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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]17:54 again.  My apologies if my previous comment seemed dismissive of those concerned about tuition increases. My point was simply that from the schools' perspectives, there appears to be plenty of capacity for their families to absorb tuition increases. The traditional Washington upper middle class of doctors, lawyers, think-tank/academics/experts, and K Street is doing fine. The stock market has more than bounced back from 2008.  And there are still far more applicants than slots at StA/NCS, SFS, GDS, Visi, Holton, Potomac etc.

You will find that these schools have a very different perspective on their facilities. First, they are almost always paid by capital campaigns and large donations rather than tuition and debt. Second, I don't think any of these schools think their facilities are too fancy.[b]  As a comparison take a look at the public school construction/renovation in the area[/b]. DCPS spent $70M on Alice Deal, TJHSST  is in the middle of an $80M expansion, Arlington is finishing a new $35M elementary school in Williamsburg, and the BCC cluster will get a new middle school soon.  Old line WASPs may like the run-down old money look, but contemporary parents , not so much.

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Appreciate your apology but you really need to stop trying to prove your point. Deal focuses on serving over 1,200 kids in 3 grades including special ed. TJ serves almost 2000 kids. BCC needs a new middle school not because the parents want fancy facilities but because the other MS are severely overcrowded. Public Schools (just like anyone building) have building codes and requirements that they have to meet. This drives costs up.

Really happy those K Street people are still making so much money doing so much good for so many. It is such a relief.[/quote]

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