Sentences with phrase «tuition at an independent school»

While wealthier families can meet their children's individual needs by moving to communities with higher - performing public schools or paying tuition at an independent school, most low - income families lack the financial capacity to do either.

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Tuition alone only covers about 85 % of the expenses at an independent school like Prairie Moon Waldorf Sschool like Prairie Moon Waldorf SchoolSchool.

So - called Abbott districts, those that receive the largest share of new state funding, in select instances spend in excess of $ 19,000 per pupil, a figure that rivals day - student tuition at many of the nation's most prestigious independent schools.

In addition, many independent schools (day schools and especially boarding schools) are having trouble filling their seats — at least, filling them with their customary clientele of tuition - paying American students.

Meridian's tuition is $ 18,000 less than at many other local independent schools while providing a student - teacher ratio of 5 to 1.

«All of these things add to their expenses, which funnels into the tuition equation,» said Walter Dillingham Jr., managing director in the endowments and foundations practice at Wilmington Trust in New York, who has studied independent schools.