

Hi, we ultimately moved from pg county to dc right before the deadline. However, I submitted an app for the lottery months ago and thankful the enrollment date was pushed back. If you want to have your child in dc schools, I would consider moving if the numbers makes sense. Free school + a bit higher rent could still be less than paying for private school in DC or just putting them in a random school in dc. Even with our higher rent, we're saving thousands by not paying for a private daycare in pg county.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone paid the rates so your children could finish the school year after a move to VA or MD? Likely will have to move a few months before school year is over and don’t want to pull them out of DCPS for 2 months. Maybe this is worth its own thread.

In my experience (as a DCPS teacher), schools are usually fine with this. We care about your child and don't want to disrupt their year unnecessarily for just a few months.

Thank you! This is very helpful and reassuring. We always figured this was likely the case but would be left up to principal discretion.

Hi, we ultimately moved from pg county to dc right before the deadline. However, I submitted an app for the lottery months ago and thankful the enrollment date was pushed back. If you want to have your child in dc schools, I would consider moving if the numbers makes sense. Free school + a bit higher rent could still be less than paying for private school in DC or just putting them in a random school in dc. Even with our higher rent, we're saving thousands by not paying for a private daycare in pg county.

Except for the part where this year there may not be much in-school time at all. Not worth the cost of moving for that!

[Anonymous]

OP, find a school near your home. You decided to live there, so put down some roots. Your child will make friends and want to do play dates. Leave DC public schools to residents who pay taxes for them. Our public schools are not an option for out of state residents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone paid the rates so your children could finish the school year after a move to VA or MD? Likely will have to move a few months before school year is over and don’t want to pull them out of DCPS for 2 months. Maybe this is worth its own thread.

In my experience (as a DCPS teacher), schools are usually fine with this. We care about your child and don't want to disrupt their year unnecessarily for just a few months.

Thank you! This is very helpful and reassuring. We always figured this was likely the case but would be left up to principal discretion.

Hi, we ultimately moved from pg county to dc right before the deadline. However, I submitted an app for the lottery months ago and thankful the enrollment date was pushed back. If you want to have your child in dc schools, I would consider moving if the numbers makes sense. Free school + a bit higher rent could still be less than paying for private school in DC or just putting them in a random school in dc. Even with our higher rent, we're saving thousands by not paying for a private daycare in pg county.

Thanks but we’d be moving out of DC - one child finishing up PK4 in DC and would start K in VA the following school year. So we want to take advantage of those last months of preschool at their current school post move.