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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Math tutor here.  I tutor primarily HS AP Calc and Stats.  I have a graduate degree in engineering and charge $80/hour on my own.  The rate is $115/hr when I go through an agency.  Seems high, but as another poster stated, there is actually a fair amount of prep to do - extra practice tests and reviewing books for alternate teaching ideas which are unique to each student.[/quote]

They are better off getting an actual teacher who is working with the same curriculum [/quote]

Completely disagree!  Often the “actual” teachers have a very poor understanding of math and only a limited number of ways to explain a concept.  If they were good teachers, my kid wouldn’t need a tutor to begin with. As a tutor myself, it is not unusual for me to have to correct teaching - in one case last year, the teacher was ultimately removed from his teaching position because he literally did not understand the math and was teaching incorrect formulas and answers to the kids.  Honestly, it is not unusual to find a student who is struggling due to a bad teacher, just unusual that the teacher would be removed. Happens at both public and private, IME.

Also, frankly, it is the rare HS teacher that prepares students well for AP. They may break up and assign test prep material, but never have the skills to do close analysis of errors, pacing and strategies necessary to score well. 
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