US private school tuition is skyrocketing: here’s why families keep choosing it despite $70,000 per year fees

Private school tuition in the US is reaching unprecedented levels, with some institutions charging more than $70,000 per year. Despite the high cost, families continue to enrol their children in these schools, citing academic quality, community, and specialised programs as key reasons. In San Francisco, roughly one in three students attends private school, far above the statewide average of 7.8%, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Many parents in the Bay Area still choose private options even without lottery pressures from the SFUSD system. Marin County reports 18% private school attendance, San Mateo 17%, Alameda 10%, and Contra Costa 8%, according to the Chronicle. Why families make private school work financially Richard Pon, a certified public accountant and financial pl