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You cannot compare Marymount to the parochial schools. It is an independent school that is not required to follow the standards of the archdiocese. In terms of its academic curriculum and target market, it is more comparable with other independent schools like Spence.
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That sounds like the way sleazy operations sell TIMESHARES. Does SIL feed you a chicken dinner?
(But actually I was expecting MUCH higher truition for St. Iggy's.)
Nothing wrong with that. They get more applicants than they can admit so they can afford to set their own processes.
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But isn't 33k + a year worth it for the right pre-school? I mean after all isn't this the foundation that all future successes of this child will be measured??
For this kind of money I could just about pay my mortage off...
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Holy COW. For comparison sake I loooked up the tuition for the EPISCOPAL St. Lukes School in the Village (Hudson Street):
So I guess the RC Church is still kicking in a ton of money to keep their kids free from HERESY! I guess also it explains why Loyola has to turn kids away.
Marymount School (Fifth Ave and 84th) is $38,000. Is that Catholic?
Also about $38K for THE GRACE SCHOOL on Fourth Avenue...Cooper Union to 14th St. I think they bought their way out of Church affiliation.
Actually, I will say this for Catholic schools, having attended one myself so many years ago, They go out of their way to charge a FRACTION of what most private schools cost. As far as private schools go, you aren't going to get cheaper than Catholic. Usually the low tuition is offset by the diocese kicking in some money. They believe in educating their young. That's laudable. Now what they eductate them? Not so laudable.
St. Ignatius Loyola is about $7.5K/yr as of SY 2010. You need to attend the open house to find out the rates.
My niece applied to Loyola and was accepted... wait for it... tuition is... $29,400 plus a $4,000 enrollment deposit refunded at graduation. She was offered a $4,000 per year scholarship.
ETA: She applied to Loyola School on Park not the parish school on 84th St.
My niece applied to Loyola and was accepted... wait for it... tuition is... $29,400 plus a $4,000 enrollment deposit refunded at graduation. She was offered a $4,000 per year scholarship.
ETA: She applied to Loyola School on Park not the parish school on 84th St.
LS is an independent private school not under the supervision of the archdiocese/parish (unlike St. Ignatius Loyola around the corner) and serves only 9-12, which explains its tuition structure. It's alumni are pretty well-connected though.
It sure is. Unless that Mexican guy is working two jobs washing dishes in the back burner. A matter of fact not even two jobs cant afford to pay tuition.
Unless you've gone to Catholic school and/or send your kids there, don't make statements that aren't true. Catholic schools offer financial aid. When I registered at the Catholic school, they even asked me if I wanted to apply for financial aid. I didn't need to. Most Catholic schools from kindergarten to 8th grade are not $6k a year. Tuition is under $4k but if you have to factor in aftercare then the tuition goes up $200+ a month. Then there's fundraisers, MANDATORY fundraisers and uniforms. The school my daughter went to closed around 2 years ago because of the demographics. The school was in an Asian neighborhood so they were not getting the enrollment. The economy has a lot to do with it also. When a 2-income household becomes 1, parents will have to take their kids out of private school. Also, it was a very small school. Only one class per grade. The cost to maintain the school and pay the teachers exceeded enrollment. My daughter went to Catholic school for 2 years because the public school near my apartment didn't offer after-school programs, it did not offer middle school so my daughter would have been going to Robert Kennedy JHS and it wasn't exactly the best in scores. I bought my house just around when the new school year started so it didn't make sense to enroll her in Catholic school for only 1 or 2 months. I ended up enrolling her in the public school by our apartment and my husband changed his schedule to pick her up after school. The school had improved academically and they now go up to 8th grade. It's the Montessori schools that have a high tuition but they also offer financial aid. Catholic high schools such as St. Francis also have a higher tuition. One thing about private schools is even though you're paying, they are very strict with grades. There's no "pushing through" a failing student.
But isn't 33k + a year worth it for the right pre-school? I mean after all isn't this the foundation that all future successes of this child will be measured??
For this kind of money I could just about pay my mortage off...
That's people who have nothing else to spend their money on. I think those types of preschools are outlandish but that's just my opinion.
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I was never able to forgive my parents for sending me to Catholic school.
