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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there real consequences for over-enrollment?[/quote]
Yes the school gets more money and more kids get in. There is no penalty for the school[/quote]
You clearly know nothing about private school budgets. At most places (including GDS), tuition doesn't fully cover the total cost of educating a student. Also keep in mind that a fair percentage of families aren't full pay, due to being on FA or having a parent work at the school.[/quote]

So all the additional kids are on FA? Sure. So adding 50 kids paying $49k a year increases the fix cost of the school? Seems like you do not understand private schools budgets. [/quote]
Where has anyone claimed that "all the additional kids are on FA"?

I was previously on the board of trustees at another private school in DC and have enough first-hand knowledge about its budget to say that your cluelessness is breathtaking. When enrollment increases, the school's costs don't remain unchanged. They have to hire/pay more teachers and staff. They have to buy more food, books, computers, and other materials. It's fair to infer that GDS had to do the same thing to maintain the ratios touted on its website (6:1 LS, 7:1 MS, 8:1 HS).[/quote]

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