Why is Jewish Day School tuition so high? What do you pay?

[ckmk47]

and family insurance policies....

I thought those are a flat price for the 'family plan'.  Not a per person cost.

[dovy2]

Actually, providing free tuition for teachers is unfair compensation.  Not all teachers have the same number of children.  So a teacher with 4 children in the school is getting 2x the bonus of someone with 2 in the school, and 4x the bonus of a childless teach (or one whose children have grown up).

I thought it was self understood,  but the schools will pay their teachers based upon how much they are "saving" by having their children in schools for free.

[skyguy918]

I thought it was self understood,  but the schools will pay their teachers based upon how much they are "saving" by having their children in schools for free.

Each teacher is not paid a salary reflecting how many children they're receiving free tuition for. That means that the 'price' of free tuition for teacher's children is not allocated to those actually benefiting from it, rather it's spread evenly across all teacher.

[dovy2]

Each teacher is not paid a salary reflecting how many children they're receiving free tuition for. That means that the 'price' of free tuition for teacher's children is not allocated to those actually benefiting from it, rather it's spread evenly across all teacher.

I was taking about my new idea. It's not something that happens

[skyguy918]

I was taking about my new idea. It's not something that happens

If you lower the salaries equally across all teachers, the burden is still being unfairly shifted from the teachers with more kids to the teachers with less (or no) kids. If you lower each teacher's salary based on how many kids they have in the schools, then you're just taking away the tuition benefit with nothing in return.

[puddles]

Out of plain old curiosity, can everyone post their children's tuition cost and breakdown if possible. At a minimum, please list the city of the school, boy or girl and grade. Ill start:

Girls School in Brooklyn, Kindergarten, Tuition which includes Insurance, Registration, Dinner fund etc $9,670.

Boys School in Brooklyn, Nursey, Tution which includes Insurance and Registration, $6,200

[benjie1305]

Not sure where exactly this is supposed to go. Also, a lot of this information can be obtained online via schools websites or by calling the school. Are you looking for a specific school?

[puddles]

Nope, just curious. Got a tuition bill last night for 2015-2016 and wondered how it stacked up to other schools.

[Ergel]

Washington heights, boys and girls, nursery: $11,500+
Toronto, boys and girls, nursery and kindergarten, $4,500+
Toronto, boys and girls, chabad nursery, $4,000

[elit]

Washington heights, boys and girls, nursery: $11,500+
Toronto, boys and girls, nursery and kindergarten, $4,500+
Toronto, boys and girls, chabad nursery, $4,000

11,500 for nursery???

[Ergel]

11,500 for nursery???

Plus other requirements. It was insane.
The school has a huge nursery but the rest of the school is very small. The nursery basically funds the whole school
But the nursery was really impressive

[TimT]

But the nursery was really impressive

Care to elaborate ?

[dealfinder85]

Care to elaborate ?

top educators, impressive technology, advanced labs, etc.

[benjie1305]

Ivy league educators, cutting edge technology, advanced labs, gourmet lunches,  etc.

FTFY

and this

[Ergel]

Care to elaborate ?

The director had a real early childhood degree and was involved in ensuring innovative and creative education. And the teachers were great.

[TimT]

The director had a real early childhood degree and was involved in ensuring innovative and creative education. And the teachers were great.

Are there scholarships or only the well-to-do send there ?

[dealfinder85]

Are there scholarships or only the well-to-do send there ?

well some go and claim they cant afford it so they get tuition breaks and then they go on vacation...

[Ergel]

Are there scholarships or only the well-to-do send there ?

I assume very few people are actually paying the full amount

[EJB]

DELETE this thread. Until Im done paying tuition.

[eis517]

Washington heights, boys and girls, nursery: $11,500+
Toronto, boys and girls, nursery and kindergarten, $4,500+
Toronto, boys and girls, chabad nursery, $4,000

Where are you paying $4500? Does that include full day? food? etc?