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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am intrigued by your math.  [b]How can you charge $7K - $10K and pay "the teacher" the going rate?[/b]  What about benefits?  What class size is the break-even point?  What parents and teacher(s) will want to sign on to a school that is going to re-evaluate at the end of the first year to see if it is worth continuing and that is founded on the vaguest of educational vision statements? ("good ole traditional," I think you said)  Would you add a new grade, a new teacher and more space per year or expect it to be a one-room school?  Are there going to be any specialist teachers (art, music, etc. or will your wonder-teacher be able to do it all?

From the sounds of it, what you are really thinking of is a home-schooling co-op, as others have said.

But if you continue to research small private schools, here are some examples of very small schools with moderate tuition that are surviving so far:

Feynman School in Bethesda (one class so far but intending to expand, operating out of a church)   http://feynmanschool.org

Harbor School in Bethesda (35-50 students, up to grade 2, operating out of a church) - http://www.theharborschool.org

Seneca Academy in Darnestown (about half the student population is preschool; K-6 might be 60-70 students)   http://senecaacademy.org

Pinecrest School in Annandale (preK-6, 60-70 students)  http://pinecrestschool.org

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I agree with this. It will cost you close to 80,000 a year for salary, health care and retirement contributions per year for one teacher![/quote]

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