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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why it’s dumb to send your child to private unless money is no object.  If a 3.75 percent increase actually affects you then you have no business sending your child to private as it means you’re spending a significant portion of your after tax wages on tuition, which is even worse considering your taxes pay for local public schools.  Not to mention it’s highly debatable that private schools even make a difference as study after study show it’s mainly your family uppbringing and if your parents value education.

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Or I can look at it this way.  My kid attends Sidwell and I only pay 7k/year.  The rest is covered by FA.  Therefore, 3.75% of 7k is about $262.00.  Still money but doable.   Now $1537.00 on top full pay, that's another story.[/quote]

Good point. only 2/3s of the stickprice tuition goes towards your or any actual kid. Lots of subsidizing others going on and tuition transfers!

Second point, Sidwell Friends is really pushing the envelope on charging over $40k for ALL grade levels, including PK, K, 1, 2, etc. Unlike most other privates in the area and coasts and boarding schools which charge less for lower schools.

Think hard about how this aggressive pricing and price increases syncs with their Quaker Values, and lack thereof.  For us it leaves a bad taste in our mouth. We find out in March if our kid 2 gets in as well, but I know a different K-12 school in Virginia that has a fantastic board, communication, and works with families on all sorts of budget, curriculum, catering, transpo issues.

Finally, I don't like doing business with companies that act like this (and I don't), not sure if I want my kids sculpted by a school that does. [/quote]

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