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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every private school has a gap, which is the difference between what tuition brings and what they spend per student.  In this area, there are enough families that could afford tuition + gap. Schools choose not to raise tuition to cover the gap, and instead go through the rigmarole of calling every parent, many alumnae, grandparents, etc to raise funds to close that gap.

This allows private schools to have a lower price and more families to consider sending their children.  For families like ours, the difference between 30K and 35k would really have given us pause, since even 30K puts stress on our finances.  The gap could also be closed substantially at most schools by giving no financial aid.  Instead, schools fundraise and are able to increase the socioeconomic diversity of their student population.

I have grown to consider this something we should be very proud of in terms of the private school culture.  Ther are definitely many families at each of our schools that give more than they need to to help cover many of the rest of us that can't.  We give as much as we can, and I'm thankful to all the other parents that do too.

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This is beautifully put.[/quote]

Isn't it also  way for families to pay part of their tuition tax free.    [/quote]

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