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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]# of Quakers in said class?[/quote]
I'm not the PP you're asking, so I don't know how many Quakers are in her child's class.

In case it matters: According to the school's website, half of the board members are Quaker, and 6% of the student body is Quaker (http://goo.gl/4zXkN). Nationwide, Quakers make up about 0.1% of the general US population (http://goo.gl/aY8hR). So Sidwell has about 60 times more Quakers than one would expect in the general population. [/quote]

US General Population stats are pretty irrelevant.  People who identify themselves culturally as Jewish (but not necessarily religiously) are about 2.2% of the U.S. population -- I'm guessing that there is a considerably higher percentage at Sidwell.  But, to the point, half the board being Quaker suports the "Quaker school" part of the cliche, the 6% number supports the notion that the school is not primarily for Quaker students so these statistics are consistent with the cliche.  I know Sidwell welcomes all faiths, but given the demographics of NW and the near in suburbs and assuming that Sidwell is not a top chocie for most Catholics, I don't think it is a reach.[/quote]

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