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Can middle class families afford private school tuition?
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:45 pm
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:45 pm
I saw a family with nice cars, 3 kids in private school ( CHS and st joes), 2 story house and mac laptops lol. Thats over 30,000 in tuition.
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Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:46 pm to RyseofRome
my parents can.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:49 pm to RyseofRome
Don't most private schools have financial aid for the poor but smart kids? I know quite a few do, but not sure about all.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:51 pm to RyseofRome
Yes. Make sacrifices and be smart with your money. Ain't no way i'd send my kids to a public high school.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:51 pm to RyseofRome
quote:What is the income of said family you saw?
I saw a family with nice cars, 3 kids in private school ( CHS and st joes), 2 story house and mac laptops lol. Thats over 30,000 in tuition.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:52 pm to RyseofRome
I went to a cheap Catholic school, my tuition was like $4000 a year or something.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:52 pm to RyseofRome
they can, but it's very difficult. They have to be extremely smart with their money and go after any and all financial aid they can get while not sending their kid to a top tier private school. The k-8 prices aren't bad, but once you get to high school, it's a doozy.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:53 pm to RyseofRome
Why do you keep starting threads about tuition ? Are you poor?
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:53 pm to RyseofRome
Public school builds character
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:54 pm to RyseofRome
No, sorry. Only the 1% of the .000001% can.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:55 pm to The Cable Guy
quote:I now realize how thankful I should have been all along for the sacrifices my parents made
Make sacrifices
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:55 pm to RyseofRome
Of course they can.
It's all about priorities.
It's all about priorities.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:56 pm to RyseofRome
Lots of middle class dads would rather have a bass boat and $40000 truck than send their kids to a private school.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:56 pm to Cosmo
quote:Which is probably $7k right now.
I went to a cheap Catholic school, my tuition was like $4000 a year or something.
Let's assume this family as OP stated has 3 kids in private school. $24k to round. 2k a month.
Mortgage is 2k/month. Utilities 1k/month, Food, easily 1k/month for 3 kids. Nice cars, $1k/month.
That's 7k/month plus misc everything.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:57 pm to The Cable Guy
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Ain't no way i'd send my kids to a public high school.
If you lived in W Tammany like us high on the hog upper middle class folks you would.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:57 pm to Cosmo
quote:
Lots of middle class dads would rather have a bass boat and $40000 truck than send their kids to a private school.
Yep. It's why I have a 9 year old truck.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:59 pm to Cosmo
remember, it's all about location, location, location. In Livingston or Ascension Parish, private schooling is an unnecessary waste of money. In Baton Rouge (assuming you can't get your kid into the magnet programs), it's essentially a necessity that adds a significant cost onto a family's cost of living. I swear, it seems like for a family with 2 kids, between home prices and private school tuition, I could live the same lifestyle in Galvez as someone in a nice neighborhood in Baton Rouge on 30k/year less
Posted on 3/17/14 at 9:59 pm to RyseofRome
i think a lot of the middle class kids in private school get a little help from grandma and grandpa
Posted on 3/17/14 at 10:01 pm to The Cable Guy
quote:don't live in a poor placde
Ain't no way i'd send my kids to a public high school.
Posted on 3/17/14 at 10:02 pm to kingbob
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In Livingston or Ascension Parish, private schooling is an unnecessary waste of money.
bullshite. I live right around the corner from Live Oak. Let's just say.............. no thanks and leave it at that.
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