<p>I agree with MHMM. I live in NJ and $250K would not be enough money to send a kid to private school. Having said that, there are many, many wealthy people in NJ that make more than $500K a year. Add these to all the wealthy folks in NYC, CT, Main Line, Boston, etc., and it is really suprising that there is any shortage of full pay kids at private schools. The truth is, most of these wealthy people would rather spend their money on things other than private school – maybe out of ignorance, selfishness, or because they simply want their kids to be in a public school as an active choice). Whatever. Most wealthy people do not send their kids to private school. </p>
<p>I also agree with an above poster that the goal of “socioeconomic diversity” is really more about subtracting the advantage of wealth as a social/moral objective by liberal minded-folk, rather than there being any real value in mixing wealthy and poorer kids together at achool.</p>