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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the likelihood of receiving financial aid (and enough of it) at DC private high schools to make attending possible?

We are a 2-parent, 1-income family with an elementary age child at home.  I know some schools impute a salary for the non-working parent (though I never in my life made as much as some of the annual tuition costs).

Anyone have a story / financial aid award amount to share?  Thank you![/quote]

Two parent, one income home. I would say the likelihood is very, very high. My kids went to D.C. and Bethesda area private schools. My income was lower than yours. The schools were [b]extremely[/b] generous with their support. 
     This allowed allowed all the kids to graduate from schools that I would never have been able to afford. The support was provided K-12 for each child. The final one graduated HS last year. Don't hesitate to apply, and good luck!
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So families that for no good reason choose to not work get FA? How is this right or fair? Why should we (working) parents donate?[/quote]

Take it up with the schools. We all subsidize in some shape or form. One income parent families get pell grants and that money is subsidized by all Americans. One income families get food stamps and subsidized housing too, do you have issue with that?[b] I’m assuming all these anti FA posters are hardcore GOPers.[/b][/quote]

You’re assuming wrong.

And we’re not “anti-FA.” We’re anti the limited FA being given to a family where one parent CHOOSES not to work and contribute to her child’s education and expects free money given by those who DO work.[/quote]

And not to mention that the examples given of one-income families getting food stamps or subsidized housing are primarily households headed by single parents. These programs were never designed for a working parent with a SAHM spouse either. [/quote]

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