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Anonymous wrote:It would be interesting to see the year after year increase. Oh wait, I can do that

2025–26 $57,875
2024–25 ~$55,250
2022–23 $50,375
2020–21 ~$50,000
2019–20 ~$48,000–$50,000
2018–19 ~$45,000–$48,000
2016–17 ~$40,000–$45,000 (estimate) Earlier private school rankings list Holton tuition as “a little over $40,000” in 2019 reports (likely similar for 2016–17).
~2010–11 ~$28,000–$30,000 A 2009 Washingtonian guide lists Holton around $28,150–$29,450 for that era.

Why these big jumps?! The difference between 2009 and today is insane!

Have you compared that to the price of milk or eggs 15 years ago?

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Anonymous wrote:If public schools were significantly better, there would be more competition and it would be harder to keep increasing the tuition above inflation. But that is not the case, so an annual increase of 4 to 6 percent will continue to be the norm in the years to come.

Some case studies: The best school in the DMV is a public school. The best schools in NYC are public schools. But if you have the cash and your kid can’t get in or if you are afraid of minorities, then off to private school to buy some nice diplomas.

The schools you’re talking about are high schools, with the exception of Hunter College elementary school.

My kid’s private K-8 sends kids to magnet HS every year.

But keep on going with your anti-private school delusions.

Anonymous wrote:If public schools were significantly better, there would be more competition and it would be harder to keep increasing the tuition above inflation. But that is not the case, so an annual increase of 4 to 6 percent will continue to be the norm in the years to come.

Some case studies: The best school in the DMV is a public school. The best schools in NYC are public schools. But if you have the cash and your kid can’t get in or if you are afraid of minorities, then off to private school to buy some nice diplomas.

Anonymous wrote:I truly cannot wrap my head around paying this type of tuition K-12, and for multiple kids! I have some very affluent relatives and they opted to move to top public districts or save the private school for HS (and even that relative thinks it was a waste of money). You must really, really believe in the eliteness of private school if you do this and don’t have a massive trust fund. Because even at a considerable HHI, two private school tuitions are going to be a big chunk of your income.

It’s really hard to get into top private schools for 9th. That’s why families who were originally trying to be more frugal and wait *raises hand* end up starting earlier. And I’m grateful that DC doesn’t have to go through that high school process! We’re set through 12th

Anonymous wrote:If public schools were significantly better, there would be more competition and it would be harder to keep increasing the tuition above inflation. But that is not the case, so an annual increase of 4 to 6 percent will continue to be the norm in the years to come.

Google “Veblen good.” The price does not reflect quality.

I truly cannot wrap my head around paying this type of tuition K-12, and for multiple kids! I have some very affluent relatives and they opted to move to top public districts or save the private school for HS (and even that relative thinks it was a waste of money). You must really, really believe in the eliteness of private school if you do this and don’t have a massive trust fund. Because even at a considerable HHI, two private school tuitions are going to be a big chunk of your income.

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Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

You can't think of any other reasons?

Also, new costs, and of course greed: technology etc, marketing, HOS’s increasingly from business backgrounds and hungry for as much money as possible, consultants, golf club memberships, way more administrators and directors of made up things (and assistants and friends). It’s worse at universities. Yale now has nearly as many admin as professors…

Anonymous wrote:It would be interesting to see the year after year increase. Oh wait, I can do that

2025–26 $57,875
2024–25 ~$55,250
2022–23 $50,375
2020–21 ~$50,000
2019–20 ~$48,000–$50,000
2018–19 ~$45,000–$48,000
2016–17 ~$40,000–$45,000 (estimate) Earlier private school rankings list Holton tuition as “a little over $40,000” in 2019 reports (likely similar for 2016–17).
~2010–11 ~$28,000–$30,000 A 2009 Washingtonian guide lists Holton around $28,150–$29,450 for that era.

Why these big jumps?! The difference between 2009 and today is insane!

Anonymous wrote:Tuition increase email came out. Holton next year will be $60,535 for all grades. Any other schools cross the $60k threshold?? Woof.

Ugh. I'm sorry, OP!

Anonymous wrote:Friendly question:

What is the rationale for doubling tuition over the span of 15 years? Is it simply that people have the ability to pay and they are profit maximizing? Or is it truly that they provide an incredible lifetime network and or access to the top universities that people from great Publix just don’t have anymore?

You can't think of any other reasons?

If public schools were significantly better, there would be more competition and it would be harder to keep increasing the tuition above inflation. But that is not the case, so an annual increase of 4 to 6 percent will continue to be the norm in the years to come.

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Anonymous wrote:I truly don't understand how folks posting on here seem to forget there are tons of teachers who work at all of these schools. Tuition dollars account for ~80% of a school's revenue, which is how it pays for things like salaries and health benefits, and that makes up the bulk of their expenses. Unless they're keeping salaries stagnant (which most are not), the tuition increase is usually close to what the salary increase is for teachers.

Are teachers getting a 5% raise every year?

No way! That would be nice but not even close. Way too many admin positions at schools. These people
don’t work with the kids. It’s a joke. There are k-8 schools with 20 plus admin lol.

Ugh. We're getting squeezed and priced out by these annual 5% increases. I don't understand why the boards think a K shaped student body is a good idea.

When we started at K, we were told to expect 5% increases, priced it out, and are now grinning and bearing it. It is what it is unfortunately. Our daycare also had annual increases

My daughter is at Holton, and we will be paying 60k next year. Given the cost, it’s upsetting that the Upper School girls have no real French teacher (after the mid year departure of the newly hired French teacher). I just don’t get it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tuition increase email came out. Holton next year will be $60,535 for all grades. Any other schools cross the $60k threshold?? Woof.

It is a horrible system where the students are customers. This will have many terrible consequences. Unless they do raise the salary for teachers above $80K a year.

Private schools have existed for centuries.

Waiting for the terrible consequences.

There are a lot of terrible private schools out there.

Cool. There are also a lot of great ones. What’s your point?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tuition increase email came out. Holton next year will be $60,535 for all grades. Any other schools cross the $60k threshold?? Woof.

It is a horrible system where the students are customers. This will have many terrible consequences. Unless they do raise the salary for teachers above $80K a year.

Private schools have existed for centuries.

Waiting for the terrible consequences.

There are a lot of terrible private schools out there.