<p>Despite my warnings that it was “difficult (impossible) to make accurate comparisons” on some of these statistics. I can see you are determined to pursue it. So from Andovers Web Site I direct you to “Currently, the average financial aid grant covers 75 percent of the boarding tuition at Andover” [Phillips</a> Academy - Access & Affordability](<a href=“Tuition and Financial Aid”>Tuition and Financial Aid)</p>
<p>As you correctly pointed out St. Paul’s covers 87%. </p>
<p>I believe the apples to apples comparison is Andover 75%; SPS 87%. Both are current, both compare boarding only, and both reference tuition as the denominator.</p>
<p>I recognize that there are inconsistencies on Andover’s Admissions web site, and perhaps you should discuss it with them, not with me.</p>
<p>I know you are proud of Andover. I am of SPS. The problem untimately comes down not to size or total endowment, but endowment per student. As the Andover Phillipian reported 5 months ago:
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<p>That is why last spring Andover granted only 31 (6.9%) of their accepted students full scholarships and raised their scholarship aid budget to new students by only $7,100 (both from the [Front</a> Page | The Phillipian](<a href=“http://phillipian.net%5DFront”>http://phillipian.net)). That 6.9% compares to 12% overall (or is it 11?). While inquiries and applications for aid have increased “significantly” with the “same financial aid to a slightly larger number of students” (your Dir of Financial Aid).</p>
<p>The real point, which is missed, is **all of these schools are doing their best in a difficult economy to help students at all economic levels. We should applaud them all for their generosity with their resources. ** I applaud Andover, Exeter and all of these amazing schools, and the two of you as supporters or parents.</p>