Anonymous
01/21/2026 20:36
Subject: Why are private schools constantly raising money when they clearly have a surplus?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We’ve been in private for a few years and we get asked to contribute to the annual fund every year because “ tuition alone doesn’t cover expenses”
I recently went on ProPublica.com, to check on our school as well as many other private schools in the area. The non religious schools that are structured as non profits all have to publicly report earnings, expenses, assets and liabilities, along with their executives salaries.
All prominent private schools in our area that I checked have a surplus ranging from $2 Million to $15 Million , and assets that are well over their liabilities, according to their 2024 tax filings.
Why are we constantly guilted into donating on top of a $50K tuition and being told that our tuition doesn’t cover expenses, when it clearly does, and more?
And yet they pay teachers $60k, like hrs, based ok Glassdoor data. Why?
They pay teachers like $60k a year such as gds.
And many other private school teachers (not GDS I assume) work 9 months a year and receive full tuition for their kids.
They work ten months a year and that's what they're paid for. They live two months without getting paid. And most of the top schools do not offer free tuition to the children of faculty members.
This--teachers only get paid for the months they work and most schools have done away with tuition remission.
What you should ask is why teachers at Private Schools will put up with being paid a fraction of what they could earn at public schools. Answer: they are often less qualified and don't have a teaching certificate.
Wrong answer most of the time. They prefer the private school work environment to that in the public schools.
“Teacher certification” always makes me laugh. The huge mess that public education is now in is staffed by “certified” teachers.
This post makes me laugh but is also disturbing in its ignorance. You realize much of the “mess” in public education is from students living in poverty, right?
Anonymous
01/21/2026 12:37
Subject: Why are private schools constantly raising money when they clearly have a surplus?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We’ve been in private for a few years and we get asked to contribute to the annual fund every year because “ tuition alone doesn’t cover expenses”
I recently went on ProPublica.com, to check on our school as well as many other private schools in the area. The non religious schools that are structured as non profits all have to publicly report earnings, expenses, assets and liabilities, along with their executives salaries.
All prominent private schools in our area that I checked have a surplus ranging from $2 Million to $15 Million , and assets that are well over their liabilities, according to their 2024 tax filings.
Why are we constantly guilted into donating on top of a $50K tuition and being told that our tuition doesn’t cover expenses, when it clearly does, and more?
And yet they pay teachers $60k, like hrs, based ok Glassdoor data. Why?
They pay teachers like $60k a year such as gds.
And many other private school teachers (not GDS I assume) work 9 months a year and receive full tuition for their kids.
They work ten months a year and that's what they're paid for. They live two months without getting paid. And most of the top schools do not offer free tuition to the children of faculty members.
This--teachers only get paid for the months they work and most schools have done away with tuition remission.
What you should ask is why teachers at Private Schools will put up with being paid a fraction of what they could earn at public schools. Answer: they are often less qualified and don't have a teaching certificate.
Wrong answer most of the time. They prefer the private school work environment to that in the public schools.
“Teacher certification” always makes me laugh. The huge mess that public education is now in is staffed by “certified” teachers.
No. The Q is why do schools say they value their teachers and parents demand the teachers bend over backwards for their kids but no one cares how little they make.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 12:04
Subject: Why are private schools constantly raising money when they clearly have a surplus?
Many private school teachers have Bachelor and Masters degrees as well as their teaching certificate. Many are also engaged in continued professional development. Of course, private schools can hire who they want but it’s not true they are all unqualified. There are a lot of reasons why teachers choose to work at a private school.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 12:03
Subject: Why are private schools constantly raising money when they clearly have a surplus?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We’ve been in private for a few years and we get asked to contribute to the annual fund every year because “ tuition alone doesn’t cover expenses”
I recently went on ProPublica.com, to check on our school as well as many other private schools in the area. The non religious schools that are structured as non profits all have to publicly report earnings, expenses, assets and liabilities, along with their executives salaries.
All prominent private schools in our area that I checked have a surplus ranging from $2 Million to $15 Million , and assets that are well over their liabilities, according to their 2024 tax filings.
Why are we constantly guilted into donating on top of a $50K tuition and being told that our tuition doesn’t cover expenses, when it clearly does, and more?
And yet they pay teachers $60k, like hrs, based ok Glassdoor data. Why?
They pay teachers like $60k a year such as gds.
And many other private school teachers (not GDS I assume) work 9 months a year and receive full tuition for their kids.
They work ten months a year and that's what they're paid for. They live two months without getting paid. And most of the top schools do not offer free tuition to the children of faculty members.
This--teachers only get paid for the months they work and most schools have done away with tuition remission.
What you should ask is why teachers at Private Schools will put up with being paid a fraction of what they could earn at public schools. Answer: they are often less qualified and don't have a teaching certificate.
Wrong answer most of the time. They prefer the private school work environment to that in the public schools.
“Teacher certification” always makes me laugh. The huge mess that public education is now in is staffed by “certified” teachers.
Anonymous
01/21/2026 11:53
Subject: Why are private schools constantly raising money when they clearly have a surplus?
Rich people are ruining the world in the name of Jesus.