Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 19:01     Subject: $60k
Does Holton give a lot of financial aid? Provide all school supplies? Have bus service at no extra cost? Finding it hard to justify this tuition for lower grades.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 18:57     Subject: $60k
I think the average increase in costs in private schools is around 4 percent (from what I have seen) so the 4.6 percent increase is not that far off from the historical averages. Tuition inflation in colleges is higher than that and closer to 6 percent per year.

Not to say that its ok, just the system is designed in that way.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 18:55     Subject: $60k
Yes. We will be importing a governess from London to live in our manor and teach our three kids. She will be much cheaper than a private school and we won’t have to trudge through the snow to get to school.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 18:46     Subject: $60k
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.


I suppose they will still have willing customers even when tuition is $100K. Too many rich folks here.


All these rich conservatives who don’t care about public education or want black people living in their neighborhoods. Wait, that’s the liberals of the DMV.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 18:42     Subject: Re:$60k
Anonymous wrote:
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?


Honestly, I met so many people in DMV who went to Sidwell. Not a single one is a rock scientist. Mostly have normal jobs or no jobs.


To be fair, there is not much of a market for rock scientists in the DMV.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 18:16     Subject: Re:$60k
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?


Honestly, I met so many people in DMV who went to Sidwell. Not a single one is a rock scientist. Mostly have normal jobs or no jobs.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 18:16     Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Sidwell $62K Upper School


Not worth half that.


Shit, maybe I hope we don't get in. Let the rich eat the cake.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 18:10     Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:That’s a lot for the lower school. Normally schools seem to tier the pricing. Getting that high or higher for high school.
But 3rd-5th $60K seems very high

That does seem odd to have flat pricing across all grades. DC’s school starts at $43k for the youngest (pk3) and climbs every few grades to $55k for HS.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 18:07     Subject: $60k
That’s a lot for the lower school. Normally schools seem to tier the pricing. Getting that high or higher for high school.
But 3rd-5th $60K seems very high
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 18:00     Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Sidwell $62K Upper School


Not worth half that.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 17:52     Subject: Re:$60k
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It must be nice to be able to afford that kind of tuition for your child.




I’m the OP. We can afford it but it’s still a lot of money no matter how much money you have! But I do feel very lucky that we don’t feel stressed about it on a day to day basis.


Yeah, it's a lot of money and I try not to think of the 100 other things that money could go towards in our life, but we are much happier than we were in public and our DD is thriving. It's such an obvious difference that we feel like it's 100% worth it. I just hope it stays around $60k for a while. Ha.


She’d probably be happier with the massive down payment you could give her for a house if you hadn’t wasted that money.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 17:51     Subject: Re:$60k
publics (typo)
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 17:47     Subject: Re:$60k
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?
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 17:46     Subject: Re:$60k
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It must be nice to be able to afford that kind of tuition for your child.




I’m the OP. We can afford it but it’s still a lot of money no matter how much money you have! But I do feel very lucky that we don’t feel stressed about it on a day to day basis.


Yeah, it's a lot of money and I try not to think of the 100 other things that money could go towards in our life, but we are much happier than we were in public and our DD is thriving. It's such an obvious difference that we feel like it's 100% worth it. I just hope it stays around $60k for a while. Ha.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2026 17:44     Subject: Re:$60k
Anonymous wrote:A number of schools were in the 58-59K range this year so I would imagine Holton won't be the only one, but it's a lot of money for sure!


Not that much different from $58k. Come on.